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June 22, 2004 - Vol. 5 No. 16
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FISHING MAKES TOP TEN FOR WOMEN'S SPORTING CHOICES

This good news update just arrived from the American
Sportfishing Association:

"The National Sporting Goods Association released some new
data in May on women's sports participation, showing fishing
ranks tenth with 11.3 million participants. The data is
derived from a survey of 20,000 U.S. households. More
information is available on www.nsga.org."

To celebrate the increasing popularity of women in fishing,
we're delighted to present a great story to you this week on
lady angler Andreane Daviau and her successful summer
tactics for deepwater bass.

Male or female, you'll learn from reading Andreane's advice in:

SUCCESSFUL SUMMER SMILES ~ by Russ Bassdozer
http://www.insideline.net/articles/summer-smiles.html

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THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN RIDE TO THE CLASSIC!

The Magnificent Seven, a 1960 western classic, portrays
seven heroes, each a star in his own right.

Our own magnificent seven heroes, who will star in the 2004
Bassmaster Classic, are these Yamamoto pros:

1. Art Ferguson III
2. Ben Matsubu
3. Bernie Schultz
4. Brett Hite
5. John Murray
6. Lee Bailey Jr.
7. Takahiro Omori

Good luck to our magnificent seven at the 2004 Classic!

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MIKE DELVISCO'S BASS BYTES TV VIGNETTE SERIES IS ON!

Yamamoto pro Mike DelVisco's Bass Bytes video vignettes will
premier July 3rd, 2004. These vignettes presented by Texas
Roadhouse will be a 2-minute weekly regular feature on the
popular Raghorn News Outdoors TV show. These informational
2-minute vignettes feature technique, pattern or tackle
related tips to educate the angler and help them catch more
fish. Each week Pro Bass Angler and National seminar speaker
Mike DelVisco gets right to the point and discusses many
popular bass fishing patterns, baits and techniques. The
same cutting edge technology, computer animation,
illustrations and underwater video that made Mike's Bass
Bytes seminar series popular will now be brought to
television.

Raghorn Outdoors Television Show airs throughout Indiana,
Kentucky and Illinois on network stations and also The
Sportsman Channel on cable.

Broadcast Sundays 6am on these UPN network stations:
UPN 23 Indianapolis, IN
UPN 74 FT Wayne, IN

Broadcast Saturdays 4:30pm on these KET network stations:
WKON-KET 52 Owenton, KY
WKGB-KET 53 Bowling Green, KY
WKZT-KET 23 Elizabethtown, KY
WKPC-KET 15 Louisville, KY
WKSO-KET 29 Somerset, KY
WKPD-KET 29 Paducah, KY
WKPI- KET 22 Pikesville, KY
WKMU-KET 21 Murray, KY
WKMA-KET 35 Madisonville, KY
WKHA- KET 35 Hazard, KY
WCVN-KET 54 Covington, KY
WKAS-KET 25 Ashland, KY
WKLE-KET 46 Lexington, KY
WKMR-KET 38 Morehead, KY
WKOH-KET 31 Owensboro, KY

Broadcast Saturdays 7am on these PBS network stations:
WYIN-PBS 56 Merrillville, IN
WNIT-PBS 34 South Bend, IN
WYIN-PBS 56 Chicago, IL
WNIN-PBS 9 Evansville, IN
WKPC-PBS Cincinnati, OH

Broadcast on cable on The Sportsman Channel: Mondays 11am,
Tuesdays 8pm, Thursdays 1am, Sundays 5pm.

Also webcast if not shown in your area (same times as above)
on www.thesportsmanchannel.com

For more info visit www.bassbytes.tv and www.raghorn.com.
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SENKOS SECURE BASS NATIONAL BERTHS

This letter just arrived from Jay Evans of Montana. In it,
Jay speaks highly of the 3 inch size Senko, which is quietly
becoming one of the Yamamoto company's most popular product
models. Reason for the 3 inch Senko's popularity is that it
flat out catches fish under tough conditions when nothing
else works. Here's what Jay writes to say:

Thanks for the great newsletter. Thought I would send a note
to let you know that Senkos have come through again. I used
Senkos (exclusively) to finish fifth overall at the BASS
Western Divisional two years ago on the California Delta and
secure a berth in the 2003 BASS National Championship.

This year on Lake Powell I also relied heavily on Senkos to
help me qualify for the 2005 BASS National Championship.

I fished 4" tubes in the mornings (flipped into trees) and
dropshot 3" Senkos (194J and 150) in the afternoons.

On the last day, my morning fish would not bite so I moved
to my dropshot fish and filled out a limit with 3" Senkos.

Each of the final two days, my non-boater partners asked me
for some 3" Senkos since nothing else was working. My
partner on the last day, California's Mike Rold switched to
Senkos and finished his limit to qualify for the 2005 BASS
National Championship.

Of course, I will have Senkos tied on at the 2005 National
Championship. Please forward this email to the appropriate
personnel at Yamamoto thanking them for making such bait.

- Jay Evans
2004 Montana BASS State Champion
2005 BASS National Championship Qualifier

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IT TOOK MORE THAN JUST A SENKO TO WIN, SAYS ST. GERMAIN

Yamamoto pro Joel St. Germain and partner Mike Martin won a
tournament last week on Worden's Pond in Rhode Island.

It's easy to summarily say "they won it on a Senko."

"Actually, it took more than just a Senko to win," says St.
Germain, "including the right rod, reel, hook and line."

Read how Joel unites the Senko with every other key piece of
his equipment matched to the wind and water conditions at:

http://www.carolinachip.com/Joel_Yamamoto_RI_Fed.htm

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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.