Fall 2018
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striving to beat your best (and a secret dance-off)
MEET TAI AU
by Jody Only
Photos Courtesy of Tai Au
O
ver the past three seasons, Arizona angler,
Tai Au of Glendale has made a mark on the
western competitive bass fishing scene. In the past trio of years, Au’s combined paydays have netted
just under $100,000.
During those same years, Au reached a longtime
goal of double Angler of the Year trophies as a pro and
as a team partner. He claimed the Pro angler AOY in the
2017 season of the Wild West Bass Trail (WWBT) and the
Team AOY, in the 2018 WWBT Arizona Teams trail with his
partner Daniel Elias.
Competing with different partners, Au also earned
the “W” in two other team events this season. Paired with
fellow Arizona pro, Joe Uribe Jr., the partners took down
the Bass Junkyz 88-team field at Lake Pleasant in April of
this year.
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