Here, the winners from Lake Kitaura are in front of BassCat’s new building in Mountain Home, Ark., with BassCat’s Rick Pierce.
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Registration at the Ramada Inn. The team was accompanied by the Chief Editor of Lure Magazine, Michael Nomura. Nomura plans to write a story in Lure about the team’s journey to the U.S.
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The grand prize for the BassCat Invitational was a 2014 BassCat Eyra, which the team was hoping to bring back to Japan.
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After Day 1, the Mountain Home, Ark., High School team provided the food. The pair was excited to meet the ladies.
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At Mountain Home High’s gym, Rick Pierce gives away prizes as the team and Kiriyama watch on.
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