Ninja's Diary

Thank you very much for coming to fish 2011 Kota’s American Dream tournament!!

We have uploaded photos at the official site at www.kotaamericandream.com/usa

It was great to see everybody at Lake Wheeler! Congratulations to Team Pat. They brought over 19 pounds to take this title! What a weight!

Great job, Team Jimmy & Rick, you did wonderful!

Ofcourse, we did the rock, paper & scissors to give away Power-pole.

and, Lowrance HDS 7!

Even $1000.00 Cash!! Look at his smile!

I would like to thank this lady for helping us picking the prize numbers! She deserved a gift card from Academy Sports & Outdoors!

Thank you very much for everyone who came to fish this event and thank to all our sponsors! I could not run this tournament without your support especially Ms.Tami Reist from Decatur – Morgan county, AL CVB who was there all the time for us.

I hope to see you ladies and gentlemen next time!

Thank you,

Kota

You could win a free entry of Kota’s American Dream tournament on October 11th !! We will have a meeting and I will cover the details of the upcoming 2011 American Dream tournament. There will be a free draw prizes at the meeting, too!

Meeting will be held on October 11, 2011 ( Tuesday) at 7pm
Fort Decatur Recreation Center
610 Fourth Avenue SE. Decatur, Alabama 35601

Hosted by Bassmasters of North Alabama & Decatur Parks and Recreation Dept.

American Dream tournament will be on December 3, 2011 ( Saturday )
Ingalls Harbor, Lake Wheeler, Decatur, Alabama.
Team Entry fee – $150 ( two angler team or single angler per boat )
Hosted by Decatur-Morgan County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

I might talk about some new finesse fishing techniques at this meeting! So bring your kids and student anglers! See more detailed information at the official site www.kotaamericandream.com/usa and/or call Doug Nichles at 205-396-5556

Check my facebook page for what’s new to Kota!?

We will have 2nd Annual Kota’s American Dream USA tournament on December 3, 2011 at Lake Wheeler!! Tournament entry just got started, and the boat number will be determined by the order of entry! So enter early to get a good number!

Grand Prize is a free trip to Japan just like Jason had last month or $3,000.00 Cash! We will have a Power Pole signature series & $1,000.00 Cash draw prizes and more give aways!!

I will donate $25 of each entry to American Red Cross for Japan Tsunami and Alabama disaster relief. Alone might be small, but together, we can make it happen!!

Here is the 2010 Champion, Jason Meninger’s Testimonial that we received after his trip to Japan.

‘ Fishing and winning Kota’s American Dream Tournament was one of the most memorable experiences of my life!

I got to experience Japan in a very exclusive way with Kota as my tour guide and host,

ultimately gaining a new appreciation for the Japanese way of life and their passion for fishing.

I also love fishing Lake Wheeler and visiting Decatur, AL, so you can expect to see me again in December to defend my American Dream title! ‘

Jason Meninjer

For more information about the tournament and entry, please visit the official site at www.kotaamericandream.com/usa

I am glad to know that Jason had a good time in Japan. What interesting to me was he had viewed Japan as an American person. His view was different from what I noticed before.

Moreover, knowing his experience of being Japan for a week helped widening his view of life made me feel like a reward of virtue. I would like to thank very much again for all the people who helped this event successful. This year, we will have American Dream tournament USA on December 3, 2011 at Lake Wheeler hosted by Decatur-Morgan County DVB. For more information, please visit www.kotaamericandream.com/usa

I will be writing my diary in English and Japanese at http://kotakiriyama.com/blog in future!

We just uploaded the American Dream trip to Japan movie at the official site at www.kotaamericandream.com/usa.

We were up and running from early morning to late night! 2010 American Dream USA champion, Jason seemed to enjoy the view and fishing on Lake Biwa where tied World Record bass come from. He caught a few 8 pound class fish, but hooked a giant fish at the last day that he could not land! We got very excited and enjoyed!

I wrote a blog in both English and Japanese at my Japanese blog site. So please visit American Dream trip of Jason at my official blog site at www.kotakiriyama.com/blog

Jason got his drama there!

Kota

Captain ‘ Sencho Sugito’ guide service just started!

They got on Sencho’s Basscat Jaguar and run towards south end of the lake.

They tried with the first moving lures first, then switched to soft plastic.

Jason likes Japanese green tea!

After a while, Sencho started to make a few casts, then

Nice 5 pounder! Fish must got turned on that Jason and Mr. S started to catch fish!!

They caught most of their fish on Jig-rig by Owner hooks with Yuki-bug. This bait is designed by Sencho Sugito. He spends most of his time on the water as a professional guide on Lake Biwa and he knows what they like especially on this World Record bass lake ‘ Biwa’

Today’s biggest fish was over 9 pounder that Sencho hooked inside the grass by Jig-rig.

We went to dinner at ‘ Kaiten-sushi’ where Sushi plates go around the tables, then you pick what you like to eat. Jason was impressed by this new Sushi presentation.

After Sushi, Jason got hit by the jet lag and went bed for a good night sleep. Well, let’s see what happen tomorrow!!

Kota

We have been to Narita Temple after breakfast.

At this place, Jason stopped by almost every store to see what they sell and do. He was amazed to see how fresh eel has been prepared in front of us.

Jason was impressed by every temple structures which had its own unique architectual design.

I showed him my amulet that I purchased here in 2008, then I won the Bassmaster Elite series on Lake Erie. He immediately purchased the same one!

He also took a lot of pictures of the Garden of Buddha. ‘ The harmony of nature and human being ‘ is expressed through this Buddha’s garden.

after visiting Narita temple, we started to drive to the World Record Bass lake ‘ Biwa ‘ He was also amazed by the skyscrapers of Tokyo and the traffic jam’ Thank you for a long driving, Mr S from Bluedge Company.

We arrived Lake Biwa late at night. Even with a little sleep, we are all ready for fishing lake Biwa!! Let’s see what happen!?

We had a toast, egg and salad just like American breakfast this morning. Jason is still using his chopsticks as you can see!

We are going to visit Narita-san Temple!

Kota

We got up early this morning and jogged. He love to run and see Japan from different view. Here, Jason is running through Japanese Shrine.

Then we stopped in front of my Jr.high school.

We will be visiting Narita Temple this morning!