The W.A.R. Report is designed to display the pedigree of the Western Angler, and continue to build upon a proud tradition of Western Bass Fishing.

Based on the three professional bass fishing organizations currently operating in the West, FLW Series National Guard Western Division, FLW Stren Series and WON Bass Northern and Southern Pro / AAA divisions. Also included is the most heralded tournament in the Western United States, the U.S. Open.

The W.A.R. Report gives one point per finishing position in each of the above tournaments, and then applies a multiplier based on strength of field and tournament format.  

For example, The FLW National Guard receives the highest multiplier based on strength of field.  Stren Series tournaments rank in the middle, while WON Bass events receive a smaller multiplier mainly due to the shared weight format.

The W.A.R. Report is designed to paint a picture of an angler’s consistency and longevity, as it is a three-year running total.

As such, the W.AR. Report will reach its full ranking at the conclusion of the 2008 tournament season with the completion of the FLW Series National Guard Western Division finale at Lake Shasta in October.   

At that point the first W.A.R. Report Five Star Angler will be promoted.

The W.A.R. Report Five Star Angler will receive a custom made “bass” electric guitar by Duane Calkins of WoodShopRocks.com.  (The WoodShopRocks.com “bass” electric guitar will be similar to the one presented to 2007 Bassmaster Angler of the Year Skeet Reese to commemorate his title [shown here]).

_{The W.A.R. Report is the property of Dan O’Sullivan and Charley Almassey and is the copyright of Westernbass.com.  Any use without the express written approval of the parties above is prohibited.}

W.A.R. Report Rankings 05/20/08
(The top 50 are listed here - links to the remainder of the list are at the bottom of the page)

Current W.A.R. Rank 5/20/08	Previous W.A.R. Rank 5/1/08	Angler Name	Angler Hometown	Angler State	Total Points	Total W.A.R. Points	Point Differential (Behind W.A.R. #1)
1	1	JIMMY REESE	WHITTIER SPRINGS	CA	3249	3506.00	-
2	2	MIKE FOLKESTAD	YORBA LINDA	CA	3666	3375.50	-130.50
3	4	ROBERT LEE	ANGELS CAMP	CA	2806	2985.50	-520.50
4	3	MICHAEL TUCK	ANTELOPE	CA	2801	2898.00	-608.00
5	6	ROY HAWK	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	2773	2859.00	-647.00
6	5	JUSTIN KERR	SIMI VALLEY	CA	2850	2758.00	-748.00
7	7	DAVE NOLLAR	REDLANDS	CA	2612	2635.50	-870.50
8	8	ZACK THOMPSON	ORINDA	CA	2312	2626.00	-880.00
9	10	JIM DAVIS	PLUMAS LAKE	CA	2444	2596.00	-910.00
10	11	SEAN STAFFORD	FAIRFIELD	CA	2693	2579.50	-926.50
11	9	GARY HOWELL	STOCKTON	CA	2388	2514.00	-992.00
12	13	FRED WARD	PHOENIX	AZ	2060	2389.50	-1116.50
13	12	RICKY SHABAZZ	RIALTO	CA	2447	2240.00	-1266.00
14	17	JOHN BILLHEIMER JR	DISCOVERY BAY	CA	1981	2232.00	-1274.00
15	14	JASON BOROFKA	SALINAS	CA	1982	2231.00	-1275.00
16	15	BRET GOUVEA	REDDING	CA	2223	2220.00	-1286.00
17	16	BRENT LYON	RENO	NV	1751	2179.00	-1327.00
18	20	MATT NEWMAN	AGOURA HILLS	CA	1895	2175.00	-1331.00
19	18	SCOTT NIELSEN	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	2008	2150.50	-1355.50
20	21	RANDY MCABEE JR	BAKERSFIELD	CA	1556	2146.50	-1359.50
21	27	ROB RIEHL	TRACY	CA	1722	2132.50	-1373.50
22	22	BRETT HITE	PHOENIX	AZ	1762	2113.00	-1393.00
23	23	PHIL STRADER	GLIDE	OR	1988	2104.00	-1402.00
24	26	MICHAEL ROOKE	LAKE HAVASU CITY	AZ	1983	2082.00	-1424.00
25	19	GARY DOBYNS	YUBA CITY	CA	1769	2029.00	-1477.00
26	24	SHAUN BAILEY	LAKE HAVASU CITY	AZ	1898	2017.50	-1488.50
27	29	CODY MEYER	REDDING	CA	1860	2005.50	-1500.50
28	25	DEWAYNE BONHAM	BRENTWOOD	CA	2006	2004.00	-1502.00
29	28	CLAYTON MEYER	SAN DIEGO	CA	1400	1844.00	-1662.00
30	33	GENE GRAY	ATASCADERO	CA	1995	1826.00	-1680.00
31	35	CHARLEY ALMASSEY	OAKLEY	CA	1640	1800.00	-1706.00
32	34	JON STRELIC	ALPINE	CA	1370	1774.50	-1731.50
33	37	CORY DISPENSIERO	PALMDALE	CA	1492	1773.50	-1732.50
34	36	BRETT LEBER	DIXON	CA	1601	1740.00	-1766.00
35	32	NEIL RUSSELL	NAMPA	ID	1311	1737.50	-1768.50
36	40	AARON COLEMAN	OAKLAND	CA	1607	1722.50	-1783.50
37	38	JEFF BILLINGS	CLEARLAKE	CA	1686	1717.00	-1789.00
38	31	JIM LYON	RENO	NV	1504	1688.50	-1817.50
39	30	SCOTT MASCADRI	SACRAMENTO	CA	1472	1680.50	-1825.50
40	44	WAYNE HINRICHS	NOVATO	CA	1796	1668.00	-1838.00
41	41	ART ROLAND	BRENTWOOD	CA	1377	1657.00	-1849.00
42	46	LEON KNIGHT	TEHACHAPI	CA	1535	1643.00	-1863.00
43	52	CHARLIE WEYER	WEST HILLS	CA	1342	1614.00	-1892.00
44	51	TIM KLINGER	BOULDER CITY	NV	1343	1603.00	-1903.00
45	39	MIKE GOODWIN	LAKE HAVASU CITY	AZ	1545	1591.50	-1914.50
46	47	MIKE OSHEA	SAN RAMON	CA	1342	1583.00	-1923.00
47	54	HOWARD HUGHES	REDDING	CA	1582	1575.50	-1930.50
48	56	BRENT EHRLER	REDLANDS	CA	1036	1569.00	-1937.00
49	55	DAVID KROMM	KENNEWICK	WA	1111	1561.00	-1945.00
50	70	RJ BENNETT	ROSEVILLE	CA	1166	1557.50	-1948.50