The Toyota Moving Forward Award honors the Bassmaster Elite Series angler who posts the greatest improvement from season to season based on the Bassmaster Angler of the Year points standings. The winning angler receives $10,000.
In 2003, the first year the award was given, Takahiro Omori jumped 98 places to finish 40th overall. Omori cemented his comeback by winning bass fishing’s world championship, the 2004 Bassmaster Classic, at Lake Wylie, N.C.
In 2007, Fred Roumbanis of California took the title when he finished 12th out of 108 BASS anglers, moving up 57 places from his 69th-place finish in 2006.
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Moving Forward Award: After Sunshine Showdown
Sunshine Showdown
After Harris Chain of Lakes, Leesburg, FL. Ending 03-09-2008, Day 4 --------------------------------------------------------- Place Name 2007 Finish 2008 Standings
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1 Rick Ash 106 7
2 Morizo Shimizu 66 9
2 Bryan Hudgins 78 21
4 Marty Stone 92 37
5 Guy Eaker 88 35
6 Jimmy Mize 76 26
7 Bradley Hallman 59 10
8 Dean Rojas 51 5
8 Preston Clark 75 29
10 Kenyon Hill 55 12
11 Brian Snowden 43 1
11 Glenn Delong 81 39
13 Britt Myers 56 15
14 Bill Lowen 50 14
15 Rick Morris 52 18
15 Russell Lane 69 35
17 Byron Velvick 107 75
18 Mike McClelland 30 1
19 Mark Menendez 38 11
20 Jim Murray 74 49
21 Matt Reed 49 25
22 Dave Wolak 39 19
23 Randy Howell 40 23
24 Chris Lane 20 4
24 Casey Ashley 32 16
26 Shaw E Grigsby 47 32
27 Rick Clunn 67 53
28 Kevin F Short 34 21
29 Kevin Langill 89 78
29 Paul Hirosky 86 75
31 Mike Wurm 35 26
31 Marty Robinson 64 55
33 Dennis Brauer 60 52
34 Ken D Cook 73 66
34 Jon Bondy 94 87
36 Ray Sedgwick 58 54
36 Yusuke Miyazaki 61 57
38 John Crews 33 30
38 Stephen Daniel 100 97
38 Stephen Kennedy 9 6
38 Terry Butcher 87 84
42 Grant Goldbeck 84 83
42 Derek Remitz 25 24