To be considered a Rookie you must have three years or less experience on the Crappie Masters Tournament Trail, fishes in no more than three regular season qualifiers in any one year, nor may have won a Crappie Masters National Tournament. Your best two finishes plus the National Championship will be used. 1st – $1500.00; 2nd – $1000.00; 3rd – $500.00
Rookie Team of the Year
| Angler | Partner | Lake Talquin | Lake D'Arbonne | Grenada Lake | Lake Eufaula | Rend Lake | Truman Lake | Classic Qualified | Rookie Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Minnix | Bill Hunt | 196 | 186 | 189 | 196 | 192 | X | 392 | |
| Dustin Shields | 197 | 186 | X | 383 | |||||
| Trey Davis | Robbie Hopper | 174 | 171 | 179 | 188 | X | 367 | ||
| Jason Musgrave | Caleb Baker | 170 | 178 | 183 | x | 361 | |||
| Mike Kenner | Scott Keener | 183 | 170 | X | 353 | ||||
| John Hudnall | 160 | 164 | 187 | X | 351 | ||||
| Dan Mabery | Cody Smith | 155 | 175 | 167 | x | 342 | |||
| Adam White | Rebekah White | 177 | 162 | X | 339 | ||||
| Ethan/ Mike Nipper-Brayden Nipper | Brayden Nipper | 200 | X | 200 | |||||
| Ryan Hanson | Junior Dye | 200 | X | 200 | |||||
| Binh Nguyen | Joey Mullis | 199 | X | 199 | |||||
| Eric Miller | Mike Belcher | 193 | X | 193 | |||||
| Dereck Kruger | 180 | X | 180 | ||||||
| JR Aspey | Wyatt Aspey | 179 | X | 179 | |||||
| Aryn Knipfel | Lyle Knipfel | 173 | X | 173 | |||||
| Jonathon Impson | Bobby Jones | 172 | X | 172 | |||||
| Jonathon Anderson | Cody Dennis | 166 | X | 166 | |||||
| Jonathon Bounds | Michael Bounds | 154 | X | 154 |
