2014 Forrest Wood Cup Field Announced

In addition to Tour qualifiers, Cup spots go to the 2013 Rayovac FLW Series AOYs in each of five divisions, the Walmart BFL All-American champ, the FLW College Fishing national champion and The Bass Federation national champion.

The first angler out of the Cup this season is Luke Clausen, who finished 39th in AOY points. Other noteworthy anglers who barely missed making the Cup are former Rookie of the Year front-runner Shane Lehew (40th), 2007 Cup champ Scott Suggs (42nd), 2009 Cup champ Greg Hackney (45th) and deep-water expert Troy Morrow (43rd).

This year’s field includes five former Cup champions and six Angler of the Year winners. Gagliardi and Casey Ashley are the only in-state qualifiers, while Tennessee leads all states with eight qualifiers.

To see the full list of boater and co-angler qualifiers, with links to their angler profiles, click here. 

Here’s the 2014 Forrest Wood Cup pro roster.

2014 Walmart FLW Tour

Matt Arey, Shelby, N.C.

Casey Ashley, Donalds, S.C.

Stetson Blaylock, Benton, Ark.         

Scott Canterbury, Springville, Ala.

Jason Christie, Park Hill, Okla.

Ramie Colson Jr., Cadiz, Ky.

Robbie Dodson, Harrison, Ark.

David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va.

Brent Ehrler, Redlands Calif.

Shinichi Fukae, Palestine, Texas

Anthony Gagliardi, Prosperity, S.C.

Matt Greenblatt, Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Randy Haynes, Counce, Tenn.

Matt Herren, Ashville, Ala.

Brett Hite, Phoenix, Ariz.

Charlie Ingram, Centerville, Tenn.

Philip Jarabeck, Lynchburg, Va.

Steve Kennedy, Auburn, Ala.

Brad Knight, Wartburg, Tenn.

Jason Lambert, Pickwick Dam, Tenn.

Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif.

Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla.

Tom Monsoor, La Crosse, Wis.

Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn.

Richard Peek, Centre, Ala.

Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark.     

Shad Schenck, Waynetown, Ind.

Spencer Shuffield, Bismarck, Ark.     

Matthew Stefan, Junction City, Wis.

Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn.   

Austin Terry, San Angelo, Texas

Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C.

Jacob Wheeler, Indianapolis, Ind.

Barry Wilson, Birmingham, Ala.

Michael Wooley, Collierville, Tenn.

2013 Angler of the Year

Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn.

2013 Forrest Wood Cup Champion

Randall Tharp, Port Saint Joe, Fla.

2013 Rayovac FLW Series Division AOYs

Tony Davis, Williston, Fla.

Stephen Johnston, Hemphill, Texas

Jeff Michels, Lakehead, Calif.

Dan Morehead, Paducah, Ky.

Joseph Wood, Westport, Mass.

2014 Walmart Bass Fishing League All-American Champion

Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo.

2014 FLW College Fishing National Champion

Austin Felix, Eden Prairie, Minn.

2014 The Bass Federation National Champion

James Biggs, Richland Hills, Texas

For more information about the 2014 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Murray presented by Walmart and hosted by Capital City/Lake Murray Country, visit ForrestWoodCup.com

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