Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted June 8, 2013 Root Admin Posted June 8, 2013 Here are the results of the first annual Fly Casting Contest sponsored by RIO, Trout Unlimited and Lilleys' Landing Resort. It was held at the Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery, mid day today. Accuracy 1st-Joseph Long 31.5 sec-Redington Pursuit outfit 2nd-Jeff Zohner 51.3 sec- Any Rio Fly Line ($75 retail value) 3rd- Matthew Peet 59.0 sec-Orvis Sling Pack 4th- Sam Stewart 1:05.0-Fenwick HMX 7wt outfit 5th- Bill Wise 1:09.2- TFO Bug Launcher Distance Am 1st- Bill Wise-72'8" Redington Pursuit Outfit 2nd- Don Shull- 66'9" Any Rio Avid Fly Line 3rd- Joseph Long-63'4" Any Rio Mainstream Fly Line Distance Pro 1st-Matthew Peet 85'- Orvis Helios 2 Fly Rod, Any Rio fly line ($75 retail value) 2nd-Duane Doty 74"-Any Rio Avid fly line Darin Schildknecht was the director and organizer for the event. I personally have to protest... I had to leave early to do a TV interview for a Dallas News station... I thought I relayed to the crew I threw 74' 6" and I had a witness! Doesn't pay to leave a Doty in charge! Thanks everyone for helping... Brian Shaffer, Duane and Mona Cheri Doty and Darin.
duckydoty Posted June 8, 2013 Posted June 8, 2013 MC said she looked for your sign up sheet and couldn't find it. LOL! Had a great time. It was a fun event with great prizes. Watching those kids get to fish in the hatchery was entertaining too. You would have thought a NASCAR race or football game was going on with all the cheering. A Little Rain Won't Hurt Them Fish.....They're Already Wet!! Visit my website at.. Ozark Trout Runners
Brian K. Shaffer Posted June 9, 2013 Posted June 9, 2013 I thought it was blast ! Some of the kids had never caught a trout - much less a 4lb 3oz brown trout one kid caught for his first trout ever! The casting was extra fun. Watching a relatively new caster really understanding the principals of the fly cast - its like the light goes ON and they get it.... then they lose it 4 minutes later. (but with practice they learned they will become better fly casters) Jim Green, the rod designer and owner of Fenwick, said it best in a little 80 page book entitled " Fly Casting " in 1971; " There's no such thing as fly fisherman wholly satisfied with his casting performance. " I think we might even have some pictures ? Yes ? Just once I wish a trout would wink at me! ozarkflyfisher@gmail.com I'm the guy wearing the same Simms longbilled hat for 10 years now.
duckydoty Posted June 9, 2013 Posted June 9, 2013 Some pictures from the day... A Little Rain Won't Hurt Them Fish.....They're Already Wet!! Visit my website at.. Ozark Trout Runners
Buzz Posted June 9, 2013 Posted June 9, 2013 That looks like a great day for all. If fishing was easy it would be called catching.
ruthead Posted June 9, 2013 Posted June 9, 2013 Great to see the kids with smiles. Love to see events promoting our sport to the young'uns. Wish we would've been down there. Nice fish too!! "Pretty soon we may not have any rights left because it might infringe on someone's rights"
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted June 10, 2013 Author Root Admin Posted June 10, 2013 Mic- better hurry- they're leaving Friday. Gone till October.
mic Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 darn. Like being a Royals fan... there is always next year.
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