Thanks Big Dave It was a good day - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

StripinLine · 04-12-2003, 02:01 PM

Thanks Big Dave It was a good day If wet. and thanks to slipknot for the use of the shop.

Good to meet the rest of you...

regards/ al

MAC · 04-12-2003, 02:57 PM

Thanks a bunch Big Dave, very much appreciated, very informative class and the hands-on was great too. Too bad the weather didn't cooperate. Tagger says the same thing ( he can't get online to post here at the moment).

milo · 04-12-2003, 03:01 PM

Thanx Dave and Bruce.... very informative, plus Dave is a great GUY

Slipknot · 04-12-2003, 03:02 PM

Yes Dave, Thanks a bunch. I know today wasn't a good day with what is going on in your family, hang in there and keep positive.
Very nice of you to bear the bad weather at the waters edge with us all and help us refine our techniques and get better distance casting. Good to see Saltheart at the canal casting again, and all the others

Scotch Bonnet · 04-12-2003, 03:23 PM

Thanks Dave and Slip! Very informative day, definately learned a couple of things. Good to meet a few new faces as well. Capesams, your rod made it back to Slips in 1 piece.

LONG RIDE back to Charlestown in wet pants!!!!!

JohnR · 04-12-2003, 03:36 PM

Dave & Slip - Wish I could have made it - sounds like a great time & turnout and figures the sun just now came out

But I want to thank both of you for putting this together for the folks here @ S-B! Just another example of the finest angling community!

Hope to catch the next one!

Scotch Bonnet · 04-12-2003, 04:27 PM

What a difference a few hours makes. Sunny, warm and no wind??????

Tagger · 04-12-2003, 07:30 PM

Thanks Big Dave.. my ABU is hot...It was a great day hanging with all you rod makers,plug makers, casters, and hard core fishers..Rain Shmain !! Thanks Slip for hosting and showing me how to bend wire ,,Plug Sensei failed me there...Dave I hope your mom's health improves..Thanks again for teaching me.. I learned alot....Eddy

Saltheart · 04-12-2003, 09:06 PM

Thanks dave. Smokey and I enjoyed ourselves. It was biting cold but we still stayed out there a long time. was great for me to be on the water again. first day with a pole in my hands in almost a year.

thanks for the tips. I got to work an keeping my front arm high!

Bliz · 04-12-2003, 10:22 PM

Thanks to Dave & Slip for a great clinic!...

I found it to be very helpful & informative!

Can't wit til I'm out there with my Saltheart Masterpiece & tricked out reel!...

There's much work to be done on casting technique!!!

Great to see many of you again, and it was great to meet Newell & Tagger.

Thanks again.

chris L · 04-13-2003, 06:28 AM

Dave thanks alot had a real good time the info was great .
slip the brownies were awesome as usual !
I learned alot today and hopefully can cast an extra 5 feet . I am going out this week to practice .

It was good meeting everyone !

Rain wasnt a problem at all I stayed nice and dry .

capesams · 04-13-2003, 06:55 AM

As I floated home on the highway I was thinking, BDAVE made it look so easy to pop those reels apart[love the way you just dumped the parts in a heap,junk] an pop the new ones in. I wish I could do that, but I know if I tried you'd be getting them in the mail in a plastic bag with a note saying HELP....THANKS to all for a fun time, always to short..SBON, hoped the rod worked out for you...

TheSpecialist · 04-13-2003, 09:48 AM

Thanks Dave, I learned alot yesterday. I deffinately made some improvements in my casting. You make it look effortless, and with the right equipment it really was effotless. Now I am adding an Allstar 1208 conventional to the arsenal.

Thanks for having it at the shop Slip. By the way you left that Canal Special in the truck

It will be there next time we hook up, I promise.

Big Dave · 04-13-2003, 08:24 PM

Hi Guys
I too had a great time. It was also great to make some new frineds as well. It is a bummer that the weather was not that great. I would have enjoyed being able to do more casting.

I am looking forward to the 2nd group as well.
Talk to you all soon Regards Big Dave

IFG · 04-13-2003, 08:33 PM

Big Daves i'd liked to be enrolled in the next clinic if possible

Stroth · 04-14-2003, 06:48 AM

damn,

sounds like I missed a good day....i'm going to be persistent...keep me on a list and if anyone can't show give me a shout-out..

from the few times that I've spoken with dave IMHO he's forgotten more about reels and casting than i'll ever know...

Tightlines,

Stroth

Gloucester2 · 04-14-2003, 11:03 AM

I'm pi$$ed ! Da wife just informed me that I have a "must attend" Holy Communion on Saturday May 3rd which I believe is the next clinic . . . I was on the list so it looks like the next name on the standby "moves up".

Did I mention I'm pi$$ed . . . "family functions" in May are supposed to be fishing related . .