Motormate makes it to the Bass Open on Lake Douglas in Tennessee

On Friday May 27, 2011 the tournament went out at Lake Point Marina.  What a great place for the tournament.  We met up with some of our pro staff; Gerald Swindel, aka “G-Man”.  What a guy.  Skeet Reese told G-Man that the Motormate would bend.  G-Man’s reply was “I’ve traveled from one end to the other and it looks like I just put it on.  We would like to thank Casey Ashley, Gerald Swindel, Tim Sailer, Bucky Helms and many more; they have all been a great help to Motormate.  By the way Skeet, your Motormate is on the way!

Jason Quinn is also on board with Motormate.  He could not believe how well it locks the steering cables in place.

Motormate looks forward to all upcoming tournaments and meeting all the great people that gather at these type of events.  It seems like our fan club is steadily building.  See ya next time.

THE NEW MOTORMATE FOR THE YAMAHA SHO IS NOW AVAILABLE.  IT IS MODEL #303, WHICH FITS 200HP-250HP, AND YOU CAN ORDER IT ON OUR WEBSITE NOW!!!  BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR NEW VIDEOS THAT DEMO THE MOTORMATE, BECAUSE YOU WILL SEE ONE OF OUR PRO STAFF DOING THE NEW INSTRUCTIONAL CLIPS.  YOU WILL HAVE TO GO TO WWW.MOTORMATEUSA.COM PRO STAFF PAGE TO FIND OUT WHO IT IS!  THE NEW VIDEOS WERE SHOT ON LAKE NORMAN AT LITTLE RIVER LANDING, AND THE MOTORMATE INVENTOR, CLAUDE, GOT TO TAKE A LITTLE FISHING TRIP WITH THE BASS FISHING LEGEND AFTER THE SHOOT!  AFTER WE LEFT, OUR NEW COMMENTATOR HEADED BACK OUT TO FISH AND LATER REPORTED THAT HE CAUGHT 50 BASS ON A NEW SPINNER BAIT, WITH A SMALL WIRE HARNESS, THAT HE DESIGNED.  YOU CAN CHECK THIS BAIT OUT AT "THE GREAT OUTDOORS".  WE SEND OUR THANKS TO HIM FOR ALL HE HAS DONE.....SO DON'T WAIT...GO SEE WHO IT IS.....

Guy Eaker, along with pro-angler Ken Cook and journalist Dave Precht, is to be inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame on February 18, 2011.  The three will be officially inducted that night at the Hall of Fame banquet during the 2011 Bassmaster Classic in New Orleans.  Motormate is proud of all three of these guys, but especially proud of our good friend Guy Eaker.  He is not only on our Pro-Staff team, but is an incredible supporter of Motormate and everyone involved.  Guy is the type of person you can count on, whether you are on the water or off, and for that reason, we continue to thank God for bringing him into our lives.  Congratulations Guy, and thank you for all you do!

Motormate would like to encourage you all to check out the Christian Anglers Fellowship Trail upcoming tournaments for 2011.  The schedule is out for their 2011 Lincoln County Prison Ministry Charity Tournaments and there is a guaranteed 1^st place prize of $1000.  Denver Marine has come on board to be the Title Sponsor and they are going to add $200 to the first place prize if the winner purchased their boat from Denver Marine.  All the proceeds from these tournaments will go to the Lincoln County Prison Ministry.  You can check their website for a schedule of the dates and locations for each tournament, with the first one being March 19^th at Lake Norman.  We hope some of you great fishermen can join the fun and also help support a great ministry that God is sure to bless!

Motormate USA welcomes Wall to Wall Outdoors located at 4915 NC Hwy 221 North.  Phone (828) 756-4548

Please visit Wall to Wall for all of your hunting, fishing and archery needs.  See their web site here.

Motormate would like to invite you to check out the pro-staff on our website.  We have links to some of their sites for your convenience.  Did you know you can book a trip with one of the best crank bait fisherman in the world, Paul Elias!  And you have got to check out Don Iovino’s new top water baits!  Oh, and take a look at Casey Ashley who is not only a pro fisherman, but also has an outstanding voice!  You can hear his song “The Fisherman” on our homepage.  And we can’t forget Britt Myers, who fishes the Bassmaster Elite Series, and can also customize your vehicle at his company CS Motorsports.  Last, but not least, a legend, Guy Eaker, who has had his expert hands in everything to do with the great sport of Bass fishing!

Stay tuned for the spring bass fishing sales that are coming your way.  Motormate wants to help keep you informed of these spring sales and events through our website, so keep checking in with us for dates and locations.  Some of our customers participating in these events are, The Great Outdoors in Cherryville, N.C., Foothills Marina in Morganton, N.C., and Tri-County Marine in Granite Falls, N.C.  The Great Outdoors is having their event on March 11-12^th, 2011, and Motormate will be there demonstrating our locking system.  Mark your calendars to come out and see us. 

Motormate is looking forward to this upcoming winter series of bass tournaments starting December 5^th.  Last year the catch was unbeatable at times.  Lake Norman is becoming a great spotted bass lake, but when winter comes it produces some hefty large mouth.  We are looking forward to seeing some of our new customers, and old friends on the lake.  Good luck guys!

Clifton was working the Motormate business in Seneca, and decided to do a little fishing on Lake Hartwell with his buddy Ronnie.  While fishing, they noticed a Stratos Bass Boat adrift up Keowee River, and there were no boat docks or people in sight.  They pulled up beside the boat and saw that both the boat keys and the owner’s truck keys were in the boat.  Clifton called 911, afraid something had happened to the missing fisherman, and gave the dispatcher his location from his Lowrance GPS.  The dispatcher contacted South Carolina Fish and Game, and had them call Clifton back to get the numbers off the boat.  Fish and Game tried to get in contact with the owner with no luck.  Clifton and Ronnie then secured the boat to the bank, and gave the GPS location to Fish and Game.  As they were securing the boat, the owner came out of the woods, where he had been deer hunting.  He was very grateful for what they had done, because “it would have been a long swim to get his boat back”.  So, if you are using your boat to deer hunt, make sure you secure it to the bank…….and you probably want to take the keys with you.

Our good friend Jacob is still doing well with the UNCC Bass Rats.  He and his partner Eric fished the Wake Forest Invitational College Tournament this past weekend on Lake Gaston, which is on the North Carolina/Virginia border.  They said it was a tough day, but they caught fish on a frog and buzz bait, and came in 4^th place with 3 fish weighing in at 6 pounds.  Jacob said first place was 11 pounds and 2^nd and 3^rd had 8 pounds.  Motormate is really proud of these guys and their commitment to the sport of bass fishing as well as their education.  Keep up the good fishing guys…..and those grades!

Motormate is so excited about Bass Fishing being recognized as a college sport.  It is “officially classified by some as an athletic sport, putting it on the same level as other team sports with recruitment and athletic scholarships”.  The Bass Federation formed the Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) to further help this growing sport.  What we are most excited about is that Motormate has a very close friend who is now fishing at the collegiate level at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  Jacob Whitaker is a freshman at UNCC, fishing with his team the Bass Rats.  Jacob has been in 4 club tournaments this fall and placed in the top 4 out of about 15 anglers in each of the events.  His most recent tournament was at Lake Norman,N.C., where he placed 2nd.  Jacob’s dad taught him to fish as a young boy, and he began fishing tournaments as a teenager.  He is a member of a fishing club in Fairview, NC and has fished a number of BFL tournaments as a co-angler. He has grown to love the sport so much that his dream is to become a professional angler.  We are proud of you Jacob!  Keep up the good work.

Motormate would like to welcome The Great Outdoors store in Cherryville, NC to our dealer list.  They will now be carrying all models of the Motormate.  Check out their website for a wide selection of your bass fishing needs like Shooter Jigs, Barry's Custom Lures, and Brian's Bee's Crank baits.  They also have a selection of the hard to find Japanese baits.  When you stop into The Great Outdoors you may also catch a glimpse of a one of the local pro fishermen like Guy Eaker.  Thanks to everyone at The Great Outdoors for your Motormate support.

We are so excited to have Don Iovino, now endorsing Motormate.  Don was so pleased with his Motormate, that he decided to join our “endorsements from the pros” page, so you can now visit his website straight from ours.  For those of you who don’t know Don, he is a professional angler, fishing innovator, charter member of the International Fishing Hall of Fame, and one of Clifton’s favorite fisherman.

Don's top water perfection bait, called the "Big Splashit 2", is now available, along with some of the best hand poured worms on the market.

 It is an incredible honor to have him as a Motormate customer and a friend!  Please check out Don’s website for any of your bass fishing needs

Clifton’s trim and tilt went out on his Mercury motor last week, so he took his boat down to Greg Clark’s Countryside Marine, in Weaverville, NC, for repair.  The technician said that the solenoid needed to be replaced.  He checked his stock and was out of the part he needed.  Then he offered to take the solenoid off his own personal boat, to keep Clifton fishing for the weekend.  That says a lot about Greg’s company and his employees.  Thanks guys and keep up the good work!  Greg also has a second location on Boone Lake in Tennessee, and he is stocking Motormates at both locations.

Motormate is proud to say that all parts are made locally in Western North Carolina.  We do our best to support our neighbors and local businesses.  Appalachian Tool and Machine, Inc., in Black Mountain, cuts all of our steel, and then the parts are shipped to Joe Duncan’s Welding shop in Swannanoa.  After welding, the Motormates are taken to Procoaters, Inc., in Kernersville, where they are powder coated.  At that point, the product is shipped to Drop Shot Shipping in Swannanoa, where they have final parts assembled and the Motormates are inspected, boxed and labeled for shipping. Thanks to all our local vendors for helping us make our product the best that it can be!

ESPN Outdoors/BASS, Senior Account Executive, Gary Abernethy, called Motormate this week, and stopped by for a 3 hour chat about our company.  We were so excited to meet Gary and discuss some marketing and advertising opportunities available in connection with BASS magazine and the Bass Masters Classic tournament coming up.  Motormate is planning to be at the Bass Masters Classic Outdoor Expo in February 2011, in New Orleans.  This will be an amazing time meeting fellow, fishermen, other vendors, and, of course, some of the most famous bass fishing fanatics in the world!  Come see us at the 2011 Bass Masters Classic!

Clifton fished in the tournament at Boone Lake, TN, Saturday, September 18^th for Motormate, and won second place and biggest fish.   The fishing was tough, but it was a great day, and Motormate wants to thank Greg for all he did to make the tournament a success.  He put his time and finances into making it a good time for all involved.  All the boaters didn’t show, but Greg stuck to his word with a guaranteed $1000.00 first place prize.  He did not want to postpone the tournament, or change the prize money, even though there were not enough boats to cover the cost.  He also bought barbeque dinners for everyone there.  Clifton said it was some of the best barbeque he had ever had!  Greg is an outstanding person, and we are proud to have him as a new friend of Motormate. This tournament was also a grand opening for Greg Clark’s new marina, and the campground that is soon to come.   

Motormate USA is proud to announce that we will be participating in Bass tournament on Boone Lake in Tennessee on September 18, 2010.  This tournament is being sponsored by Greg Clark’s Countryside Marine out of Weaverville, N.C.  Motormates will be available for sale on site after the tournament.  Water temperatures are beginning to fall, and fishing is picking up.