Virtual Championship 2006: Semifinals
Semifinal round – Morehead vs. Yamamoto
Virtual Championship 2006
Semifinal round – Morehead vs. Yamamoto
You’ve chosen the semifinalists, and now the head-to-head matchups are getting even more interesting, reflecting both the public’s prognostication and will. Only the Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship remains on the tour-level bass-fishing horizon before 2006 is etched forever in the history books. Will voters correctly forecast the FLW Tour champion? Learn more about qualifying pros while casting your daily ballot.
FLWOutdoors.com is once again hosting its own “virtual championship” – a featured daily poll where readers can make their own picks and weigh in on who they think will be crowned champion during the Aug. 2-5 year-ending event on Logan Martin Lake in Birmingham, Ala.
In the days leading up to the championship, FLWOutdoors.com is asking readers to vote on who they think will advance in each of the daily bracket challenges (polls are located on the right-hand side of the FLW Outdoors and FLW Tour home pages). After each day’s votes are tabulated, the virtual championship bracket will be immediately updated to reflect the readers’ choices.
Revisit Virtual Championship 2006 daily and be a part of the voting body that could be the first to correctly anticipate the championship winner. Vote each day to support your favorite qualified angler and to learn more about the 48 pros who will actually compete on Logan Martin Lake for a top prize of $500,000.
Today’s featured bracket matchup: Dan Morehead (No. 31) vs. Gary Yamamoto (No. 42)
Dan Morehead – No. 31 seed: If there is a “Who’s Who” of bass fishing, Dan Morehead’s name is printed in big, bold letters. On the FLW Tour alone, he has two wins, 11 top-10s and a Land O’Lakes Angler of the Year title to his name. But it doesn’t stop there. The Paducah, Ky., resident has been to the FLW Tour Championship eight times, finishing seventh in 1999; competed in the Bassmaster Classic three times; and posted three wins in the Stren Series, where he led the Central Division in 2004. As a professional angler, Morehead has an additional 23 top-10s in the record books. While he is a fairly consistent angler, Morehead has the ability to put one away when he knows a victory is within his reach. If he can register a sixth-place finish at the FLW Tour Championship in August, he will join the elite million-dollar club for FLW Outdoors career earnings.
Gary Yamamoto – No. 42 seed: If you’ve ever fished for bass, you’ve probably used Gary Yamamoto’s baits – and very likely caught a few, too, on those irresistible Senkos. The legendary luremaker from Texas is making his second trip to the FLW Tour Championship thanks to an up-and-down season that saw him struggle at Lake Murray and then almost win at Kentucky Lake. A five-year tour veteran, Yamamoto started hot at Lake Okeechobee with an 11th-place finish but floundered out of the money at the next three events. However, he finished strong by taking third place at Kentucky Lake and finishing in the money at Lake Champlain, which cemented his bid to the championship.
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