Big Dave Thomashey conventional casting clinic
 

I got some great news. Big Dave has volunteered to do a casting clinic for us here at Striped-Bass. The plan is to have the clinic on sat April 12 at 8AM. It will involve a sort of classroom session and then a hands on casting session. The plan is to have the class session at Slipknots then drive to the water nearby and do the hands on with personal instruction by Dave.

This is a great oppurtunity to learn conventional casting from one of the world's best casters. Dave will talk about reel tuning , rod selection , how to compress rather than bend a rod ,mechanics of the cast , etc. I think the individual hands on instructions will be extremely useful to everyone.

OK , now the bad news. In order for everyone to get individual instruction , the group will be limited to 12 guys. If there is more interest , Dave will schedule another session at a later date.

So start signing up.

John R , Smokey , Slipknot and myself are going. That leaves 8 more places open on a first come first served basis. Keep signing up after you see 8 more names though so we can see if there is enough interest for a second session later in May.

In case anyone missed it ....
John R
Smokey
Saltheart
Slipknot

I'm in........

Big Thanks!

BM is in also:kewl:

put me in for now,,will see when the time gets near.

april + saturday = work

Big Dave Thomashey conventional casting clinic
 

oh ya baby i'm in

I'm in, and I am sure Tagger would want in too

WOW good thing I woke up early:happy:

:( If theres any room left count me in please.

Sign me up!

I'll be needing to learn technique on the new rod you build for me Mike!!!:D

If there's till room, ... I'll bring breakfast!...

If there is room I would like to be inculded:happy:

I'd like to attend if there's room. If not, sign me up for the next one. Thanks.

Tobias

Big Dave! Again thanks for putting this together for everyone! I'm looking forward to the expert tutilege! Maybe now I'll figure out how to cast in front of me instead of behind :D

Saltheart & Slip - Thanks for supporting this too!

exsqueeze me but Im in if there is room .
Thanks Dave !

made my first rod this winter conv. setup, i need all the help i can get. first timer for conv. i'd like to go.:D

Ya snooze, ya looze . . . can you put me down as an alternate . . .

I'll supply the hard hats :D

I can already toss a 30z lead 450', I'm just goin ta get in slips plug bag:devil:

Second Class
 

Well I can see that the first room is a little full....:( Would be pleased if I could get in on the second class if it happens.
Thanks Guys
Bob

John and Salt Glad to be able to do it for you guys. Good to see a nice turn out For sure there will be a 2nd group and we will se how it goes beyond that.

A BIG Thanks to slip as well for the use of his place. All of you that attend will come away with great information on reels and rods and what it takes to put it all together for better casting and performance.

Reels and tuning

You will al be able to tune your reel into what Tagger has Named mine to be a Hemi. I will also show certain tricks and modifications and simple ways to enhance your reels.
You will also learn how to set it up and control it.

Rods
What to look for in surf rods and blanks to evaluate performance.
I will cover what takes place during a cast and cover proper casting techniques my focus will be primarily on practical over hand casting. But depending on the day we can cover a couple of other techniques for the beach guys.

All that attend will no doubt come away with a lot of great information and improvement in casting skills.


As for the 2nd group we will have to work out the date on that. If it cant be the following week it will have to be at the beginning of may

Big Dave

Thanks Big Dave..Wether I make the cut or not I was going to ask you if you did casting lessons..I definately want to hook up...What make your reels spin for so long..I swear I was looking for where you put the batteries...Thanks Newelly..

I don't know how to do this edit thing.. I wanted to thank Slipknot for hosting this event also.....

Usually you can get by by clicking "edit" which is just above New Topic / Reply Post

Chit! I just posted a request for sumthin like this the other day:smash: Lemme know if room opens up. Gotta make it to Slip's one of these years......

Don't worry Ross. The first session is full but you are signed up for the second. Not sure when it will be yet but you are in that group.

Thanks Big Dave, and Saltheart :)

THANKS GUYS!:D

Count me in for round 2.

All the thanks go to Big Dave. Very nice of him to do this for us.