Takahiro Omori wins the 2004 Bassmaster Classic by catching three fish with just a few minutes to go including one fish that weighed almost 5 pounds. This is a first ever Non-American to win Bassmaster Classic.
I live less than 2 miles from where he started on Lake Fork. He lived in a $1,500 junk RV in an RV park behind Axton's Bass City next to Lake Fork and fished 7 days a week since he really had no home to go home to every day. No other pro can ever relate to what he given up in order to fish. True winner.
Hard work is what gets you there, the teachers arent right when they tell you college is the only way. Hard work is the only way. I can go to college and be lazy after and it would all be a waste.
When my wife calls my phone and says get home the kids are acting up. I treat that last 10 minutes of fishing like I'm Takahiro Omori and when I hook a fish I just yell I Knew it! I Knew it! Then I drive home yelling like I just won Bass Masters.
I know it is...still to this day...Have a vid up that I’m using the chartreuse squarebill on...love it! Catches em when nothing else will a lot of times
TylersReelFishing by far this video had it all. Emotional guy having a bad day living his dream having a bad day. Then all of a sudden he slays them with 30 minutes to go! Turkey amazing.
Takahiro Omori is the epitome of "pursue what you want to do in your life." Dude left Japan to come to the USA. Washed dishes when he started in the league. Slept in his car countless times. All for his dream! This video is golden. I am a Multi-Species angler, but I can't hold myself to say that I love all the professional Bass anglers in the league. The amount of work and dedication that they put up with to get there is unreal. FISH ON, TAKAHIRO! Was very nice meeting him in the Elite Series at the Chesapeake Bay (August, 2015).
is bass hard to catch or something? I'm from Australia and always wondered what's the big hype with these bass competition? enjoyed watching this video though good on him chased down his dream:)
The most underrated athletes in Japan, Takuma Sato, the first Japanese driver ever to win Indy 500 and this Takahiro Omori who won the the Bassmaster Classic.
When its been a tough day on the water and you are about to throw in the towel, watch this video! Fishing is so dynamic. One minute its a drag, and the next it's WFO! Never give up! This 04 Classic and this mans story still give me chills.
I love watching Tak on Major League Fishing and he is one of the most if not THE most polite and humble pro bass fisherman. Notice every time his official weighs his fish, he says "Thank You". Some others do too but most others don't. Tak is Tops!!!
@@normalman23 this is real life? imagine leaving your home country to pursue a passion that is fishing. living in a trailer sacrificing everything to win this. having 10 min left without a limit. than catching 3 winning fish within 10 min to race back tot he ramp and win the whole damn thing. thats pretty awesome.
Right there with you. This motivates the hell out of me. He made decisions on the fly , won a classic in the final ten minutes and did it all with nobody really watching. The greatest Classic winner of all time hands down. " I knew it, I just knew it "
Just found it today but I have a feeling I will watch several more times. Just a great few moments The fist in the air driving in to make it back in time were just utter joy. So happy for him.
Hard to not get choked up watching this video...every time. Makes me proud to be an American and is as good.of a reminder as one would ever need that the American dream is alive and well. GO GET SOME.
It's just so incredible to watch him switch everything up with only a few minutes to go, pull a rod out of the locker, and tag three fish in like 2 minutes to go from 10th to 1st. So gutsy to make that move off of a gut feeling and it totally payed off big time.
Um it's pretty much luck I think.. You gotta have a basic understanding of where fish may be and what bait would be good but you don't know that youre going to hook up with a big one or not
1:19 He knew there were fish there, eventually switched out, and caught 3 monsters withinn minutes, which lead into him winning the championship. Three things that had nothing to do with luck. Well done!
@Hollywood T the only thing that is luck would be the size of the fish. Everything else from the knot you use to the way you work your bait to where you decide to throw it is entirely skill. Sounds like you just suck at fishing
I come back to this every couple of months to watch it still gets me hyped and such an amazing event gives me chills every time and the fact Aaron is on stage as well makes it even more of a memorable moment.
Look I'm a huge fan of Mike Iaconelli and his Never Give up freak out in the 03 classic. But this to me is the greatest example of Never Giving Up. This was amazing!
It is so iconic to show him yelling with his arm up on his "contemporary" horses. Like a vintage samurai returning from a sweat laden and suspenseful battle. I can never let this memory go, and during my tournaments I always think about Tak! So many of my tournaments have yielded, "end of the day" results. Never give up!
Still watch this video and still get chills every time. Imagine being the people on the jetski. They didn't realize it at the time, but they witnessed history and something that has hardly been rivaled since.
My favorite fisherman because he’s had to deal with the normal difficulties to make it PLUS leaving his home with nothing, learning a new language, new culture, everything. He turned his own world upside down for a dream and it paid off! He’s still in 2019 a top notch professional and has added impressive wins to his legacy as a bassmasters classic champion! I knew it!!
Back in 1985, Roland Martin went to Japan and declared there was absolutely zero chance for Japanese anglers to win any of BASS tournaments in the States. It took 20 years for them to claim this. Time changes. People learn. Bass doesn't choose nationality or race. Good angler wins. We all enjoys bass fishing and that's what all matters.
I love this video. My favorite BASS clip ever. Hes the first place leader day 2 in the 2018 elite tourney at lake martin right now right now. Every time I see his name I think of fish yelling his name
I still watch this all the time.... this is what it’s all about, that magical moment when you get on the juice....and for it to be when it matters... wow
This is way better than a buzzer beater or Hail Mary. Literally the likelihood of your last 5 min and last 3 cast landing you bass master classic is improbable. Watch this every year
Never give anything to the winner, Ernest Hemingway said. It means that no one can give you anything more than the highest honor of victory. Although he benefited financially from the win, he doesn't know if it's worth the sacrifices and hard work he's put in since he was a teenager. However, what he shows us is to continue working diligently to achieve our dreams. I believe this video has value beyond fishing and sporting events. Go Taku!
Beautiful moment for Bassmaster. If you watch flw this last win for B.Lat at Seminole was incredible. We watched the live all weekend long and it was a phenomenal show. Love this sport!!
When he went to that house and held that trophy up and screamed that's called the laws of attraction manifestation is keyyy and if you believe you will receive
He was like a samari. Japanese people are freakin awesome. They get totally into everything they do. I caught 2 keepers a 3 1/2 and a 5 lber on my last 2 casts to win my division federation tourny last month on amistad and I felt just like taka.
