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Cheri Lovell
of Neshkoro, Wisconsin
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Carolyn Nichols
of Merkel, Texas
Bassmaster Classic - 2010
Birmingham, Alabama
February 19 - 21
Bassmaster Classic - 2011
New Orleans, LA
February 18 - 20
ICAST 2010
July 14 - 16
Las Vegas Convention Center
American Bass Anglers
Lady Anglers - 2009
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Japanese Angler to Fish WBT
Premier
Tournament on Lake Lewisville
by Linda Berry |
Tami Kashiwabara of Nagano, Japan
B.A.S.S and ESPN may be scrambling for an interpreter this
October at the premier tournament of the Women’s Bassmaster
Tour when Tami Kashiwabara of Nagano, Japan walks on to the
weigh-in stage. Tami, a computer system engineer, is making
her fourth trip to the United States to compete in a bass
tournament. She has already won the hearts of former WBFA
anglers who had the privilege to fish with her in Kentucky,
Florida and Alabama this past year. Her English is poor but
her spirit is amazing and her determination to master bass
fishing in America is unstoppable.
Tami started fishing seven years ago
with her boyfriend Shinya who has also been her teacher and
biggest fan. Her home lake is Lake Nojiri, a dammed lake
formed by debris ejected from the volcano Mt. Kuroshime
located to the west of the lake. It is the main water source
for Nagano and is a very popular recreation and tourist
spot. It is also used for harvesting fish native to Japan.
Tami does not belong to a bass club in
Japan, but does belong to a trout club. Black bass and
smallmouth bass are prevalent on Lake Nojiri and other lakes
all over Japan, but are considered to be intruders. They
were first stocked in Japanese waters in 1925. Although bass
fishing has a major economic impact in Japan, the Japanese
Ministry of Environment has proposed that the country
eliminate all black bass. If the proposal passes, anglers in
Japan will no longer be able to enjoy the sport of bass
fishing as we do here in the States.
Tami has her own boat, a Skeeter SS90
and has only fished one bass tournament in Japan where she
finished third. She has been very fortunate to be able to
pre-fish the previous WBFA tournaments here in the United
States with several different women anglers. They say that a
day on the water with Tami is a “hoot”. She loves to joke
and laugh but is a very serious student when it comes to
learning how to adjust her fishing style to this country’s
rivers and lakes. Her biggest adjustment has been to learn
to cast with heavier line. In Japan, she uses 3 lb test
because the waters are crystal clear.
Tami is sponsored by Megabass, a
Japanese manufacturer of quality fishing tackle.
Denise Sesco from Hernando, Florida
with Shinya of Japan
Photos contributed by Tami
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Women Anglers
In The News
(sponsored by
FishHer)
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Pro angler Robin Babb of Livingston, Texas will be appearing at the Bob Sealy's Big Bass Splash on Sam Rayburn Reservoir April 16-18. You can also keep up with Robin on Alex Langer's Outdoors This Week and Wired2Fish.
Pro angler Debra Hengst of San Antonio, Texas is currently featured in an article on Wired2Fish about her decision to fish the Bassmaster Central Opens. She also has expressed her views in the LoneStarOutdoorNews on pages 8 and 18 about what the future holds for her and some other anglers after the shut-down of the WBT.
Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 3, the Women’s Outdoor Wire will be featured as part of The Outdoor Wire.
Readers will continue to receive news and information specifically for women and families except it will come packaged in The Outdoor Wire every Wednesday.
Pro
angler
Michelle Armstrong
of Denver, North Carolina bagged a
275 lb Boar on her first game kill
ever recently on a game hunt with
Cyprus Creek Hunting Lodge.
Click here for photo and story.
If
you are in the San Antonio, Texas
area stop by Bass Pro Shops and
visit with
Robin McFarlane,
pro angler from Saint Hedwig, Texas.
Robin will be conducting seminars
on February
6th and 7th,
on Boating Essentials for Women.
Read what pro
anglers
Kim Bain
of
Alabaster, Alabama,
Debra Hengst
of San
Antonio, Texas
and Sharon Rushton
of Kimberling City, Missouri have to say
about the termination of the Women's
Bassmaster Tour in a blog by Tammy Sapp in
the
Women's Outdoor Wire.
Click here.
Tune in to
Fish Bait Radio archives
to hear professional anglers
Dawn Dudek
from Illinois,
Debra Hengst
of San Antonio, Texas,
Sabrina Thompson
of Houston, Texas and other women anglers
and representatives of fishing tours and
industry related companies talk about
their plans for 2010 after the
demise of the WBT.
Click here.
Check out the
GEICO Powersports ad in the
current issue of Bassmaster magazine. It
features pro angler
Christiana
Bradley
of Bealton, VA.
View the
latest videos featuring
Marsha
Gipson, Jan Heavener, DanaLee Lofton and
Tammy Richardson,
Arkansas pro anglers featured on
arkansastournament fishing.com.
Free housecleaning services for
women with cancer.
Thank you Jodi
Galloway of Garland,
Texas.
Jodi served 6 years
in the U. S. Army.
ebassfish.com would like to say "Thank You" to women
anglers who are also military veterans.
Click here
to view the names of
those who have
served or who are
currently serving
our country.
If you are a female
military veteran and
would like to be
added to this list
please send email to
staff@ebassfish.com
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