Taku Ito has been leading a charmed life in his rookie season on the Elite Season. He came into this tournament, ranked 2nd in AOY points, after three straight top 10 finishes on the northern smallmouth bass swing. And his luck seemingly continued when he squeaked into today’s top 40 cut when he won a tiebreaker – by one ounce – to claim 40th place.
However, his luck seemed to have run out today. Ito was fish-less until almost 2 o’clock. But Ito is smiling again, after landing a 3-pound, 5-ounce bass at 1:57.