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July 18, 2003 - Vol. 4 No. 28
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GARY YAMAMOTO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD ON BEAVER LAKE

"Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits World Championship team
tournament will be on Beaver Lake out of Prairie Creek
Marina near Rogers, Arkansas on November 5-8, 2003,"
announced Tom Shockley, VP of US Angler's Choice.

US Anglers Choice is the organization that promotes and runs
the Yamamoto tournament series.

With 3 of the 4 qualifying tournaments already held, the
only remaining tournament where one may still qualify for
the Yamamoto Championship will be on Neely-Henry Lake,
Gadsen, Alabama on September 6, 2003. To sign up or for the
Neely-Henry qualifier or for more information, call US
Anglers Choice toll-free at 800-360-7112.

Forty top teams from each of the four qualifiers will then
be invited to compete in the Yamamoto Championship on Beaver
Lake, where up to 160 teams from across the country will vie
for the Yamamoto Championship title - and two Champion Bass
Boat/Mercury Outboard prizes will be awarded - at Beaver
Lake, November 5-8, 2003.

For more information on the Yamamoto Championship on Beaver
Lake, call US Anglers Choice toll-free at 800-360-7112.

In a related press announcement today, Wilson Kerr, VP of
Recon Maps & Charts announced that Gary Yamamoto Custom
Baits has licensed Fishing Hot Spots(R) Map Server for
Yamamoto's on-line customers.

A Fishing Hot Spots(R) map of the site of the Yamamoto
Championship, Beaver Lake, Arkansas and 56 of the country's
premier tournament waters can now be researched online at:

http://www.baits.com/mapserver.html

For more information on Recon Maps & Charts, call Wilson
Kerr toll-free at 800-500-MAPS.

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NEW COLOR 918 ~ PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY SENKO SANDWICH

Featuring a 213 (June Bug) back with an 017 (Cinnamon with
Large Red Flake) belly, there were so many of Yamamoto's
Western dealers and distributors special-ordering this
custom color that we put Peanut Butter & Jelly into standard
stock production for all the world to enjoy.

New color 918 Peanut Butter & Jelly is now available in the
9 Series 5" Senko Laminate. Item number is 9-10-918. It just
may stick to the roof of the mouth of the bass on your home
waters!

So try the new Peanut Butter & Jelly Senko sandwich.

To see photos, go to:

NEW COLOR 918 ~ PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY SENKO LAMINATE
http://www.baits.com/articles/918.html

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GARY YAMAMOTO LICENSES FISHING HOT SPOTS(R) MAP SERVER

Gary Yamamoto has licensed Fishing Hot Spots(R) Map Server
for his on-line customers. This will allow Yamamoto's
customers to research 56 maps of top Fishing Hot Spots(R) in
the US online, by accessing Lake Profiles, Fishery Info, and
recommendations for lures and techniques specific to Marked
Fishing Areas. Access the:

FISHING HOT SPOTS(R) MAP SERVER
http://www.baits.com/mapserver.html

This proprietary web application is generated by RECON Maps
& Charts, publishers of the nation's top-selling Fishing Hot
Spots(R) maps and Saltwater Directions(R) fishing charts,
with over 600 US fishing map/chart titles in print.

Wilson Kerr, VP of Recon Maps says, "With almost 30 years of
fishing map experience under our belt, we know the value of
a great product line created via long-time fishing
experience - and Gary Yamamoto has just that. We are excited
to be involved with Gary Yamamoto and pleased that he has
licensed the Fishing Hot Spots(R) Map Server for his
customers." Access the:

FISHING HOT SPOTS(R) MAP SERVER
http://www.baits.com/mapserver.html

Contact:
Wilson Kerr, VP Sales
RECON Maps & Charts
www.reconmc.com
1-800-500-MAPS

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