Where the Senko was Born! The Gary Yamamoto Factory and Interview with the Production Manager

We had the pleasure of interviewing Gary Yamamoto's production manager and life long friend Danny Berndt. This guy has been working for the yamamoto factory since 1986 and is extremely knowledgeable about the products past, present, and future. We were so lucky to get to sit with him and Chris Oberle and talk about where Gary got his start and how it turned into one of the biggest and best soft plastic baits on the market both here in the USA and in Japan!
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[@robertgonzalez825]

I just recently got to meet Gary. What an unbelievably modest real person he is. I took my son to his ranch to fish for his birthday. Highly recommend it. His ponds are super fun to fish.

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Wouldn’t catch me there in a million years... but that’s a different story we won’t talk about today.

[@robertgonzalez825]

@@FishingGrubbZ Interesting.

[@FishingGrubbZ]

All respect lost

[@Jay-gt8hb]

@@FishingGrubbZwhy’s that?

[@aarongreenlee7867]

I am a history geek. I loved the back story and how they got started, struggled, adapted and succeeded. It makes appreciate the product even more than I did just from its effectiveness! Good job Grubbz! Class A job!

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Thanks brother!!!

[@siraltitude76]

nice man, this is super cool to see! what a great opportunity to visit this historic place!

[@FishingGrubbZ]

I still can’t believe it

[@johnm2617]

What a story !! In so many ways ! Then the way the senko has changed the game !!! Great video ! Would of loved to go inside ! This gentleman stepped in shit ** when he started working for Gary!

[@MrTightLines]

"I look forward to the future, it's definitely lookin' bright" (as he can't hardly keep his eyes open because he's looking into the sun while talking to the camera) LOL

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Hahahahah

[@jessehillis7830]

Yamamotos history is amazing!! Im so glad you do this epi so we could all learn where it all started!! Absolutely fire my friend

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Thanks brother!

[@jessehillis7830]

@@FishingGrubbZ thank you sir!!

[@goodlittlebitch]

I'm amazed there doing it all out of one factory amazing.

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Seriously

[@MrTightLines]

Whoooooa the first prototype senkos!! This is a nifty video :)

[@FishingGrubbZ]

I love this video dude

[@JamesJohnsonFishing]

Loving this Lake Powell/ Gary Yamamoto Tour!

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Thanks man

[@mosierboy3631]

Great job Todd on this video! I love history and this was some amazing part of our fishing history! I appreciate you brother! BABAAM!!

[@FishingGrubbZ]

I felt honored to be there

[@stasylumbassist1]

That's my home! Wish I could get a job in research and development of new baits there

[@heathercummins1644]

Love this guy! This informative video is my kinda thing! Love hearing the history! Thanks, Todd! ❤

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Danny was amazing! I could talk with him all day

[@MrTightLines]

The gimbal is doin good work during this interview. I'm noticing you use the buttons to move it from left to right and making little corrections up and down, vs hand held. Good stuff.

[@FishingGrubbZ]

It is so good!

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Would have sucked hand held

[@MrTightLines]

I'm diggin' that Gary Jeep! :)

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Same!!

[@MrTightLines]

At 13:35 a bunny comes into frame from the right and exits to the left around 13:43 Just found that comical LOL.

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Hahaha I didn’t even notice

[@aarongreenlee7867]

I had to go back and watch that part again. Thanks for pointing that out. Hahahaha

[@thearobin1]

I loved Danny!

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Me too

[@JamesJohnsonFishing]

For whatever reason, the voice audio seems to only come in just on the right side of my headphones. Just an FYI.

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Thank you! My buddy said the same thing. So weird

[@jeremyeskew1395]

Hell yeah great history lesson good stuff brother looking forward to seeing what the future holds 🤘👍💯🎣🇺🇲👌👊

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Thanks homie!

[@MrTightLines]

Oh man, that "gentleman's handshake business doesn't work anymore" line really made me sad :( They had a decent spinnerbait I had bought a couple of some years back. Their spook (I still have) was great too.

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Agreed! They still have some spinnerbaits for sale

[@fishingthe4137]

Congats with working with Gary Yamamoto

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Thanks!

[@fishingthe4137]

@@FishingGrubbZ You're welcome. If you and Becca are in western mass look me up. I fish the conn river. I think you guys would like it

[@FishingGrubbZ]

We would love it

[@fishingthe4137]

@@FishingGrubbZ just let me know when ur in my neck of the woods.

[@fishmant.v.6012]

This is so cool

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Thanks brother

[@fishmant.v.6012]

You posted this on the middle of the night??!

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Accident. I was half asleep when I scheduled it

[@fishingthe4137]

Fishing the 413

[@mr_approachable4759]

That's a bummer that you went all that way but couldn't go in

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Next time! Covid needs to be under control before they let me come in and film.

[@slide_ways]

is Gary still alive?

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Your discount code no longer works.... Just saw your video and was going to place an order but it is no longer valid.

[@FishingGrubbZ]

It’s just GRUBBZ now. And case sensitive

[@PottersHouseHou]

@@FishingGrubbZ Still did not work

[@13thClover]

Lol at the OSHA comment haha

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Hahahaha

[@1Chiccone]

GET RID OF THAT DAMN BACKGROUND MUSIC, NO NEED FOR IT. PLEASE.

[@FishingGrubbZ]

Did you like your own comment...

[@1Chiccone]

@@FishingGrubbZ No, but that is a good idea, wait just a minute.....now I did!! 😜😂

[@1Chiccone]

And I just liked this one!!