[JohnR]

I got this from Pat Abate at Rivers End - Lots of good seminars in here

Seminar and Class Schedule 2009

Jan. 24, - Rigging eels and eel skin plugs – Pat Abate - Demonstration on how to rig, store and fish two of the deadliest lures for surfcasting. For a few bucks a rigged eel can be your connection to more cows.
Jan. 31, – Practical reel maintenance – Ed Gregan - Learn step by step how to maintain Penn and Abu reels. Maintain or repair your reels, get more reliability, longer reel life and save $.
Feb. 1,8,15 noon – Fly Tying with Conn/ RI Coastal Fly Rodders –Pull up a vise and tie along with some of the best local tiers or just watch how it’s done.
Feb. 7 – Knots and Rigs – “Q” Kresser - Learn how to tie all the basic fishing knots and using some of them to tie some great rigs. You can make better rigs for less than factory made ones. Save $.
Feb. 14 – Pouring Lead and Tying Bucktails – Lou Spada - Demonstration on how to make sinkers and pour and tie lead headed jigs. Another way to make better than factory made and save $.
Feb. 28 – Fishing Soft Plastics – Capt. Jim White - Lecture by the top notch guide who wrote the book on how to use these extremely effective lures. Jim will also be signing his new book.
March 7- Fishing Diamond Jigs and Bucktails – Tom Migdalski- This lecture is also by the guy who wrote the book on the subject. These classic lures have never gone out of style in fact they are now in a revival.
March 14 – Striper Surf Day – 10am – 4pm. Our annual celebration of chasing stripers through the waves. More details coming.
March 21 – Live Bait for Striped Bass – Capt. Keith Salisbury - Noted local charter captain shows strategies and techniques on using live bunker and shad for cows. Capt Keith is a consistent tournament winner including ASA and OTW contests.
March 28 – Trolling the Tube and Worm – Capt. Pat Renna - Gotta be the most relaxed way to catch bass, learn from the maker of the “T-man” tubes.
April 11 – Kayak Fishing – Ed Gregan - How to rig and effectively fish from the simplest of watercraft in our local area or the tropics.
April 25 – Saltwater Fly Fishing School – Lou Tabory, “Q” Kresser
A full day of learning the techniques and tricks of saltwater fly fishing both in classroom and on the beach with hands on instruction from experts. Fee is $150 and includes lunch.
May 2 – Catching Bunker with Nets – “Q” Kresser- This is a demonstration on how to throw a cast net and use a gill net for catching live menhaden.

All seminars start at 11am and are free unless noted.
Please park in rear. Call the shop 860-388-2283
for more details

Surf Day Updates for Saturday March 14th, 10AM to 4PM : Good stuff from Pat:

We're having Zeno, Steve McKenna and Toby Lapinski as speakers.

We'll also have the grill fired up and reps on hand from Van Staal, Shimano, Aquaskinz, Lordship Lures, Lunker City, Pradco and Line Stretcher. They'll be sales and specials plus some neat door prizes.

Try to make it down here, its a real nice day of hanging out with a bunch of surf rats.