| __________________________________________________ August 26, 2003 - Vol. 4 No. 33 __________________________________________________ NEELY-HENRY - YOUR BEST SHOT FOR YAMAMOTO CHAMPIONSHIP September 6th will soon be HERE and the Yamamoto Open on Lake Neely-Henry in Gadsden, Alabama is where you need to be. "I will be there with Team Yamamoto pro staff Mike DelVisco and Joe Jones - and you should be there too," says Yamamoto's Russ Bassdozer. Not only can you have a blast catching a limit of bass on your favorite Yamamoto soft plastic bait, but you just may win money and earn a slot into the Beaver Lake championship. Site of the fourth and final Yamamoto Open tournament presented by Angler's Choice, Neely-Henry may be your BEST CHANCE to become one of the 160 teams from across America who will compete in the "NO ENTRY FEE" Yamamoto National Championship, November 5-8, 2003 on Beaver Lake, Arkansas. Two Mercury-powered Champion bass boats will be awarded at Beaver Lake. One boat to the winning team, the second awarded at random to a lucky team in attendance - at Beaver Lake. The first three Yamamoto Opens have been held in California, Florida and New York. The "Top 40" from each have been sent an invitation to RSVP for the Beaver Lake championship in November. But due to the distance all may not attend - which may open up even more slots to qualify at the Neely-Henry tournament. This is just one more reason you should be there on September 6th. "The Neely-Henry tournament is team format. Base entry fee is $150 per team with great pay back at the ramp," says Angler's Choice director Tom Shockley. But the most important part is, the top 40 finishing teams will qualify for a spot in the "NO ENTRY FEE" grand championship on Beaver Lake. Additional invitations to the championship will be mailed down the finish line until the field of 160 teams is RSVPed for the championship on Beaver Lake November 5-8. The City of Gadsden Parks and Recreation Department will be sponsoring a dinner for all registered and "Checked In" contestants on Friday evening September 5 following the mandatory registration and "Check-in" between 3 & 6 p.m. Teams can register, find all information on rules and payout on line at: http://www.acopens.com or by calling toll-free (800) 360-7112 on M-F, 8 til 5 PST. __________________________________________________ MARY DIVINCENTI CAPTURES WBFA WORLD CHAMPION TITLE Mary DiVincenti, Clinton, Louisiana, stepped to the front on the first day of the Classic World Championship of Women's Bass Fishing and she stayed there all three days. DiVincenti had to defend off rushes from top veteran women professional bass anglers who made strong runs at the leaderboard. DiVincenti stayed steady and brought in three 5-fish limits that earned her the World Champion title. Click here for full story and slideshow: http://www.insideline.net/2003/news/wbfa-divincenti.html __________________________________________________ PRO'S POINTER - TRY BRAID ON TOP - by Jamie Cyphers If you haven't tried braided line yet for top waters you might be missing the boat. While it is widely known that frog fisherman use braid around heavy matted cover, not much has been said about braid for open water applications like working a Spook or Sammy. Let me tell you a couple of reasons why even on the clearest lakes I use 30lb. plus braids like Power Pro or Tuff Line or Stren Super Braid. First off it seems most of my topwaters get bashed during the first third of my retrieve, quite a distance from the boat. With its no stretch properties braid allow me to get a solid hook set and I lose way less fish. Second braids float. This may be one of the most important factors. When fishing a Spook with fluorocarbon or mono the bait always wants to follow the line and dive into the water. But by using braided line this is not a factor. The bait will follow its true path, with half the effort. This is a huge benefit when prefishing and competing in late summer and fall, I may literally throw a top water all day for a week straight. Third instead of having the line sink into the water column, it stays on top and out of sight. Savvy fly anglers have known this for years. Braid allows the fish to rise to the bait, without the line intruding into its comfort zone. Last but not least brute strength in a small diameter. Huge factor. Have you ever thrown that brand new fifteen dollar lure out and been totally bulldogged and broken off by a big fish? With 30 lb. test, I can have full confidence that I won't go home with a broken heart, because of broken line. See you next time in the "black and white" or better yet on the water. For more information on Jamie Cyphers, please visit: http://www.insideline.net/team/jamiecyphers.htm __________________________________________________
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