Does anyone know if their is an updated list of anglers who have qualified to fish the Elite series next year.  In particular, I am looking to see if Joe Thomas will be fishing in it.  I really like Angler on Tour.  It just goes to show you how good these guys really are.  He is a great angler, but has had a tough couple of seasons.  Thanks

I don't think he is. Haven't talked to Joe personally since the tour ended, but he wasn't at the wildcard and those that have, said he has gone into the hunting show business. He aired a bird hunt on ESPN from FOX RUN, (southern ohio) 2 weeks ago.

The official list ain't out yet cause they don't know the official list. But  don't think Mike Reynolds or Chad Brauer's coming back either. Several open qualifiers turned it down, like on the northern tour they took anyone in the top 10. Matt Sparr was 9th and he made it.

At the wildcard breifing meeting, Chris said anyone that was there,at the wildcard, already Elite, would probably make it again. AND they probably were droppin the elite anglers to around 75 or 80.

Just found this on another site, it's the official list but two positions.

Matt Amedeo* -- Akron, OH

Rick Ash* -- Pottstown, PA

Casey Ashley* -- Donalds, SC

Lee Bailey -- Boaz, AL

Tommy Biffle -- Wagoner, OK

Jon Bondy -- Windsor, ONT

Denny Brauer -- Camdenton, MO

Ken Brodeur -- Niantic, CT

Stephen Browning -- Hot Springs, AR

Terry Butcher -- Talala, OK

Scott Campbell* -- Springfield, MO

Brent Chapman -- Lake Quivira, KS

James Charlesworth* -- St. Cloud, FL

Preston Clark -- Palatka, FL

Rick Clunn -- Ava, MO

Jeff Connella -- Bentley, LA

Ken Cook -- Meers, OK

John Crews -- Salem, VA

Steve Daniel -- Clewiston, FL

Glenn DeLong* -- Bellville, OH

Kurt Dove -- Warrenton, VA

Boyd Duckett* -- Demopolis, AL

Guy Eaker -- Cherryville, NC

Paul Elias -- Pachuta, MS

Edwin Evers -- Talala, OK

Todd Faircloth -- Jasper, TX

Jami Fralick -- Martin, SD

Grant Goldbeck -- Gaithersburg, MD

Shaw Grigsby -- Gainesville, FL

Greg Gutierrez -- Red Bluff, CA

Greg Hackney -- Gonzales, LA

Bradley Hallman -- Norman, OK

Charlie Hartley -- Grove City, OH

Kenyon Hill -- Norman, OK

Paul Hirosky -- Guys Mills, PA

Davy Hite -- Ninety Six, SC

Timmy Horton -- Muscle Shoals, AL

Randy Howell -- Springville, AL

Bryan Hudgins* -- Orange Park, FL

Michael Iaconelli -- Runnemede, NJ

Alton Jones -- Waco, TX

Kelly Jordon -- Mineola, TX

James Kennedy* -- Lacombe, LA

Steve Kennedy -- Auburn, AL

Kotaro Kiriyama -- Moody, AL

Gary Klein -- Weatherford, TX

Jeff Kriet -- Ardmore, OK

Chris Lane -- Winter Haven, FL

Russ Lane -- Prattville, AL

Kevin Langill -- Terrell, NC

Jared Lintner -- Arroyo Grande, CA

Bill Lowen -- Cincinnati, OH

Elton Luce Jr. -- Brookeland, TX

Aaron Martens -- Leeds, AL

Jimmy Mason* -- Rogersville, AL

Ben Matsubu* -- Hemphill, TX

Mike McClelland -- Bella Vista, AR

Mark Menendez -- Paducah, KY

Doc Merkin -- Downers Groove, IL

Yusuke Miyazaki -- Mineola, TX

Jimmy Mize -- Ben Lomond, AR

Ish Monroe -- Hughson, CA

Rick Morris -- Virginia Beach, VA

Jim Murray -- Arabi, GA

John Murray -- Phoenix, AZ

Britt Myers -- Mt. Holly, NC

Eric Nethery* -- Acworth, GA

James Niggemeyer* -- Lindale, TX

Takahiro Omori -- Emory, TX

Cliff Pace* -- Petal, MS

Keith Phillips* -- Calera, AL

Pete Ponds -- Madison, MS

Jason Quinn -- Lake Wylie, SC

Matt Reed -- Madisonville, TX

Skeet Reese -- Auburn, CA

Derek Remitz* -- Hemphill, TX

Jeff Reynolds -- Idabel, OK

Marty Robinson* -- Landrum, SC

Mark Rogers -- Naples, FL

Dean Rojas -- Lake Havasu, AZ

Scott Rook -- Little Rock, AR

Fred Roumbanis -- Auburn, CA

Zell Rowland -- Montgomery, TX

Frank Scalish -- Cleveland Heights, OH

Bernie Schultz -- Gainesville, FL

Darrin Schwenkbeck -- Silver Spring, MD

Terry Scroggins -- Palatka, FL

Ray Sedgwick -- Cross, SC

Morizo Shimizu -- Suita Osaka, Japan

Kevin Short -- Mayflower, AR

Bill Smith -- Somerset, KY

Dave Smith -- Del City, OK

Brian Snowden -- Reeds Spring, MO

Matthew Sphar* -- Pavilion, NY

Jeremy Starks -- Charleston, WV

Marty Stone -- Linden, NC

Bradley Stringer -- Huntington, TX

Gerald Swindle -- Hayden, AL

Peter Thliveros -- Jacksonville , FL

Mark Tucker -- Saint Louis, MO

Mark Tyler -- Scottsdale, AZ

Kevin VanDam -- Kalamazoo, MI

Byron Velvick -- Boulder City, NV

Jason Williamson* -- Aiken, SC

Kevin Wirth -- Crestwood, KY

Dave Wolak -- Warrior Run, PA

Mike Wurm -- Hot Springs, AR

Charlie Youngers -- Oviedo, FL