FishTales Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Join Maxwell, Chris, Kurtis and other speycasters on the banks of the Bow for this hands-on session. This is a great opportunity to cast demo outfits and discuss line setups with Fish Tales representatives and other attendees. We’ll have a range of spey/switch rods as well as the Airflo Scandi and Skagit kits on hand. Location: Bankside Time: 1 – 3 This is our first Sunday seminar of the Fall 2010/Winter 2011 series. Our next seminar will be on November 7 when Bow river guide Todd Clark will be discussing nymphing techniques for the Bow. On November 14 join Jeff Thomson for a seminar on tying on the norvise. Watch our seminar page for more details about these and other seminar topics. Check out our courses page for information on Levels I and II fly tying, Grand Slam tying, and rod building courses. Fish Tales Fly Shop #626, 12100 Macleod Tr 403-640-1273 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 looking forward too meeting all who joins us tommorow!!! super stoked too help all of you out with your speycasting and playing around with some rods and lines!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Should be a good time as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethfisher Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 sweet!! I'll be there! Anyone bringing an Amundson 1134? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acurrie Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Thanks to all the guys down at bankside helping me out with my suspect spey casting techniques. Good times. Drew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethfisher Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I second that! Thanks to all the guys that came out and brought there rods along for me to try out! Also thanks to Max and Greg for the instructions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crogg Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Ya, thanks! I learned a lot, and met some pretty cool people... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokerfish Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Thanks for the tips and help guys. Also thanks to Fish Tales for the chance to demo the Amundson 3/4 and to the participant who let me try the 3/4 Echo. I stayed after, and caught fish Thanks Fish Tales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethfisher Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Thanks for the tips and help guys. Also thanks to Fish Tales for the chance to demo the Amundson 3/4 and to the participant who let me try the 3/4 Echo. How did you like the Echo 4wt? My favourite rod and I really like it but others seemed to think it was a noodle lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Was good to get out and cast a couple of rods I've never tried before - the Loomis NRX 13' 8/9 and the Amundson 11' 3/4. I was pretty impressed by the Amundson. At the price point I think it's a good starting point for people wanting to try spey casting for trout for the first time. Nice to meet a few new people and see some familiar faces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdangler Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I echo (pun intended) the thanks to Fish Tales for the oppurtunity to cast some nice rods. It was interesting to cast different rods, in lengths, weights, & from different manufacturers. Also thanks to Headscan for the simplifiying of the Perry Poke & great to meet more spey enthusaits. I also found the next must have, or must haves. I knew this was going to get expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokerfish Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 How did you like the Echo 4wt? My favourite rod and I really like it but others seemed to think it was a noodle lol I liked the Amundson much better. I was looking for a lighter rod, and it seemed to fit that, and I found it more responsive than the Echo. I guess I would call it less noodly, but I am not a good judge of that, I am not sure what "more noodly" feels like, maybe I have been married too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericlin0122 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Amundson is much faster action rod than decho. I like Amundson 3/4 alot. Using it mostly for nymphing, this stick just makes nymphing on Bow unreal. Very good price indeed, got it at wholesales's 20% off sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdangler Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 How did you like the Echo 4wt? My favourite rod and I really like it but others seemed to think it was a noodle lol I liked the Amundson much better. I was looking for a lighter rod, and it seemed to fit that, and I found it more responsive than the Echo. I guess I would call it less noodly, but I am not a good judge of that, I am not sure what "more noodly" feels like, maybe I have been married too long. Should have probably said softer action than noodly, but with just a handfull of casts with each one I also preferred the Amundsen, but it all depends on the way they are set up & time you get with each rod. The fellow that owned the Echo was casting great with it, beautiful casts. I went with sole purpose of casting the Echo but went an enitrely different direction to the Sage, which I found to be stiffer which suits my casting style. I'm still considering the Echo or the Amundsen for 2 reasons the price, & think they would be a blast fighting fish, I would just have to slow down my cast even further than I do now on my Echo Classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishTales Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 Thanks for joining us for the fall spey-o-rama. We'll do another one in the spring. Watch here for information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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