Over the half the field will be done after today’s weigh-in, when only the top 51 anglers advance to Day 2. It was more crowded than usual around that mark after Day 1, when 26 anglers were separated by 3 pounds from 34th place Mike Iaconelli with 13-0 to 58th place anglers James Elam and Takahiro Omori with 11-0.
Right at the cut-line there was a two-way tie for 49th place – Jason Williamson and Greg Vinson had 11-6 – and a two-way tie for 51st – Rick Clunn and Cliff Crochett had 11-5. So it will probably come down to a single ounce as to who earns a $10,000 check and a chance to fish again Saturday, and who goes home, thinking about how thin the margins are between success and failure in this sport.