AOY: Who is in contention?

With 9 Elite Series events on the schedule, we’re now officially past the halfway mark. Ronnie Moore sent over a note this morning worth passing along. 

Through 5 events in 2022, only 4 anglers had made all 5 Top 50 cuts: Brandon Palaniuk, John Cox, David Mullins and Brandon Lester

Through 5 events in 2023, we have 8 anglers who have made all 5 Top 50 cuts: Brandon Cobb, Drew Cook, Tyler Rivet, John Cox, Kyle Welcher, David Gaston, Mike Iaconelli and Stetson Blaylock. 

Not surprisingly, these 8 anglers sit near the top of the leaderboard in the Progressive Angler of the Year race. Stetson Blaylock is the furtherest back in 13th, the rest are in the Top 10. Will Davis Jr, Matt Arey and Carl Jocumsen make up the remainder of the Top 10 in AOY after Day 2 of competition on Lay Lake.