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New Color 912
Gary's Green Pumpkin/Watermelon Laminate
By Russ Bassdozer

April 26, 2002

I've been using this new laminate about one year now, and I have a lot of confidence in it, says Gary Yamamoto. Not just confidence, but I've boated an awful lot of bass on the new 912 pre-fishing across the country and in major tournament competitions. In fact, this was the only bait I threw a few weeks ago on Lake Guntersville, Alabama, and I finished sixth there on the strength of this bait alone.

For years, I've always relied equally well on my 297 color (green pumpkin with black flakes) and my 194J (fading watermelon with black flake). They're both top fish catchers. However, I found that I'd always be experimenting, switching back and forth between the two colors, looking for it to make a difference. So I'd be using the 297 and doing well with it, yet still wanting to try the 194J to see if I couldn't entice an extra fish or two into the livewell on that.

At times it didn't seem to matter at all. Other times, it appeared as if 297 would be favored over 194J or vice versa. Many times, it wasn't clear whether this favoritism was real on the part of the bass - or was it just my own confidence in 297 or 194J on any particular day?

So, on one hand, I had two great confidence colors. On the other hand, if I was constantly juggling and judging which color was best, that could potentially distract me from other more important aspects of my presentation...so I came up with the idea of laminating them together into one bait. That was about one year ago. Now I can simply use them both at the same time in the same bait, says Gary.

If we go with conventional theories, they say green pumpkin is the darker part and belongs on the back of the bait whereas the lighter watermelon represents the belly or bottom of the bait. When compared to my other laminates, red shad and black/blue for instance, they have definite color contrast, and watermelon/cream certainly has a dark top and light belly. However, you can't always see the two-tone difference between the 297 and 194J laminate. It is not so apparent unless light catches it. Rather than the contrast, I think it is the similarity of the 297 and 194J colors that appeals to bass in this Senko. It's subtle and it works well.

With the 912 laminate, I focus more on these important aspects of my presentation, and I'm not as concerned whether bass prefer 297 or 194J. You see, whichever one they want, I have confidence I'm using them both at once...and scoring well!

I am pleased with my results with this bait, and I am proud to now share it with you. Like me, I hope you will feel a lot of confidence and enjoy good catches whenever you throw this 912 green pumpkin / watermelon Senko Laminate, says Gary.

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