Gary Yamamoto’s E-zine! 1-29-2012
gengberg January 29th, 2012
January 20, 2012
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Who doesn’t love a good contest? I know I do. Great thing about the contest is you’re probably already entered!
We couldn’t be more pleased with the little social family we’ve generated here on Facebook over the past couple of years - but we want more, and we’re looking to you, our current buddies to help us get more likes and spread the Yamamoto word!
The Deal:
Help us get 10,000 likes by the end of the BASSMASTER Classic (February 26th) and five “likers” will win the following:
A $50 gift certificate to our online store, a Yamamoto Wind Suit, and a Yamamoto Split-Grip Rod!
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If you’ve liked our page, you’re already entered! How can you help us grow our page? By letting your Facebook friends know we’re out here! The easiest way to do this is to “like” and “share” our comments and Inside Line article links when we post them on our wall!
We admit it - 10,000 is a lot of likes and we have a ways to go to get there. So to get you inspired, we’re also giving away prizes if we make it to 6,000 and 8,000 likes as well! Here’s what’s possible:
6,000 likes: five winners receive a $50.00 gift certificate, good at our online store!
8,000 likes: five winners receive a $50.00 gift certificate and a Yamamoto Wind Suit!
10,000 likes: five winners receive a $50.00 gift certificate, a Yamamoto Wind Suit and a Yamamoto Split Grip Rod!
Additionally, if one of our Yamamoto Pros wins the Classic using one or a combination of GYCB products, we’ll increase the prize package to include five kits made up of an assortment of the GYCB product they used to win the event.
Remember - if you’ve liked our page, you’re ALREADY ENTERED TO WIN! So what are you waiting for? Start spreading the news!
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*Contest ends January 27th following the BASSMASTER Classic weigh-in. Winners will be chosen and notified Monday, February 27th.
Heidi Roth
Inside Line - Editor
The Forgotten Finesse Tactic
By Gary Dobyns
What ever happened to split-shotting? It was the hottest fish-catching technique for years and now, no one does it? I was fishing the other day at Clear Lake in Northern California and caught an 11lb 3oz bass off a dock corner on a 4″ split-shot worm. I was play fishing, not getting ready for a tournament, just out to catch a few.
I was trying out a new split shot rod I’d made and I knew it was going to be deadly. I rigged up a DX 792 SF Dobyns Extreme (include link from Dobyns Rods) with a Robo Worm and got after it. I hadn’t thrown a split-shot rig in probably five or six years. It did not surprise me that my second cast caught a 4 pounder. I went on to have a great numbers day and caught a limit over the four pound mark, the best was a six-pounder. That day really got me thinking - the forgotten split-shot technique has accounted for hundreds of major wins in the West over the years, but I hadn’t heard anyone talking about “split-shotting” in years. How could this happen? The technique obviously still catches fish, I’d just smoked them on it. Continue Reading »
