Thread: Special Order Gary Yamamoto

I'm looking for some folks to go in with me to make up an order big enough to get Gary Yamamoto to make a bait they don't normally produce any more. I like a 3" Tiny Ika, cinnamon red w/ blue flake. I haven't been able to find them, so I called Gary Yamamoto. They said they don't make any pan fish baits any more. However, they would make a special run of them if I would order 350 bags....that's 7,000 jigs. The total order would be about twelve hundred dollars. I have several of my fishing buddies going in with me, but I need about four or five more. One hundred dollars gets you 583 of these jigs. I don't think I'm breaking the rules of the board because I'm not selling anything. I'm not making a dime off this. Actually, I'll probably lose money because I intend to cover the cost of shipping once I have them and divide them out to the participants. It's a bait I've had great luck with and I'm trying to figure out how to put some back in my tackle box. Thanks for considering.

Originally Posted by Cray

I’m going to make a suggestion that may sound crazy. If I liked that bait enough to invest that kind of money I’d look up a guy in Israel that makes molds. He is on Facebook. Co name is print-a-lure. You might even PM DrNip on here and get contact info. If he would make the mold from one of your baits be around 250.00 I think. But from what I have seen they are worth every penny. Then I would contact some of the guys on here about getting them to pour baits for you. That way you hang on to the mold and you can also have them made any color you want. Or learn to pour yourself and have a never ending supply. Do all that for a lot less than 1200.00

Not a bad idea at all.... I've looked into this to some degree, but didn't have the contacts this board provides. My primary focus at this point will still be to put my big order together and then divide it up. But I will look into your idea for additional colors.