| __________________________________________________ November 19, 2002 - VOL. 3 NO. 44 __________________________________________________ 2003 TEAM YAMAMOTO EVENTS It's beginning to get cold outside, which can only mean... winter cabin fever is coming! Fortunately, there is an antidote to keep the fisherperson's blood from running cold...winter outdoor sports shows with Team Yamamoto! Team Yamamoto will be providing relief to millions of cabin fever sufferers. Check below for when your favorite Team Yamamoto members will be able to meet you this winter at consumer shows, in-store customer days, store-openings, seminars, workshops, classes, public speaking, radio talk shows, TV show episodes, or webcasting and webradio: CLICK HERE FOR...2003 TEAM YAMAMOTO EVENTS http://www.insideline.net/schedule.html __________________________________________________ CHAT AMONG YOURSELVES And if you are snowed in or simply don't dig going out in the cold, then visit our new chat room, a veritable virtual online fishing shack where you can chat about fishing with your fellow bass anglers at: CLICK HERE TO...CHAT AMONG YOURSELVES http://www.insideline.net/chat/index.html __________________________________________________ CONGRATS JUDY WONG! FIRST EVER BACK-TO-BACK CLASSIC WINNER Everyone at Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits is dancing the Irish jig with happiness because Team Yamamoto national pro staff member Judy Wong has made history as the first ever back-to-back Classic winner on the women's pro circuit! Okay, so maybe we're not doing the Irish jig part, but you can bet we are all so proud of Judy Wong for making history against a tough field of pros battling tough weather conditions last week at Lake Eufaula, Alabama, site of the WBFA Classic championship. Not only did Judy Wong show she is a true champion two years running, but Judy also proved GYCB's newest product (the 6.5" Cut Tail) to be a championship caliber bait. Judy had only one bag of watermelon pepper Cut Tails, but it was enough to land Judy the only five fish limit on day one, with 16.41 lbs - a crowd-stunning 9.17 lbs ahead of second place. Judy fished the 7X Cut Tail with a small screw-in bullet sinker (1/16 to 1/8 oz), swimming it through shallow grass. On day two, rainy weather conditions caused Judy to find limited luck on bass turned off by the windy cold and wet weather. Still she brought in four fish for 8.32 lbs, keeping in the leadership position by a comfortable 6.5 lbs over second place. Meanwhile, Team Yamamoto Central region pro, Jan Hudson maneuvered into third place at the end of day two with a 12.9 lb stringer. On the third and final day of the WBFA championship, Judy Wong's instincts told her to switch to GYCB's 5" Crawdad, rigging and fishing it the same way in the same type places as she fished the Cut Tail, except using the Crawdad more slowly and more on the bottom. This proved perfect for the turned-off bass that were now hunkered down in the cover due to the foul weather. Overall, Judy Wong tallied a total of 30.51 pounds during the 3-day event, she earned the title 2002 World Champion and in true champion style, she already looks forward to making it a "triple crown" at next year's Classic. Team Yamamoto Central regional pro Jan Hudson from Harrison Arkansas was a top contender among the field of 33 pros. Jan finished in fourth place in the WBFA World Championship. For full story and more photos of Judy Wong and the WBFA Classic Championship, please visit: http://www.wbfatour.com __________________________________________________ 9B SENKO SMALL ON SIZE BUT BIG ON BASS Congratulations to Charlie Weyer, winner of the California B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation 2002 State Classic. Charlie Weyer held off 56 other qualifying anglers to capture the title of State Champion on the 19th and 20th of October at San Vicente Lake in San Diego County. He held 1st place on both days with back to back limits of 14.36 and 11.97 pounds for a total of 26.33 pounds on what proved to be a very difficult tournament for most of the anglers, according to CBCF President, Gary Bradford. Charlie and the rest of the top finishers caught most of their fish while chasing fish which came up in schools in various parts of the lake chasing shad. They caught their fish throwing a Yamamoto 3" Senko in smoke color, and other similar baits, on the breaking fish and waking it back to the boat, says Mr. Bradford. Essentially, feeding pods of bass were pushing young-of-year shad to the top. If you could spot the "nervous water" where tiny shad were just beginning to come up top, and if you could start waking the small baits across the surface before bass began erupting, you would score, says Gary. By the time the bass were busting through the shad, it was too late, as the bass were already moving away toward where the next shad cluster would appear nervously pushing water on top. Light lines, even 4 or 2 lb. test were required for casting distance with the weightless 3" 9B Senkos. __________________________________________________
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