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September 7, 2004 - Vol. 5 No. 23
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YAMAMOTO UNVEILS NEW CRAPPIE, PERCH & PANFISH LURES

Do you think Yamamoto baits only work for bass and walleye?
Not any more! Yamamoto has introduced a130-piece lure kit
for crappie, perch & panfish.

Two new lure designs are available only within the kit:

1) Yamamoto's 2" Senko
2) Yamamoto's 2" single tail grub

The kit ALSO contains Yamamoto's best colors and sizes of:

~ 3" Tiny Ikas
~ 3" single tail grubs

Yamamoto lures are NOT just for bass and walleye anymore!

For more information, please visit:
http://www.baits.com/cgi-bin/order/16-CRAPPIE-KIT

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HOW THE PROS REALLY FISH CRANKBAITS ~ by Steve Price

Pick a fresh passel of crankbait tips from David Fritts,
Takahiro Omori, Rick Clunn, O.T. Fears, Kelly Jordan and
Mark Davis.

HOW THE PROS REALLY FISH CRANKBAITS ~ by Steve Price
http://www.insideline.net/2004/0910.html

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APPLY FOR AWESOME BAIT COMPANY'S FIELD STAFF

Speaking of crankbaits, this is just in from Joe Jones,
coordinator for Awesome Bait Company's field staff :

"The Awesome Bait Company, maker of Thunder Shad balsa wood
crankbaits is now accepting applications for its Field
Staff. This is a great opportunity to join fishing greats
like Rick Clunn and Edwin Evers in the testing and
evaluating of crankbaits. As a member of the Field Staff you
will receive one year contract and a minimum of twelve
prototype crankbaits for you to test and evaluate. You will
also be eligible for substantial discounts on most Awesome
Bait Company products. After the first year, each Field
Staffer will be evaluated. At that time you may be promoted
to Pro Staff, or remain on the Field Staff. All you have to
do is go to www.awesomebaits.com, click on "Field Staff" and
read the instructions carefully. Note there is an
application fee which will be promptly refunded if for some
reason you are not chosen for a Field Staff position. This
is a great opportunity, so apply now."

- Joe Jones, Awesome Bait Company Field Staff Coordinator

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BIG AL & THE KREATURE GRAB GANDER MOUNTAIN WIN!

Reader Big Al Grabowski wrote on August 11, 2004 to say:

"My always reliable bait is the Senko but your sales
supervisor Jeremy Riley talked me into trying some new
Kreatures last week. I fished them on a Carolina rig with a
3/0 Gamakatsu hook.

The Kreature worked!!!! I finished in first place at the
Gander Mountain Bass Tournament in Minnesota on Whitefish
(Cross Lake).

The event will be televised on OLN in January, 2005. I was
wearing my white Yamamoto shirt during the filming of the
tournament and at the weigh-in."

- Big Al Grabowski from Andover, Minnesota

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ADAMS & MYERS TEAM UP WITH KREATURE FOR FIRST!

Reader David Adams wrote on August 24, 2004 to say:

"I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know how my
fishing partner Mike Myers and I did this past weekend at
Angler's Choice. Taking 1st place is always a great feeling!

The Kreature was unbelievable. The Indiana shore of Lake
Michigan was a tough bite for many anglers all day. There
were only a couple of limits brought in. Yet right from the
get-go, my first cast with a watermelon with black flake
Kreature bait, I caught a smallmouth over 3 pounds. Not even
minutes later, I caught another 3 and a 2.5 giving us three
quality fish within a half hour. My partner couldn't get bit
on anything, until I threw him a Kreature.

Later in the afternoon, I hooked into a 3.76 smallie that
won me the big fish award for the tournament.

The way I rigged the Kreature was with an eighth ounce
tungsten bullet sinker pegged with a 3/0 wide gap hook. I
put the Kreature on backwards (with the tentacles up). It
was more effective this way (I tried both ways). I could go
on forever about this hot new bait. It will be tied on for
the next tournament. Thanks to Yamamoto and the Kreature!

- David S. Adams from Schereville, Indiana

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