The in-tournament day-to-day movements in the Angler of the Year point standings can be much ado about nothing. The only AOY points an angler earns are based strictly on the final standings. However, these daily changes can indicate trends. With this being “the turn” in the 2020 Elite Series – the fifth tournament in a nine-tournament season – AOY fluctuations are increasingly noteworthy.
With an assist from Bassmaster.com’s Mike Suchan, here are some of the risers and fallers after Day 1 at Lake St. Clair:
Risers
| Angler | After Day 1 | Previously |
| Taku Ito | 1st | 7th |
| Paul Mueller | 2nd | 5th |
| Clark Wendlandt | 3rd | 6th |
| David Mullins | 4th | 16th |
| Seth Feider | 5th | 10th |
| Micah Frazier | 6th | 13th |
| Drew Benton | 7th | 14th |
| Brock Mosley | 8th | 17th |
| Cory Johnston | 16th | 27th |
| Chris Johnston | 20th | 39th |
Fallers
| Angler | After Day 1 | Previously |
| Jamie Hartman | 11th | 1st |
| Buddy Gross | 10th | 2nd |
| Scott Canterbury | 13th | 3rd |
| Matt Arey | 12th | 4th |
| Chad Pipkens | 21st | 8th |
| Brandon Palaniuk | 17th | 9th |