| __________________________________________________ April 20, 2004 - Vol. 5 No. 10 __________________________________________________ TEAM YAMAMOTO AT 2004 BASS FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP Good luck to the Yamamoto pro staff contenders at the BASS Federation Championship this week (April 22-24) on Keystone Lake, Tulsa, Oklahoma: 1. Jerry Shawver Florida Federation, Defending Champion 2. Lionel Botha, South Africa Federation 3. Bob Marelli, Rhode Island Federation 4. Rudi Bartolini, Italy Federation 5. Biff Humphreys, Zimbabwe Federation At Keystone, the top five Federation anglers will qualify for bass fishing's world championship, the Bassmaster Classic on Lake Wylie, Charlotte, NC, July 30-August 1. For more information on the BASS Federation Championship: http://espn.com/outdoors/bassmaster/s/bass_fed_launch.html __________________________________________________ LEGENDARY ANGLERS HONORED BY PRO BASS HALL OF FAME The fourth annual induction into the Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame will be held July 31, which coincides with the Bassmaster Classic on July 30-Aug. 1. The 2004 inductees into the Pro Bass Hall of Fame include: 1. Famed bass boat designer, Earl Bentz, founder and president of Triton Boats and former speedboat world record holder 2. Two-time Classic winner, George Cochran 3. Former BASS tournament director, Harold Sharp, who single-handedly wrote the "rule book" for professional bass tournaments 4. Former tournament great and smallmouth bass legend Billy Westmorland will be honored with his posthumous induction. Located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the Pro Bass Hall of Fame, is dedicated to promoting the sport of bass fishing and honoring the persons and companies that have shaped this great sport and taken it to anglers around the world. Prior years' inductees include: 2001: 2002: 2003: Homer Circle Denny Brauer Hank Parker Ray Scott Bob Cobb Don Butler Bill Dance Cotton Cordell Tom Mann Bobby Murray Guido Hibdon Tommy Martin Larry Nixon Jimmy Houston Jerry McKinnis Rick Clunn Johnny Morris Roland Martin Forrest Wood Visit the Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame web site, plus many web sites of the sport's most popular bass pros, bass fishing celebrities and legends of the sport all at: BASS PRO ANGLERS & BASS FISHING CELEBRITY SITES http://www.bassdozer.com/bass-pro.shtml __________________________________________________ WHY NOT TAKE A JIG FOR AN OLD-FASHIONED SPIN? Invented by John Hildebrandt II almost 30 years ago, the jig spinner is an evolutionary learning step taken by most beginners. But on the path to becoming more proficient, it gets lost behind in the dust of our early fishing days. If you feel your tackle box has gotten too complicated, take a step back in time. Put on a straw hat, leave your shoes and socks off, and take a jig out for an old-fashioned spin. Revisit the past at: OLD TIME JIG SPINNERS REVISITED ~ by Rod Yoder http://www.indianasmallmouth.com/articles/jigspin.html For more information on author Rod Yoder, visit Rod's site: http://tackle.redshad.com/ __________________________________________________
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