Here's a link to the broader festival:
http://www.scotlandsalmonfestival.org/I said I would pop up the rules of the competition, I've not seen them anywhere other than on Scotts Facebook page so here they are:
ALEXANDER GRANT MEMORIAL SPEY CASTING COMPETITION - RULES OF COMPETITION
1) The competition is open to all comers regardless of age, gender, amateur or professional, competitors need not be resident in the UK
2) First price will be awarded to the competitor who is judged to have cast the greatest distance using a approved Spey cast during the final, 2nd and 3rd winning places will also be judged in the same way,
3) Competitors may compete with any rod, reel and line as long as it fall into the follows specifications
* The rod can be of any make or manufacturer, the rod shall not be longer than 15’1ft in length,
*The reel must be of a normal revolving spool fly reel design
* The casting line or casting head can be of a density that is classified as a floater, in the opinion of the judges the line must float,
* The running line can be made of any material strength or density, There must be a leader/cast of at least 6ft in length attached to the front end of the fly line and to this must be attached a brightly coloured piece of wool or wool substitute, without weight, in place of a fly.
4) Each competitor will be given 4 minutes casting time, approved cast will only be judged during the competition time and competitors must re-position the line to outside the marker rope before their initial and subsequent casts within the time period. The distance will be judged as the landing point of the wool/wool substitute on the outside of the target rope on the completion of each cast.
5) Should the same distance be cast by two or more competitors during the Finals of the event, then these competitors will take part in a play off as has been used in the earlier stage of the Final
6) Each competitor must stand in the water at the designated casting position at all times when competing.
7) Failure to abide by any of the above rules and guidelines will result in disqualification
An approved Spey cast will be deemed as:
• Any form of roll or Spey cast which incorporates an angle change of at least thirty degrees or /as defined by the marker ropes laid out in the competition
• A cast during which some part of the casting line or leader alights the water no further than two rod lengths away from the competitor, to form a D or V loop in the accepted sense
The decision of the judges is final.
I might have a chuck, we'll see but I might not have the time as my Coastguards and I will be running elements of the safety for the event and I may also end up helping with the judging.... I believe entries are coming in from all over the world so if you fancy a go make sure your name is on Scott's list
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