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Team Yamamoto - Northern Region

JT Bagwell - Rock Island, IL

Jimmy Johnson - Lacrosse, WI

Jimmy Johnson of the Wisconsin State B.A.S.S. Federation ranked among our sport's top 45 anglers who competed in the 2001 Bass Masters Classic in August in New Orleans.

One month later in September 2001, Jimmy took the Federation's Northern Divisional title. He now goes on to the 2002 National Federation Championship where he'll compete for 1 of 5 berths to fish the 2002 Bass Masters Classic.

Bob Lester - Marion, IN

Bob Lester hails from Marion, Indiana. He's a past president and current member of the Indiana B.A.S.S. Anglers club, current president of Team B.A.S.S., and tournament director for the Grant County B.A.S.S. Anglers. Bob is an original member and founder of the Michiana Musky Hunters (the first Musky Inc. club in Indiana).

Bob is 1 of only 2 licensed musky guides in Indiana where Bob operates a musky fishing guide service the last 12 years, and has been certified since he worked as a first mate on a salmon charter boat while in college.

Bob is an avid tournament contender in local Wednesday night "pot lucks", club and federation Ts. He's a veteran of opens, Redman, and Central Top 150's back to 1988 when Bob took first in a Table Rock 150, plus trophy musky fishing circuits.

Don Roberts - Bellville, OH

Ohio native Don Roberts, a retired Army Drill Sergeant, is very active on the tournament scene. Winner of dozens of regional and local tournaments, to include the Wal-Mart series tournaments. Don has qualified for multiple State tournaments, and was named Angler of the Year for the North-Central Ohio Bassmasters two years in a row.

Most of all, Don enjoys fishing the Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair for the bronzeback beauties of the north. Don prefers to toss anything plastic - tubes, grubs, and rapidly rising to the top of his list, the Senko! 

Charles Stuart - Toronto, Ontario

“The Bass Doctor” Charles Stuart was born and educated in England. Charles, who recently became an American citizen, has worked in the airline industry for 30 years. He traveled extensively and lived and worked in several European counties and the middle and Far East. Charles fished professionally in England and has resumed his professional angling career in the US. He fishes B.A.S.S. FOXWOODS and the ABC Tours in the Northeast. Charles, who has lived on Long Island for over 18 years, has fished most lakes, rivers, streams and ponds on the island. He has also fished from the Canadian border to Florida in search of large and smallmouth bass. One of his prime objectives is to use the knowledge he has gained to teach young fishermen and women the joy of the sport and the art of "catching."

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