Conclave Setup Crew Needed

[Terry Beeson]

I have volunteered to be this year's facility chair for Conclave. I will be the one overseeing the set up for the show, tiers, presentations, etc. at the fairgrounds.

Since I've not done this one before, I'm asking - ok, BEGGING - for any and all help doing this.

Set up will begin Thursday morning early to get the tables, chairs, and everything else ready for the day. Then Saturday afternoon, we will need to convert the big room into the auction room. Then Sunday morning, take everything down and put it away.

Any of you who can help with any of this - Thursday, Saturday, or Sunday - will be greatly appreciated.

This is gearing up to be a really really great conclave... You don't want to miss it.

[soggyfeet]

OK Im finally going to ask what is conclave? Ive seen you guys talking ablut it for a few years now and all I have gotten so far is its a big fishing show. Im willing to help if the wife is willing to let me off house arrest that weekend. That wont be easy with a one yr old and a newborn at that time. Probally wont be able to give you a deffinate answer till a few weeks before. By the way what weekend is it? I think your other post said it was in October.

[Terry Beeson]

Brian,

It is the first weekend in October. Our very own Michael Kyle is the Conclave chair this year and he has quite an event in the works.

Conclave is more than just a big fishing show. It is the premier fly fishing event for this area of the country. As one fellow put it, "you can learn more in three days at Conclave than you can in three years of fishing." You will meet new people who share your passion for fly fishing.

You will see hundreds of the country's (and even the world's) best fly tiers in one room, several of whom frequent this forum.

For $15, you can sit with Kelly Galloup and tie flies for two hours and go home with probably more than the $15 worth of fly tying material (thank you Wapsi.) That's no typo... I said FIFTEEN DOLLARS!

A two hour fly casting instruction with Mel Krieger.

You can meet, talk with, and get great fishing and tying advice from the likes of Dave Whitlock, Davy Wotton, John Berry, John Wilson, Terry and Roxanne Wilson, Sister Carol Anne Corley (the fly tying nun), (geez, this list could take up most of Phil's drive space...)

You can win prizes, bid on items in the silent and live auction.

You can learn fishing techniques like nymphing and Czech nymphing from John Wilson.

You can cast some of the latest rods from different companies like Sage, G Loomis, TFO...

You can buy fly tying and fishing equipment at very good prices.

You can volunteer and help teach kids how to fly fish and then take them to Dry Run Creek and watch their big smiles when they land a big 'Bow or Brown.

You can cast some of the finest bamboo rods on the planet.

You can even meet Phil!!

Oh... and did I mention it's in Mountain Home, AR where you can slip away for a couple of hours on the Bull Shoals or Norfork tailwaters with one or several of the guys?

And I should mention the Welcome Party on Thursday night where you can get some pretty doggone good eats...

Oh... and did I forget to mention you can help me with the setup and take down of the show?

Yeah, it's sort of a big fishing show, but with a very very friendly atmosphere. I wouldn't miss it for the world....

Click here for a full schedule of the events...

[soggyfeet]

Thanks man I have mentioned it to her and she doenst seem to have a problem with me going down there but that could change when the baby comes in mid sept. I will PM you when I know for sure.

[bowfin47]

Soggyfeet,

Terry did a great job of explaining Southern Conclave, except for the point that for many of us, this Federation of Fly Fishers gathering is a "do not miss" event... It is a gather of friends - old and new. It is not an "exclusive" gathering, but rather, it is one of the most "open and inviting" gathering of fly ftyers, casters, program presenters and other Federators that you'll ever have the joy of attending.

While there will be commercial booths, this is not a "commercial" show. It is entirely put on by FFF volunteers... like Terry. People who often travel great distances, always at their own expense, in order to work at and attend this show. I have been attending since 1984 and tying since 1987 - Like everyone else, I've worked booths, helped with auctions, hauled equipment, worked the bar, helped at the Youth Conclaves, and cooked & served a bunch of food. I've only missed SOC a few times, mainly due to hurricanes and such, and I live nine hours away!

Oh yeah, technically, I haven't been a member of the Southern Council since the South Eastern Council split off in 1990! Now I'm a member of the FFF's Gulf Coast Council, but I plan on being in Mt. Home in October!

So, come and join us at the 2008 Southern Council of the Federation of Fly Fisher's Annual Conclave in Mountian Home October 2-4.... I'm sure that you won't regret the time spent. Here is a link to the Southern Council's Conclave web site: http://www.southerncouncilfff.org/conclave/conclave.php

If ya' catch me tying, I'll tie ya' one of my favorite flies...

Kyle Moppert

PS

I see that your young one is only one year old, when he's (she's) a little older, you'll have to bring him to fish in the Youth Conclave on Dry Run Creek. My kids have grand memories of "their" Conclaves and times on Dry Run.