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By Nick Carter

Build Your Own

FISHING BUDDY T

o a father and an angler, there’s nothing sweeter than the phrase, “Daddy, can we go fishing today?”

I heard those words the first time three years ago from the open face and high-pitched lilt of a 6-year-old boy. It was the reward for years of careful cultivation.

We’ve fished together since he was a toddler. Before, it had always been my idea, a way to drag him outside on a warm afternoon.

Those early trips to a small neighborhood pond were frustrating. He wanted to do it himself, so Dad picked through snarled lines while the boy mucked around in the shallows, throwing rocks and scaring fish.

At some point, I gave up on catching fish.

That pivotal moment freed us both to enjoy time together. To a 4-year-old, sharing crackers with minnows that dart from beneath a dock is as engaging as a fish on the line. Frogs, turtles and the blue heron that fished the same spawning flats we did were as integral to the experience as fish.

Now, as a 9-year-old, that kid stands in the front of the boat, ties his own rigs and pounds

the banks with skill. Watching his growth as an angler is immensely rewarding, and keeping it fun was/is the key to feeding his desire.

The Fishing Fishing is more fun when fish are biting.

Pond bream are great for young anglers because techniques are simple and the action is fast. In saltwater, seatrout and whiting provide the same kind of action that keeps their attention.

For the first few outings, leave the boat trailered. Fishing from the bank, from a pier or in the surf provides freedom of movement for them to explore. If they lose interest in fishing, they can chase crabs, look in the buckets of neighboring anglers, hunt for shells or wade the shallows.

Catch And Keep Like sports trophies, Children want and take pride in having something to show for their efforts. Allow kids to take part in the process of catching, cleaning and cooking fresh fish for dinner. In the process, they’ll learn how the meat they eat makes it to their plate.

A Few Tips • Be Patient: Don’t plan on fishing yourself. The adult’s job is to cast and untangle lines, bait hooks, unhook fish and avoid being hooked.

• Take Snacks: The most important items in the tackle box are snacks and juice boxes.

• Don’t Push It: If your kids would rather throw rocks, let them.

• Their Gear: Children love stuff that is theirs. Get a small tackle box for them to carry. Load it with a small pair of pliers and a few inexpensive lures.

• Lures: Some kids just want to throw it out and reel it in. Small inline spinners and some jigs are designed to catch anything that swims, and there’s no wrong way to fish them.

• Let Them Learn: Nothing is more aggravating than being constantly told what to do. Offer help, but let them learn from their own mistakes.

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THE EVOLUTION OF YAMAHA BOATS

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n 1989, following the consumer success of the WaveRunner line, and as the Yamaha brand captivated a whole new audience on the water, Yamaha engineers began to explore the feasibility of creating even more exciting and memorable experiences for our customers on the water through new, innovative product offerings.

The success of jet drive systems in WaveRunners drove Yamaha engineers to explore the possibility of a larger product, a boat, around that same technology. Three engineers in Japan started work on the first prototype boat models. This included Hirofumi Imaeda, who had experience designing outboard engines, Tomoyoshi Koyanagi, who had deep experience designing WaveRunners, and Yoshiyuki Kaneko, who created prototypes of four passenger WaveRunner models.

At that time, 50 horsepower was the most powerful Yamaha engine that could be used in a boat application but it was not powerful enough for a 20-foot jet boat. It was then that Yamaha began to envision its boats with twin engines.

Initial tests of the twin boats proven successful in Japan, and in February of 1991, Yamaha released its first jet boat, known as the RJP, as a concept boat at the Tokyo and Osaka Boat Shows. Showcasing at these shows attracted the attention of the larger global marine community, and the positive reception

prompted Yamaha to continue to explore its feasibility as a mass marketed consumer boat, sold through Yamaha dealers.

Interestingly enough, one of the American boat builders who took note of these early prototypes at the boat shows, expressed serious interest selling the boats in the US. After a short exploratory and research phase, it was decided that the US market was indeed ripe for such a product, and in 1995 a handful of the Japanese team working on the project moved to the US to continue development.

Yamaha Motor Corporation USA purchased a boat building facility in Vonore, Tennessee and made the decision to produce jet boats there. It was here that Yamaha’s US based product team joined in the development including Scott “Hollywood” Watkins, the IJSBA Hall of Fame freerider who birthed the WaveRunner boom in the US. The team expanded the original design of the RJP and created a radical new, family friendly design that would become the staple of Yamaha Boats from that point on.

The new design provided more space than any other bowrider in the industry thanks to the compact nature of the engines and jet pumps units.

Even though these boats used the 110-horsepower engines popularized with the WaveRunner line, they were able to be mounted inside the hull in what became a true engine-less layout.

Next up was the hull design and Yamaha experimented with several prototypes, utilizing a wide range of different shapes and molds. When matched with the twin engine power plant, it became clear rather quickly that this boat could offer a level of performance and exhilaration unlike anything else on the water today.

In May of 1995, Yamaha debuted its first jet boat called “Exciter” and it was an instant hit in the market. Soon after, development continued and Yamaha introduced new boats including the “LS-2000” and “SR-230,” each of which grew the market and acceptance of jet drive boats. And the momentum has never slowed.

Today, Yamaha jet boats have become the gold standard for all open bow family fun runabout boats, outselling all other boats in their classes.

Innovation and engineering are only two aspects of Yamaha culture and values.

For more information, visit YamahaBoats.com or call 1-800-88-YAMAHA.

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