Taku Ito put on quite a show yesterday in totaling a five-bass limit weighing 33 pounds, 3 ounces, all caught on a spinning rod. His best five included an 8-14, an 8-12 and a 7-10. That big bag zoomed him from 73rd place on Day 1 into 4th place on Day 2. Ito seemed genuinely shocked on the weigh-in stage yesterday upon hearing he was in 4th place.
Ito continues to be full of surprises. The second-year Elite Series pro from Okegawa, Japan, is catching bass this morning on a crankbait with, wait for it, a baitcaster in his hands. Ito has caught two bass – a 4-4 and a 3-8 – this morning early.