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October 12, 2004 - Vol. 5 No. 26
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FINALLY, A CLEAR CANDIDATE THIS FALL!

I know you probably watch a lot of fishing shows. I hope you
are a regular viewer of Fishing Across America on The
Outdoor Channel. Host Dave Maynard fishes all over the world
on his show and he uses Yamamoto baits wherever he can.

"The quality and versatility of Yamamoto baits are second to
none. I never leave home without them!" says Maynard.

Dave is coming off an award-winning season, taking home the
"Fan Favorite Fishing Show" award at The Outdoor Channel's
Awards Ceremony last year.

Winning "Fan Favorite Fishing Show" is the highest
compliment because it is decided on by the viewers, says
Maynard.

Your vote can make a difference. Let's help Dave repeat this
year by voting for Fishing Across America at this Outdoor
Channel link:

http://www.outdoorchannel.com/gmapoll/gmaindex.cfm

Finally a clear candidate this fall! Good luck Dave and
keep up the good work!

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READERS WRITE!

It takes a lot of work to produce the WEEKLY NEWS for you
every week (okay, almost every week) and it is always
appreciated when readers write back. This letter just in
from reader Ralph Celedon of Edinburg, Texas who says:

"Russ, let me tell you what happened to me two weeks ago. I
participated in our annual Texas state Honey Hole fishing
championship. Our tournament was held on Lake Texoma. Using
the only a bag I had of Yamamoto Kreature baits, my team
partner and I were able to place 13th out of over 100 teams.
What did us in was we ran out of the Kreatures so guess
what? Our luck and the bite also stopped. We were eight
ounces shy of placing in the money for two days. The
Kreature is one awesome bait. Keep up the awesome work
producing those Kreature baits."

- Ralph Celedon, Edinburg, Texas

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NEW COLORS OF YAMAMOTO KREATURE

The Yamamoto Kreature is now available in five new colors:

5-07-522 Body - Black w/blue flake / Skirt - Chartreuse
5-07-523 Body - Black w/blue flake / Skirt - Blue
5-07-031 Blue Pearl w/silver
5-07-157 Smoke w/black & purple flake
5-07-176 Cinnamon w/black flake

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TAKE A TACKLE TOUR

As a new lure, not much press has been written yet about the
Kreature. Enjoy reading one of the first reviews ever of the
Kreature at:

http://www.tackletour.com/reviewyamamotokreature.html

According to Tackle Tour editor Alex Mei:

"To say the Kreature performed well in field tests would be
an understatement. This lure is phenomenal. With almost
scary results the Kreature proved it has what it takes to
compete with the wide assortment of creature baits already
available. With quality design, spectacular action, and a
proven brand name, the Kreature is the first and only soft
plastic to win a TackleTour Editor's Choice Award."

Full story and photos are at:
http://www.tackletour.com/reviewyamamotokreature.html

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NO TERRAIN YOU CAN'T TACKLE ~ by Russ Bassdozer

Light lines, teeny splitshots and weenie worms will win
tournaments. This may not sound so radical today, but it was
revolutionary back in the mid-eighties when a whole new
paradigm of light tackle angling, called finesse fishing,
was being pioneered by tournament anglers in Southern
California.

Mojo's original thin Slipshot sinker was embraced as a new
breakthrough for pioneering finesse anglers in the
mid-eighties. Whereas round splitshot were being crimped on
and could weaken the line, Mojo's new (at that time)
Slipshot sinker used rubber strands to cushion the
line. Whereas a round splitshot could snag constantly, the
long thin Mojo shape would slide right through snags.

By the mid-nineties, Southeastern pros had also begun to
win tournaments with the Mojo Rig. The Southeast pros
discovered a true treasure - the thin Mojo Slipshot was the
best of all sinkers for snaking through thick weed growth
with bubba baits and heavy line. What a breakthrough for
fishing thick vegetation!

In recent years, Mojo has continued to pioneer advanced
snag-free sinker designs. With product distribution mostly
in the southern California region, the rest of the country
has not yet found out about Mojo's latest advancements in
sinker designs.

Each of these six Mojo sinker designs excel at a different
application or different type of terrain:

- Slipshot
- Carolina Slider
- Rockhopper
- Rig Saver
- Pineapple Down Shot
- Drop Shot Dream

Used together as a complete high performance system, there
isn't any terrain you can't tackle.

Designs like the Rockhopper work so well that you will
hear much more about them in 2005 as Rockhopper usage
sweeps across the country. Be among the first in your region
to learn the full story why there is:

NO TERRAIN YOU CAN'T TACKLE ~ by Russ Bassdozer
http://www.bassdozer.com/articles/mojo.shtml

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CONTACT:
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.