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joyfish
04-13-2012, 09:07 AM
Spey O Rama 2012, The World Championship of Spey Casting

We invite all to beautiful San Francisco's Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club for The Jimmy Green International SPEY-O-RAMA, The World Championship of Spey Casting, April 20 - 22, 2011

Prospective participants and attendees with questions please contact Chairman Tom Gong at info@speyorama.com

Spey-O-Rama.com- (Schedule is Attached at website)

The event is open to the public and admittance is free.

Domestic and International casting masters will be offering free demonstrations and clinics each day. Premium fly-fishing tackle manufacturers will have their products available for your testing.

Competitors and FlyFishing experts include:
James Chalmers, Ruari Costello, Gerard Downey, Lee Davison, Tommy Aarkvisla, Greg Bencivenga, Mia Sheppard, Loc Vetter, Whitney Gould, Donna O’Sullivan, Simon Hsieh, Geir Hanson, Sergey Kluev, Knut Kasine Ekelund, Bill Rogers, Vadim Utrobin, Doug Duncan, Gene Oswald, Tim Warriner, Glen Nagumo, Frank Chen, Burt Rances, Gary Kalinka, Ed Filice, Jim Ansite, Zack Williams, Marcy Stone, Anita Strand, Travis Johnson, Gordon Anderson, Bruce Kruk, Charles St. Pierre, Tyler Kushnir, Knut Systad


The casting competition schedules will include practice session on Friday, qualifying rounds on Saturday, and final competitions on Sunday.

Some of the programs are:

Fly Fishing Presentations:
Fishing The Ponoi River in Russia – Barrett Mattison
Swinging Flies for Steelhead – Mia Sheppard, Little Creek Outfitters
CF Burkheimer Spey – Kery Burkheimer

Casting Demonstrations:
Switch Rods – George Revel
Top & Bottom hand techniques - Greg Bencivenga
Skagit Lines – Mike Mccune
Bobbing and Swinging : Versatility of Switchrods – Craig Nielsen
Drawing the cast under constant tension – Lee Davison & Tommy Aarkvisla

Clinics:
James Chalmers - The Carron Rod & Case Company
Klaus Frimor – Guideline
Jeff Putnam – Jeff Putnam’s Fly Fishing Schools

Lunch is available for the general public at the club for a nominal fee on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Dinner is available on Friday and Saturday.

Lunch and Dinner for Spey-O-Rama 2012 are sponsored by:
Sage – lunch
California Fly Shop, San Carlos, CA - lunch
Snake River Outfitters - lunch
Temple Fork Outfitters – Saturday Dinner
Saturday pre-dinner Sponsors: Macallan’s Scotch pre-dinner tasting sponsored by Macallan’s, and Entertainment sponsored by Sport Kilt Inc.


Casting Competition Prizes Generously Donated by the following Sponsors:

Saracione Manufacturing Co.: http://www.saracione.com/
Men 1st Place: Deluxe II 3 ¾” fly reel
Women’s 1st Place: Deluxe II 3 ¾” fly reel
Senior Men’s 1st Place: Deluxe II 3 ¾” fly reel

Snake River Outfitter: http://www.snakeriveroutfitters.com
Men Longest Cast: Salmon Reel
Women Longest Cast: Salmon Reel
Sr. Men’s Longest Cast: Salmon Reel

Guideline: http://www.guideline
Women’s Longest Cast: 13’7” 8/9# LeCie Spey Rod


Auction Items:
Fly Fishing Equipment generously donated by the Contributors below in support of the Spey-O-Rama event will be auctioned during the event, starting on Friday and ending after the Saturday night dinner:

Anderson Custom Rods – ACR Spey Rod
Temple Fork Outfitters – TFO Rod of Choice Gift Certificate
Burkheimer Rods – Spey Rod
Beulah Fly Rods – Spey Rod
Rio – Selection of Spey Lines
Waterworks/Lamson – Fly Reel
GLoomis – Fly Rod
Echo – Fly Rod
Shasta Trout - Guide Trip
Allen Fly Fishing – Fly Rod
Adams Angling – 13” Courtland Spey Rod
Tenkara USA – Tenkara Fly Rod
Steelhead Flyfisher - 1 print by Jeff Bright

Spey-O-Rama 2012 Event Schedule is as follows:

April 20, Friday:
- Exhibits, Equipment Auctions
- Competition Casting Practice

April 21, Saturday:
- Exhibits, Fly Fishing Presentations, Equipment Auctions
- Spey Demonstrations/Clinics
- Competition Qualifying Rounds

April 22, Sunday:
- Exhibits
- Spey Casting Competition Finals
- Spey for Trout Three-person Team Competition

Sponsors of SOR 2012 include: Saracione Mnufacturing Co., Snake River Outfitters. California Fly Shop, The Macallan, Guideline, Sage, Temple Fork Outfitters (TFO), Japn Casing Association, Waterworks/Lamson, Anderson Custom Rods, Burkheimer Rods, Beulah Rods, GLoomis Rods, Echo Rods, Rio, Tenkara Rods, Allen Fly Fishing, Shasta Trout, Adams Angling, La Felice Convivio Winery, EK Outdoors, Vintage Wine Estates, and Sport Kilts Inc.

Exhibitors:
Burkheimer Rods, Anderson Custom Rods, The Carron Rod & Case Company, Fly Day International Ltd., Little Creek Outfitters, Sage/Redington/Rio, Saracione Manufacturing Co., Snake River Outfitters, and many more.
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L Kenney
04-13-2012, 07:23 PM
Also on the auction list for Spey-)-Rama are steelhead and salmon flies and boxes from Umpqua Feather Merchants and Rainy's.

Don Powell
04-22-2012, 07:50 PM
After paying homage to my "home" fly shop yesterday, I attended
SOR today...
I was truly in awe of the way the finalists handled today's conditions- cool and swirly compared to the warmer and less dense air on the previous two days...
Everyone in the finals cast well but when it was all said and done- Whitney Gould won the Women's Championship and Gerard Downey won the Men's Championship.
Congratulations to the Champions, the Finalists, the Participants and the wonderful Hosts and Volunteers at the The Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club.
(Despite driving 300 miles to and from two events I am energized and refreshed from interracting with my flyfishing brethern!)