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BRAUER TAKES TOYOTA HORIZON
AWARD
CITGO Bassmaster Elite Series Win on Lake
Champlain Propels '98 Bassmaster Classic Champ to Award
Sept. 16, 2006 - KIMBERLING CITY, Mo. "A
veteran angler from Camdenton, Mo., Denny Brauer knows how to
bounce back from a disappointing season. Brauer, who faired poorly
in his 2005 Bassmaster campaign, returned to form in 2006 and
earned the Toyota Horizon award - which rewards the most improved
angler of the year.
After finishing in 113th place in the CITGO Bassmaster
Angler of the Year standings in 2005, Brauer had a rock-solid
2006 season and is expected to end comfortably in the top 20.
For such a jump in performance, Brauer earned $10,000. He outpaced
his nearest competitor, Floridian Steve Daniel, by a margin of
about 45 places. (Final standings will be determined upon completion
of The Rock presented by TheraSeed on Sunday.)
"This is such a neat award, said Brauer, who
has amassed more than $2 million in BASS earnings. "With
the year I've had and this award, I have made up for what I consider
a down year in 2005.
Trailing Brauer and Daniel were Texans Alton Jones
and Matt Reed as well as Arizona's John Murray. Of the five,
only Daniel is not expected to qualify for the 2007 CITGO Bassmaster
Classic.
Brauer, the 1998 CITGO Bassmaster Classic champion
highlighted his 2006 season with nine top-50 cuts in Elite
events, earning nearly $200,000. One of those included
his win on Lake Champlain at the Champion's Choice in July.
Despite second-place Daniel improving dramatically
from the 2005 Angler of the Year standings to 2006, the 52-year-old
angler wasn't satisfied with his season.
"I'm still not entirely happy with the way
things went, he said. "It's tough out here, competing against
the best guys in the business.
Brauer joins past Toyota Horizon winners Gary Yamamoto
(2005) and Bassmaster Classic champions Davy Hite (2004) and
Takahiro Omori (2003).
With the successful season in the books, Brauer
is looking forward to the 2007 Bassmaster Classic in February
on Lay Lake.
"I always want an opportunity to fish for
$500,000 and at that time of year on Lay Lake, I am very comfortable
with the way the tournament will set up." Brauer said.
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