[Ben Dixon]

Hi All,

We will be running a winter casting league from October - Feb this winter one Sunday per month with the best of four to count to for final places. The venue will is to be confirmed, there are several sites I am still looking at but it will be Aberdeenshire.

Overall first place after all five rounds will receive the soon to be coveted but not yet bought Barrio Fly Lines Shield there will also be other prizes up for grabs and definitely something in there for highest placing non instructors.

Disciplines will be

#5 full line distance
#7 full line distance
Trout accuracy
27g floating shooting head (sea trout distance)
Overhead salmon distance.

This will be run (where possible and practical) to World Championship rules which can be found here http://www.wcflycasting.com/upload/Rules_Flycasting.pdf A final set of rules for our league will appear here soon.  There will be tackle available for use should you not have an outfit suitable for a particular event.

So far I have had quite a bit of interest, if you would be interested in taking part please register interest below or drop me a PM or.  If you are not a forum member I can be contacted at Orvis in Banchory Tuesday to Saturday on 01330 824 319.


Cheers

Ben

[Rob Brownfield]

Hi Ben,
Interesting. Could you please answer a few questions?


Is there a cost involved?

I noticed in the Trout rules they dictate that you must use a Mastery Expert Distance line yet Mikes lines are often quoted. Could you please clarify.

Am I right in saying that this is a private event and not tied in to other oganisations?

Cheers
Rob

[Ben Dixon]

Hi Rob,

Is there a cost involved?

If there is it will be buttons, I'll know this once I have confirmed the venue.  There certainly will not be any profit made from the league.

Hi Ben,
Interesting. Could you please answer a few questions?
Is there a cost involved?
I noticed in the Trout rules they dictate that you must use a Mastery Expert Distance line yet Mikes lines are often quoted. Could you please clarify.

This is one of the reasons that I added the note about a full set of rules being available soon.  We need to sort the line situation for the full line events.  For the sake of keeping things on a level playing field one line is the sensible choice, not the MED mainly for reasons of cost and availability.  However, I don't want to see anyone putting off taking part because they cannot afford to buy the approved line. I don't really want to clog up the thread discussing this here.

Am I right in saying that this is a private event and not tied in to other oganisations?

Correct.

Are you going to take part Rob?


Cheers

Ben

[Hamish Young]

I like everything but the accuracy..... but I guess Rob has to have something to do when he's not not fly fishing for pike or maybe drowning maggots and/or worms 
I will endeavour to make the trip down from Inverness-shire for this, should be fun and about time we had something 'local'.

H 

[Ben Dixon]

So far we have

Allan Liddle
Mike Barrio
Eddie Sinclair
Hamish Young
Peter McCallum
Kevin Muir
Dan Bruce
Iain Armstrong
Rob Brownfield
Andy Clark
Ben Dixon

Cheers

Ben

[Iain Cameron]

I like everything but the accuracy.....

I like everything except the accuracy and the distance...
but count me in anyway, someone has to come last

[Allan Liddle]

Awnaw, better up my game for this, (seriously i'm not joking   ) looking forward to the craic guys and cheers Ben for putting it all together.  

[Irvine Ross]

but count me in anyway, someone has to come last

Ahem, I think you will find that place is reserved for me 

OK I will give it a go but I may have to sit out the heavier events if my shoulder twinges too much. Count me in.

Irvine

[Ben Dixon]

So far we have

Allan Liddle
Mike Barrio
Eddie Sinclair
Hamish Young
Peter McCallum
Kevin Muir
Dan Bruce
Iain Armstrong
Rob Brownfield
Andy Clark
Ben Dixon
Irvine Ross
Iain Cameron
Sandy Nelson

Cheers

Ben

Updated!!

[Sandy Nelson]

This sounds like fun.
Count me in If i'm off shift

Sandy

[Peter]

Looks like being loads of fun, and I'm pretty sure everyone will come out of this a better caster than they were going in 

[Ben Dixon]

Looks like being loads of fun, and I'm pretty sure everyone will come out of this a better caster than they were going in 

You included Peter, hope you make it up.

I should have firm dates inside a week.


Cheers

Ben

[Michael Buchan]

Hi Ben

Sounds good count me in  .

Cheers

Michael

[Ben Dixon]

Allan Liddle
Mike Barrio
Eddie Sinclair
Hamish Young
Peter McCallum
Kevin Muir
Dan Bruce
Iain Armstrong
Rob Brownfield
Andy Clark
Ben Dixon
Irvine Ross
Iain Cameron
Sandy Nelson
Michael Buchan

[Iain Cameron]

Ahem, I think you will find that place is reserved for me 

competition for the wooden spoon sure to be fierce then!