Kinami Yamamoto ?

Biggvic · Post by **Biggvic** » Wed May 28, 2014 7:29 am

Are kinami and Yamamoto senko baits made from the same plastic and mold and just sold under two different names?

george · Post by **george** » Wed May 28, 2014 8:18 am

Yamamoto is owned by Gary Yamamoto and Kinami is owned and operated by Derek Yamamoto; Gary's son! I was told that they are the same process/molds and recipes but I still have more confidence in the Yamamoto brand!
I just seem to think there are differences between the two!

George

clum553946 · Post by **clum553946** » Thu May 29, 2014 2:36 am

They are one & the same. Kinami baits are packed in lesser quantities so the price is more affordable per pack.

mark poulson · Post by **mark poulson** » Thu May 29, 2014 5:09 am

clum553946 wrote:They are one & the same. Kinami baits are packed in lesser quantities so the price is more affordable per pack.

And they offer some different colors than GYCB.

george · Post by **george** » Thu May 29, 2014 7:18 am

Google Derek Yamamoto, it will give you the story of how the brand of Kinami was started by him and his wife. It seemed like a spin off of Yamamoto baits but they have put a different twist on things.
While using the same process to make the product I am pretty sure the recipes is slightly different!
Maybe Cooch can answer this as he is on the Yamamoto Pro Staff!

George

clum553946 · Post by **clum553946** » Thu May 29, 2014 10:48 am

I asked Derek & that was his response!

Gary Dobyns · Post by **Gary Dobyns** » Thu May 29, 2014 8:18 pm

[quote="mark poulson"][quote="clum553946"]They are one & the same. Kinami baits are packed in lesser quantities so the price is more affordable per pack.[/quote]
And they offer some different colors than GYCB.[/quote]

Both these quotes are 100% accurate. I've been lucky enough to staff for Yamamoto for years. Here is a link to an article I did on Senko fishing with Inside Line. Just my ideas on nail weighted Senko fishing.

http://www.insideline.net/index.php/col ... -the-senko