Ted Takasaki with Scott Richardson
A top competitor on the In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) and the FLW Walleye Tour, Ted won the prestigious PWT Classic Championship in 1998 and the 1995 PWT Top Gun Angler Award. In 2002, he smashed the all time, one day PWT tournament record with limit of 5 walleyes that weighed 53.2 pounds! In addition, Ted is the President of Lindy Fishing Tackle, one of the nation’s largest freshwater fishing tackle manufacturers. He was also a part of the Master’s Walleye Circuit (MWC) Team of the Year in 1991 and is a 5-time MWC and an 11-time PWT Classic qualifier, consistently finishing in the top ten. Ted also won the coveted 1993 Mercury National Tournament held on Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin. He has been featured in many national outdoor magazines, has conducted hundreds of walleye seminars across the Midwest, has hosted numerous TV shows, and is considered one of America’s leading walleye experts.
Ted’s sponsors include: Aqua-Vu underwater cameras, Humminbird Electronics, MinnKota Trolling Motors, Lindy-Little Joe Tackle, Mercury Outboards, Power Pro Fishing Lines, Fish-On Rod Holders, Ranger Boats, Gamma Fishing Lines, St. Croix Rods & Reels, and Toyota Trucks
Takasaki Significant Accomplishments
Tournaments
* FLW Walleye Tour Championship Qualifier 2005 & 2006
* In-Fisherman PWT Championship Qualifier 1993 through 2003 – 11 consecutive * All time PWT one day limit record holder – 53.2 pounds – Lake Erie 2002
* PWT Top 20 All time money earned
* 2nd Place overall PWT 2002 Angler of the Year standings
* 5th Place finish PWT Devil’s Lake 2002
* 10th Place finish PWT Mille Lacs 2001
* 7th Place finish PWT Detroit River 2001
* 8th Place finish PWT Lake Erie 2000
* 6th Place finish PWT Classic Championship Madison Chain, Madison WI 1999
* 9th Place finish PWT Lake Winnebago 1999
* 3rd Place finish PWT Lake Oahe 1999
* 1st Place finish PWT Classic Championship Missouri River, Bismarck ND 1998
* 8th Place finish PWT Lake Erie 1998
* 4th Place finish PWT Championship 1997
* 3rd Place overall PWT 1997 Angler of the Year standings
* 4th Place finish PWT Mississippi River 1997
* 2nd Place finish PWT "Super Pro" 1997
* 1995 Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) / Walleye Insider "Top Gun" Angler
* 3rd Place overall PWT 1995 Angler of the Year standings
* 6th Place finish PWT Lake Winnebago 1995
* 9th Place finish PWT Lake Erie 1995
* 7th Place finish PWT Championship 1994
* 5th Place finish Master's Walleye Circuit (MWC) Championship 1994
* 9th Place finish Mercury National 1994
* 6th Place finish PWT Championship 1993 - Leader first 2 days
* 1st Place finish Mercury National 1993
* 6th place overall finish Master's Walleye Circuit (MWC) 1993
* 8th Place finish MWC Championship 1993
* 4th Place finish PWT Lake Erie 1993
* 3rd place overall finish MWC 1992
* 10th Place finish MWC Championship 1992
* MWC Team of the Year 1991- 1st place overall finish
* 13th Place finish MWC Championship 1991
* 4th Place finish MWC Championship 1990
Other
* Publisher, Internet site - www.walleyecentral.com/takasaki
* Selected to North American Fisherman Magazine's Fishing Advisory Council 1995 to present - One of only 8 total professionals selected nationally - Visibilty to 500,000 members of NAFC - 4 times per year - > 4 million "pass along" impressions/year
* Monthly columnist for Midwest Outdoors - Greater than 1.8 million "pass along" impressions per year
* Regular Segment and Fishing Tips TV host for Midwest Outdoors Television - Over 500,000 viewers per week – Appeared 14 weeks out of 26 possible
* Executive Producer of 3 top selling videotapes – "Techniques of a Champion" the latest release
* Elected to Professional Walleye Trail Advisory Committee 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 & 1999
* Elected to Master's Walleye Circuit Advisory Committee 1990, 1993 & 1994
* Outdoor writer for Fishing Facts, Midwest Outdoors, Outdoors Weekly, & N. American Fisherman
* Outdoor Editor/Columnist for Brainerd Daily Dispatch Newspaper – 20,000 circ.
* Member of the Outdoor Writer's Association of America & Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers
