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Title: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Mike Barrio on 02/04/2012 at 11:15

Congratulations to Hamish and Kevin on passing their SGAIC this weekend :z16

Well done guys!

Best wishes
Mike

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 02/04/2012 at 11:45

 :z14 :z14 :z14

Nice one chaps!!

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Ben Dixon on 02/04/2012 at 12:34

Again Guys,

Well done, you both turned in superb performances in less than perfect conditions. 


Cheers

Ben

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 02/04/2012 at 13:15

Quote from: Ben_D on 02/04/2012 at 12:34

in less than perfect conditions. 

Why? Was it windy?..lol

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: John Reid on 02/04/2012 at 16:36

Fantastic effort guys!

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Paul Rankine on 02/04/2012 at 17:20

Hi Kevin and Hamish,
                                    Yes, "less than perfect conditions " usually means blowing a freckin' hoolie in Instructor speak !  :z4

 Well done guys .

 Paul.

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Noel Kelly on 02/04/2012 at 17:26

Well done guys :z16

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Will Shaw on 02/04/2012 at 17:27

The boys 'done good.  :z18

Here's a quick story about the w/e - and a picture of new instructor Muir.

http://www.sgaic.co.uk/SGAIC_newspage_April_2011.html (http://www.sgaic.co.uk/SGAIC_newspage_April_2011.html)

Cheers

W.

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Irvine Ross on 02/04/2012 at 17:44

Yes, well done indeed

 :z14

Irvine

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Iain Goolager on 02/04/2012 at 18:23

Very well done guys  :z16

Iain

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 02/04/2012 at 19:23

Awesome stuff.

Nice........ :z14

Sandy

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Euan Innes on 02/04/2012 at 20:29

I can't be the only one that thought they would both pass without a problem.
Good work chaps, never had a doubt  :z16

 :z1

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Hamish Young on 03/04/2012 at 07:54

Thanks folks, the good wishes are very much appreciated :z16
To be honest it's still kind of sinking in :!

Cheers,

H :z3

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Allan Liddle on 03/04/2012 at 10:55

Well done guys reward for all the hard work and effort

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Kevin Muir on 03/04/2012 at 12:35

It was a bit surreal when I was told I had passed the final casting assessment, I must admit to being more than a little apprehensive before the assessment.  With a senior SGAIC assessor and an external AAPGAI Master from England carrying out the assessment I was just pleased that the day I had been dreading had actually arrived.

I have put in more hours on my casting than I thought it was possible to actually do, it has taken over my life for the past six months.  Being completely honest any congratulations should be directed to Ben who has been my casting coach for the past six months.  I am sure it has at times been frustrating for him but I can honestly say that it has been a very enjoyable six months.  Several of the casts were quite difficult to learn and required many many hours on the river over the winter.  It is a great feeling to have passed and an even greater feeling to see a trout rise on the river and know that you are able to cover it irrespective of any obstructions.

The advice I received from Ben on the rod choice was spot on and the SLX line made performing a few of the casts a little easier than with some other profiles.

Thanks for all of your advice and coaching Ben, very much appreciated, it is easy to see why there are so few AAPGAI Master casters in Scotland, the standard is very high and so is the ability to spot a fault and correct it immediately.   To have one on your doorstep to give you lessons has been a great help in improving my casting. 

Mike, the SLX is a cracking line, I have loved using it for the assessment and look forward to fishing with it.

Thanks for the kind words guys, now it's time to let it sink in and carch a few fish.

Seatrout in the sea and trips to the river over the next month or two.

Kev.

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Barry Robertson on 03/04/2012 at 13:44

Well done lads, sounds like a lot of time and effort was put into it and in the end you got your rewars :z14

Title: Re: Well done Mr Young and Mr Muir!
Post by: Hamish Young on 03/04/2012 at 19:09

Thanks Baz, but as Kev pointed out.... we both owe an awful lot to Ben, he deserves a lot of credit.
Without his (sometimes colourful) support I'm damn sure I would not have done as well as I did.

Now to get some fishing in  :cool:

H :z3