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April 1, 2003 - Vol. 4 No. 13
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TEAM YAMAMOTO STACKS 185 TOP FIFTY FINISHES IN TWO YEARS

Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits has built its reputation by being
the "secret" of bass fishing professionals, with over 15
years of tournament wins on our baits. Admittedly, that kind
of marketing rhetoric can put you to sleep, since every
company, huge or tiny, claims they are the pro's secret
something, the pro's cat's meow or whatever pro claim will
impress you. In this industry, it's what magazines are
written on, and tackle sales are driven by - pro claims.

But facts are facts. We've racked up 185 top 50 finishes by
National Team Yamamoto and Regional Team Yamamoto at BASS,
FLW and WON sanctioned pro events in the last 2 years alone.
No idle claim. Here's the proof. We are the "secret" of bass
fishing professionals, with over 15 years of tournament wins
on our baits:

185 TOP 50 FINISHES BY TEAM YAMAMOTO IN 2 YEARS ALONE
http://www.baits.com/articles/top50.html

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OKEECHOBEE SLIDE SHOW - LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY!

If you are like me, then you're waiting excitedly for the
Yamamoto Open on Okeechobee April 11-12. Less than two weeks
away! For those who just can't wait any longer to see the
lake, here is an on-line slide show of Okeechobee in January
2003, when Gary Yamamoto and National Team Yamamoto members
Takahiro Omori, Roland Martin, Bernie Schultz, Ben Matsubu
and John Murray fished B.A.S.S. and FLW events on
Okeechobee, as pictorialized in our:

OKEECHOBEE SLIDE SHOW
http://www.baits.com/slideshows/

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LOCATE A GYCB DEALER

No matter where you are in the U.S. or Canada, the closest
GYCB dealer is just one quick mouse-click away! You can
locate a GYCB dealer anywhere in the U.S. or Canada on our
web site using our:

GYCB DEALER LOCATOR
http://www.baits.com/searchdealers.html

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SIGN UP A GYCB DEALER

If your GYCB Dealer location is not yet listed on our web
site, or to apply to become a new GYCB dealer, or to
recommend your local tackle shop to become a dealer, please
fill out our:

GYCB DEALER SIGNUP FORM
http://www.baits.com/dealer-signup.html

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GOING ON SAFARI? OR JUST FISHING? WEAR A GYCB SAFARI HAT

Bassdozer says: "Fishing and baseball are America's favorite
pastimes. Anglers often wear baseball caps and baseball
jackets as their favorite fishing apparel. I like the
baseball caps for stylin' around town and at the weigh-in
stage. While fishing I wear the GYCB Safari Hat. The Safari
Hat has a full brim, helping keep sun, wind and rain out my
eyes, ears, and off the back of neck, essentially a full
circle. It has a drawstring, helping keep it tamped on my
pate in hat-lifting wind. White is my preferred color Safari
hat. Compared to other color caps, white does not absorb as
much of the sun's heat, keeping your head cooler in hot
summer. The brim not only shields your eyes from overhead
rays coming down at you, but underneath the white
Safari hat's brim is non-reflective dark olive, which helps
absorb light that bounces up off the water's surface into
your eyes from underneath you. We've talked about overhead
light, and light bouncing up off the water at you. What
else? Affecting your peripheral vision, there is ambient
side light and back light, which the full brim Safari hat
helps reduce, and that a baseball cap, with only a front
visor, cannot reduce."

Regards,

Russ Bassdozer

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CONTACT:
Gary Yamamoto, his Team Yamamoto pros and company staff can provide the media with expert commentary on a variety of topics relating to sportfishing. For an interview or for up-to-the-minute news on Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, outdoor writers and the media may contact Weekly News editor Russ "Bassdozer" Comeau at 800-645-2248, ext. 209, or rcomeau@baits.com.