CONTESTS 1 P 9

RESULTS

99TH AMERICAN CASTING ASSOCIATION NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

CINCINNATI, OHIO,  July 30-August 4, 2007.

5/8 Oz. Spinning Distance, Two Hand

Men: 1.  Henry Mittel, 379 ft.; 2. Harvey Beck, 374, 374, 370; 3. Steve Rajeff, 374, 374, 362.

Senior Men: 1. Bill Clements, 344(new National Record); 2. Bill Burke, 330 (exceeds national record); 3. John Serczynski, 314.

Women: 1. Pam Peters, 223;

Intermediate: William Beck, 138.

1/4 Oz Spinning Distance - One Handed

Men: 1. Henry Mittel, 282; 2. Steve Rajeff, 266; 3. Patrick McFadden, 230.

Senior Men: 1. Dick Fujita, 242; 2. Chuck Phillips, 229; 3. Elmer Bergendahl, 224.

Women: 1. Pam Peters, 192; 2. Alice Gillibert, 167; 3. Peg Van Natter, 140.

Intermediate: 1. William Beck, 118.

Angler's Fly Distance

Men: 1. Steve Rajeff, 171; 2. Henry Mittel, 164; 3. Clay Roberts, 150;

Senior Men: 1. Richard Siciliano, 141; 2. John Seroczynski, 140, 132; 3. Bill Clements, 140, 126.

Women: 1. Pam Peters, 126; 2. Sandi Roberts, 124; 3. Alice Gillibert, 112.

Dry Fly Accuracy

Men: 1. Steve Rajeff, 100; 2. David Roberts, 98; 3. Kevin Carriero, 97.

Senior Men: 1. Chuck Phillips, 98, 98; 2. John Seroczynski, 98, 96; 3. Zack Willson, 97, 99; 4. Richard Siciliano, 97, 89.

Women: 1. Brenda Banks, 98; 2. Pam Peters, 96; 3. Lane Stocker, 92.

1/4 Oz. Plug Accuracy

Men: 1. Steve Rajeff, 99, 100; 2. David Roberts, 99, 96; 3. Andy Statt, 99, 85.

Senior Men: 1. Bill Clements, 95; 2. Zack Willson, 94; 3. Frank Gralak, 93.

Women: 1. Brenda Banks, 94; 2. Pam Peters, 92; 3. Alice Gillibert, 87.

Intermediate: 1. LaDonna Jarrell, 62.

Junior: 1. William Beck, 82; 2. Jessi Johnson, 78.

Trout Fly Accuracy

Men: 1. Steve Rajeff, 100; 2. Jay Klenk, 98, 97; 3. Henry Mittel, 98, 96.

Senior Men: 1. Ed Lanser, 97: (Tied National Record) 2, Bill Burke, 96; 3. John Seroczynski, 95, 94; 4. Zack Willson, 95, 92.

Women: 1. Brenda Banks, 94; 2. Pam Peters, 92; 3. Lane Stocker, 90.

Bass Bug Accuracy

Men: 1. Steve Rajeff, 97, 98; 2. Kevin Carriero, 97, 92; 3. Jay Clark, 96.

Senior Men: 1. Bill Burke, 95, 93; 2. Zack Willson, 95, 87; 3. Chuck Phillips, 91, 93; 4. Bill Peters, 91, 85.

Women: 1. Brenda Banks, 92; 2. Pam Peters, 89; 3. Alice Gillibert, 86.

3/8 Oz. Plug Accuracy

Men: 1. Harvey Beck, 99; 2. Steve Rajeff, 97, 98, 99; 3. Henry Mittel, 97, 98, 97.

Senior Men: 1. Zack Willson, 97; 2. Bill Clements, 96; 3. John Seroczynski, 93.

Women: 1. Brenda Banks, 96; 2. Pam Peters, 93; 3. Diana Klenk, 88.

Intermediate, 1. Matthew Fujita, 79; 2. LaDonna Jarrell, 60.

Junior: 1. William Beck, 74; 2. Jesse Johnson, 72.

5/8 Oz. Plug Accuracy

Men: 1. Harvey Beck, 98; 2. Steve Rajeff, 97, 100; 3. Henry Mittel, 97, 95.

Senior Men: 1. Chuck Phillips, 98; 2. Zack Willson, 97; 3. Bill Clements, 95, 97; 4. Dick Fujita, 95, 87.

Women: 1. Brenda Banks, 96; 2. Diana Klenk, 93; 3. Pam Peters, 90.

Intermediate, 1. Matthew Fujita, 75; 2. LaDonna Jarrell, 70.

Junior: 1. William Beck, 77; 2. Jessi Johnson, 59.

Youth

1. Bridget McClanahan, 57; 2. Christopher Rosland, 53; 3. Aidan McClanahan, 52.

RESULTS

SOUTHWESTERN TOURNAMENT

WESTERN TOURNAMENT CASTING ASSOCIATION

FEBRUARY 10, 11, 2007

Long Beach, California, Casting Club

TROUT FLY ACCURACY

Class A: 1. Henry Mittel, 97; 2. Tony Yap, 96; 3. Rene Gillibert, 94, 96; 4. John Napoli, 94, 91.

Class B: 1. Jeff Katz, 91; 2. Elaine Gong, 90; 3. Charles Judy, 89, 93; 4 Alice Gillibert, 89, 89.

Class C: 1. Rick Hilles, 94; 2. Matt Pencer 91; 3. Kate Blubaugh, 84.

Bass Bug

Class A: 1. Henry Mittel, 97; 2. Matt Rickerd 96, 89; 3. Rene Gillibert, 96, 85.

Class B: 1. Alice Gillibert, 93; 2. Tom Gong, 91; 3. Mark Lipe, 90, 90, 96; 4. Mark Tsunawaki, 90, 90, 93;

5. Frank Kropacek, 90, 86.

Class C: 1. Matt Pencer, 89; 2. Todd Somsel, 88, 90; 3. Kate Blubaugh, 88, 85; 4. Rick Hilles, 88, 84.

1/4 Oz Plug, Accuracy

Class A: 1. Henry Mittel, 95, 95; 2. Tony Yap, 95, 90; 3. Rene Gillibert, 94.

Class B: 1. Alice Gillibert, 88, 94; 2. Bill Van Natter, 88, 85; 3. Tom Gong, 87.

Class C: 1. elmer Bergendahl, 88, 94; 2. Kate Blubaugh, 88, 82; 3. Mark Tsunawaki, 87.

Open Plug

Class A: 1. Henry Mittel, 99; 2. Bobby Spear, 98; 3. Bill Burke, 95,  49; 4. Glen Nagumo, 95, 89.

Class B: 1. Elaine Gong, 92; 2. Larry Allen, 88; 3. Tom Gong, 87, cast off; 4. Mark Lipe 87, cast off,; Charles Judy, 87, cast off.

Class C: 1. Mark Tsunawaki, 90; 2. Elmer Bergendahl, 82;  Kate Blubaugh, 82

Steelhead Distance:

Class A: 1.  Henry Mittel, 152; 2. Keith Pryor, 138; 3. Bob Middo, 136.

Class B: 1. Alice Gillibert, 107; 2. Peg Van Natter, 100.

Class C: 1. todd Somsel, 121; 2. Mark Tsunawaki, 114; 3. Elaine Gong, 102.

1/4 Oz. Distance

Class A: 1. Keith Pryor, 184; 2. Bill Burke, 172; 3. Cajun Bill Clements, 169, 158; 4. Henry Mittel, 169, 143.

Class B: 1. Tom Gong, 152; 2. Peg Van Natter, 130; 3. Bill Van Natter, 115.

Class C: 1. Elmer Bergendahl, 137; 2. Elaine Gong, 130; 3. Mark Tsunawaki, 126.

Dry Fly Accuracy

Class A: 1. Henry Mittel, 99, 98, 99; 2. Rene Gillibert, 99, 98,  97; 3. Matt Rickerd, 97, 96, 99; 4 Tony Yap, 97, 96, 95; 5. Larry Allen, 97, 91; 6. John Napolit, 97, 88.

Class B: 1. Mark Tsunawaki, 94, 93; 2. Tom Gong, 94, 88; 3. Peg Van Natter, 93.

Class C: 1. Rick Hilles, 93; 2. Matt Pencer, 91, 93; 3. Carol Katz, 91, 86; 4. Kate Blubaugh, 91; 82.

Wet Fly Accuracy:

Class A: 1. Matt Rickerd, 97; 2. Henry Mittel, 96; 3. Glen Nagumo, 95, 95, 96; 4. John VanDerhoof, 95, 95, 92; 5. Bill Van Natter, 95, 94.

Class B: 1. Mark Tsunawaki, 1, 93; 2. Peg Van Natter, 91; 3. Elaine Gong, 90.

Class C: 1. Todd Somsel, 93; 2. Kate Blubaugh, 91, 95; 3. Jeff Katz, 91, 86.

3/8 Oz. Plug Accuracy

Class A: 1. Bobby Spear, 99; 2. Henry Mittel, 96; 3. Tony Yap, 95.

Class B: 1. Tom Gong, 90; 2. Bill Van Natter, 89 (heads); 3. Alice Gillibert,89 (tails).

Class C: 1. Mark Tsunamaki, 91; 2. Kate Blubaugh, 90; 3. Elmer Bergendahl, 89.

5/8 Oz. Plug Accuracy

Class A: 1. Henry Mittel, 98; 2. Rene Gillibert, 94; 3. Bobby Spear, 92 (heads); 4. Cajun Bill Clements, 92(tails).

Class B: 1. Larry Allen, 93; 2. Tom Gong, 92; 3. Mark Lipe, 91.

Class C: 1. Mark Tsunawaki, 90; 2. Elmer Bergendahl, 89; 3. Kate Blubaugh, 83.

TWO NIFTY LITTLE TOURNAMENTS IN JANUARY IN THE BAY AREA OF CALIFORNIA

The ACA Winter Tournament, courtesy of the American Casting Association  and the Golden Gate Casting Club, at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco and the International Sportsmen's Exposition show at San Mateo will come off on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January  12-14, 2007.

ACA Winter Tournament
Hosted by Golden Gate Angling & Casting Club and International Sportsmen's 
Exposition

Events:
Friday 1/12/07 Starting 9:30AM at GGACC
Dry Fly, 3/8 oz Plug, 5/8 oz Plug, Angler's Fly Distance

Saturday 1/13/07, starting at 9 AM, at GGACC
Trout Fly, Bass Bug, 1/4 oz Plug

Divisions: Men, Women, and Intermediates for Friday and Saturday

Sunday 1/14/07 11:00 am �E1:00 pm at ISE
Demonstration by Steve Rajeff
5 weight Accuracy & Distance Combination
Divisions: Men, Women, Senior Men, Senior Women, Intermediates for Sunday

Sunday tournament at ISE show in San Mateo is open to those who can 
participate. Event will be #5 Accuracy and Distance Combinations. 
Competitive divisions are Men, Women, Senior Men, Senior Women and 
Intermediates.
Total number of casters is limited to 25. So please pre-register to keep 
your spot.
There will be prizes sponsored by the ISE and tackle manufactures.
First place caster from each division will receive gold medal and 
certificate, second and third place casters with silver and bronze medals.
Other prizes include Echo #5 competition rods which Tim Rajeff specifically 
designed for this event, Lines from RIO and goodies from GLoomis.
To be eligible for free gate pass, you must send registration form by 
January 5, 2007.
Download pre-registration from http://www.americancastingassoc.org/

Attachment 1: WinterTournament.doc (application/msword)

Attachment 2: ACA Winter Tournament.pdf (application/pdf)

RESULTS 2006 NORTHWESTERN

Western Tournament Casting Association

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, October 7,8, 2006

TROUT FLY:

Class A: 1. Steve Rajeff, 99, 99; 2. Henry Mittel, 99, 95; 3. Tony Yap, 99, 94.

Class B: 1. Pamela Peters, 96; 2. Peg Van Natter, 91; 3. Larry Allen, 89.

Class C: 1. Matt Pencer, 92; 2. Francois Labat, 88, 3. Gary Bocz, 85.

BASS BUG:

Class A: 1. Henry Mittel, 98; 2. Steve Rajeff, 97; 3. Tony Yap, 93, 96; 4. Bill Van Natter, 93, 94.

Class B: 1. Bruce Williams, 90, 90; 2. Mark Lipe, 90, 88; 3. Charles Judy, 89.

Class C: 1. Francois Labat, 87; 2. Matt Pencer, 86; 3. Sandy Lee, 85.

1/4 OZ. ACCURACY:

Class A: 1. Steve Rajeff, 98; 2. Henry Mittel, 96; 3. John Seroczynski, 92.

Class B: 1. Nicole Kozicki, 90; 2. Alice Gillibert, 89, 90; 3. Kazu Koshimizu, 89, 87.

Class C: 1. Elmer Bergendahl, 88, 89; 2. Fracois Labat, 88, 87; 3. Sandy Lee, 83, 82; 4. Elliott Lee, 83, 80.

OPEN PLUG:

Class A: 1. Steve Rajeff, 98; 2. Henry Mittel, 95; 3. Bill Clements, 94, 97; 4. Keith Pryor, 94, 92.

Class B: 1. Pamela Peters, 93; 2. George Revel, 92; 3. Alice Gillibert, 90.

Class C: 1. Gunard Mahl, 88, 92; 2. Bruce Williams, 88, 89; 3. Larry Allen, 87, 91; 4. Sandy Lee, 87, 89.

Angler's Fly Distance (ten weight shooting head)

Class A: 1. Henry Mittel, 163; 2. Steve Rajeff, 161; 3. Keith Pryor, 151.

Class B: 1. Larry Allen, 132; 2. Kazu Koshimizu, 130, 126; 3. Bruce Williams, 130, 120.

Class C: 1. Francois Labat, 112; 2. Sandy Lee, 103; 3. Elliott Lee, 101.

1/4 OZ DISTANCE ( OVERHEAD CAST REQUIRED)

cLASS a: 1. Steve Rajeff, 199; 2. Jay Clark, 196; 3. Henry Mittel, 187, 180; 4. Keith Pryor, 187, 175.

Class B: 1. George Revel, 173; 2. Bill Van Natter, 135; 3. Peg Van Natter, 133.

Class C: 1. Elmer Bergendahl, 160.

DRY FLY:

Class A: 1. Chris Korich, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100; 2. Steve Rajeff, 100, 100, 100, 100, 99;

3. John Napoli, 98.

Class B: 1. Larry Allen, 94; 2. Pamela Peters, 93, 97; 3. Charles Judy, 93, 91.

Class C: 1. Francois Labat, 89; 2. Elmer Bergendahl, 85; 3. Elliott Lee, 84.

Wet Fly:

Class A: 1. Chris Korich, 100, 100; 2. Steve Rajeff, 100, 99; 3. Henry Mittel, 100, 96.

Class B: 1. George Revel, 94, 96; 2. Armando Bernasconi, 94, 91; 3. Pamela Peters, 93, 94, 94; 4. Austin Emmerling, 93, 94, 93.

Class C: 1. Francois Labat, 93; 2. Elliott Lee, 87; 3. Sumi Freeman, 86.

3/8 OZ.  PLUG  ACCURACY:

Class A: 1. Steve Rajeff, 99; 2. Henry Mittel, 97, 98; 3. Chris Korich, 97, 97.

Class B: 1. Pamela Peters, 93; 2. Mark Lipe, 90; 3. George Revel, 89, 95; 4: Peg Van Natter, 89, 90; 5. Bill Van Natter, 89, 83.

Class C: 1. Elliott Lee, 86; 2. Sandy Lee, 84; 3. Elmer Bergendahl, 83.

5/8 OZ. ACCURACY:

Class A: 1. Steve Rajeff, 100; 2. Chris Korich, 99, (1); 3. Bobby Spear, 99 (0)

Class B: 1. Pamela Peters, 93; 2. Peg Van Natter, 90; 3. Mark Lipe, 89, 88, 92; 4. Alice Gillibert, 89, 88, 88.

Class C: 1. Elliott Lee, 86; 2. Sandy Lee, 84; 3. Elmer Bergendahl, 83.

PRIZE MONEY NEWS

The gone but not forgotten OLN casting games which livened up the casting games scene in 2003 and 2004 with $52,000 of prize money in a fishing contest for the winners of casting contests has perhaps started something. An OLN game lookalike with the same combined accuracy and distance format, obstacle shot and really long target seems to be enshrined in the FFF conclave program and the official American Casting Association agenda. Even the prize money schtick seems to be surviving with the Emerald World Masters $250,000 games near Dublin and with substantial prizes  being offered for the winners  in a four person club team competition at the Long Beach ACA Nationals. The  Emerald World Masters purse was from admissions to the associated game fair while casting clubs and others raised the cash for the Long Beach team competition.

For news and results of  the Emerald World Cup and International Casting Federation events  in Ireland try the AMERICAN CASTING ASSOCIATION site which has extensive scores, pictures and other stuff.

RESULTS FIVE WEIGHT COMBINATION GAME AT ACA NATIONALS IN LONG  BEACH

Men: 1. Steve Rajeff, 6090; 2. Jay Clark, 5310; 3. Ian Walker, 5070.

Senior Men: 1. Bill Van Natter, 3850; 2. Bill Clements, 3080.

Women: 1. Peg Van Natter, 4070.

Intermediates: 1. Dustin Revel, 4460.

This first effort was played without side lines for the distance casts.

The rules for this game exclude double taper lines. A five weight double taper line is a dangerous tool since there is no running line to mess up the cast. The fifty foot target brings a small amount of weight forward running line into the equation but the sixty to eighty foot target is much easier with a double taper line. The back cast is straighter and the forecast is a dream compared to a weight forward. Seventy feet is more doable with any kind of a break in the wind situation and the eighty footer is also doable but more dependent on wind conditions.

The five weight game  game is designed to fit an eighty foot by ten foot sports show casting tank. It requires that the distance cast have at least a ten foot wide corridor. It is instructive to try the long shot with a double taper and then a weight forward, back to back, and compare. In the combination game format with a ten to one multiplier for two distance shots, ten foot longer casts yield two hundred points. The line must be at least 88 feet long and elsewhere in in this page, a couple of years ago, are opinions from some five weight long cast artists who follow the International Casting Exposition five weight distance contest. These people say they can cast farther with a double taper and running line than with a weight forward and running line due to the superior casting and loading characteristics of a double taper and the fact that it gets into the backing earlier. For the technically minded the amount of  kinetic energy stored in the line ( when the rod tip stops moving forward) compared to the wind resistance of the line is what determines how far it will go. The AFTMA fly line standards specify that a five weight line's first thirty feet of level line, exclusive of any taper or tip shall weigh 134-146 grains. The weight forward line weighs the same as the double taper in that area but if you are aerializing seventy feet of double taper line line for a long cast you will be casting a line that is 50 to 75 percent heavier than a weight forward of that length and that is straight and true on both the back cast and the forward cast. If this line is casting anywhere near as fast as a weight forward  it will have a lot more kinetic energy and with it's better shape can be expected to match the weight forward in distance. There are people who can aerialize a lot more than seventy feet of weight forward five weight line but a clean loop at that distance is pretty chancy. A workmanlike false cast for hitting an eighty foot target is no more than 55-58 feet of line plus the leader. It will shoot true and straight to eighty feet if the caster has exercised restraint and false cast no more than can be kept smooth and tight. Try this with some Armoral on the line. Try it with a double taper if you can find one in a store. You will be amazed at how far you can throw a double taper and still use it for roll casting and spey shots from the bushes.  A double taper will cast farther than you can fish.

RESULTS INTERNATIONAL SKISH

2006 ACA NATIONALS

LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA

Men: 1. Chris Korich, 90; 2. Steve Rajeff, 85; 3. Henry Mittel, 80.

Senior Men: 1. Edward Lanser, 50; 2: Zack Willson, 35, Bill Van Natter, 35.

Women: Pamela Peters, 30.

RESULTS INTERNATIONAL ARENBERG

2006 ACA NATIONALS

LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA

Men: 1. Henry Mittel, 94; 2. Rene Gillibert, 92; 3. Steve Rajeff, 90.

Senior Men: 1. Bill Clements, 78; 2. Peter Edwards, 72; 3. Edward Lanser, 64.

Women: 1. Pamela Peters, 68.

Intermediates: 1. Dustin Revel, 64.

THE NEW FIVE WEIGHT COMBINATION ACCURACY AND DISTANCE GAME IS HERE AND WAS  PLAYED AT THE FFF CONCLAVE IN BOZEMAN AND, A WEEK LATER, AT THE  AMERICAN CASTING ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT LONG BEACH.

The next paragraph is a description of the game, which has been adopted by the ACA as a demonstration game - the first step to becoming an official national championship type game. Most of the  casters call it the five weight game because about the only equipment rules are the ninefoot max rod and the description of  the limited dimensions of a five weight weight forward floating line. It is almost identical to the game played by the FFF at Bozeman the week before the ACA Nationals. The difference is in the penalties for hitting the obstacle ring on the second round. The ACA also played a couple of international games, with 24 inch targets, the Arenberg, a five ounce spinning game with pitching and other bass type casts and the international fly accuracy game, often called International Skish, which consists of twenty casts to five targets in four rounds. The first two rounds are unlimited false casting  to targets 3, 1, 4, 2 and five, which are in a diagonal straight line and the second two rounds are no false casts, requiring the caster to strip or slip the line in shots from the nearest to the farthest of the targets. It is a fast game with ties being decided by fastest time. The elapsed time tiebreaker is used in the new five weight combination game as well. A ten weight rod with a sinking International 50 foot  shooting head makes a competitive Skish outfit. The sinking line has a lot less wind resistance and goes straighter and truer on the back cast and forecast. It also is hard on the ears. The International rules are no longer on the web but are on the rules page of  Fly Casting Forum.

A new five weight casting game is being developed for use by clubs, sports shows and any other group that enjoys dancing with the fly line. The game has no name yet but it is a derivative of  the Outdoor Life Network game with combined accuracy and distance and an obstacle cast. The newest thing about it is that the only equipment requirement is that a five weight floating line with a belly and tapers between 35 and 40 feet in length must be used with any rod not over nine feet long. It is anticipated that all the line manufacturers will produce this specific type of  line which is equally useful for fishing and playing casting games. The game is designed to level the playing field with unique new rules. It is designed to be playable on grass or water. There are five 30 inch targets, each with a 54 inch judging ring as well. The first target is at twenty to twenty five feet. The second target has the 54 inch judging ring touching the judging ring for the first target and is called the obstacle target. The third target is at 35-40 feet, the fourth at 45-50 feet and the fifth, called the bonus target, is at 60-80 feet. The casting course must be at least ten feet wide. This makes the game playable at most any fishing show. The game consists of eight final casts as follows: First -, third- fourth- first- obstacle- third- fourth and bonus target. The 30 inch ring is worth 500 points, the 54 incher  300 points and any other shot 100 points. The obstacle target,  number two, must be scored without touching the number one target rings.

The game can be played as a combination game with the targets followed by distance casting. The fly has to land in the casting course and the two longest casts are scored at ten times the length of each and added to the accuracy score for a total score. The game can be limited to targets, limited to distance or combined. Five minutes is allowed for accuracy and distance, three minutes for accuracy alone and two minutes for distance alone.

This is a leaner version of the  OLN game of a couple of years ago without the roll casting. It is easy to set up and officiate and is expected to be played for fun, for medals  and for prizes on land or water. The length of  the bonus, fifth target, can be from sixty to eighty feet. This allows the game to be tweaked for different levels of competition. There are also chances for handicapping and class competition. One objective of the effort to launch this new game is to allow uniform scoring with the chance to develop handicap events for people who have played several times and thus created a track record for their handicap - as golfers do.

RESULTS 2006 ACA NATIONALS

LONG BEACH CASTING CLUB

JULY 31-AUGUST 6, 2006

5/8 Oz Revolving Spool Distance:

Men: 1. Steve Rajeff, 363 ft.(New record); 2. Jay Clark, 340; 3. Henry Mittel, 334.

Senior Men: 1. Bill Clements, 321(New record); 2. Richard Fujita, 286; 3. Zack Willson, 282.

Women: 1. Pamela Peters, 261. (Tied national record)

Intermediate: 1. Dustin Revel, 224. (New record)

One Handed Fly Distance:

Men: 1. Steve Rajeff, 223; 2. Henry Mittel, 211; 3. Rene Gillibert, 207.

Senior Men: 1. Jim Chapralis, 172; 2. Zack Willson, 163; 3. Gord Deval, 153.

Women: 1. Pamela Peters, 125.

Intermediates: 1. Dustin Revel, 151. 00

Two Handed Fly Distance:

Men: 1. Steve Rajeff, 275; 2. Henry Mittel, 245; 3. Jay Clark, 244.

Senior Men: 1. Ed Lanser, 214; 2. Gord Deval, 210; 3. Zack Willson, 207.

Women: 1. Pamela Peters, 151.

Intermediates: 1. Dustin Revel, 192.

Two handed 5/8 Oz. Spinning Distance:

Men: 1. Steve Rajeff, 375; 2. Rene Gillibert, 373, 367; 3. Henry Mittel, 373, 353.

Senior Men: 1. Zack Willson, 331; 2. Bill Clements, 314; 3. Gord Deval, 308.

Women: 1. Pamela Peters, 314; 2. Peg Van Natter 232; 3. Elaine Gong, 220.

Intermediates: 1. Dustin Revel, 251.

One Handed 1/4 Oz Spinning Distance:

Men: 1. Henry Mittel, 309; 2. Steve Rajeff, 303; 3. Chris Korich, 292.

Senior Men: 1. Zack Willson, 289(New Record); 2. Bill Clements, 255; 3. Bill Burke, 248.

Women: 1. Pamela Peters, 236(New Record); 2. Nicole Kozicky, 226; 3. Alice Gillibert, 211.

Intermediates: 1. Dustin Revel, 223.(New Record)

Anglers Fly Distance: (10 wt shooting head)

Men: 1. Steve Rajeff, 187; 2. Rene Gillibert, 186; 3. Jared Mertens, 183.

Senior Men: 1. Bill Clements, 175; 2. Tom Gong, 164; 3. Austin Emmerling, 151.

Women: 1. Nicole Kozicki, 139. 139; 2. Pamela Peters, 139, 134; 3. Alice Gillibert, 134.

 Intermediates: 1. Dustin Revel, 157 (New Record); 2. Francois Labat, 129.

Dry Fly Accuracy:

Men: 1. Chris Korich, 100; 2. Steve Rajeff, 99, 100; 3. Henry Mittel, 99, 98, 99; 4. Matt Rickerd, 99, 98, 98.

Senior Men: 1. Tony Yap, 97, 96; 2. Richard Fujita, 97, 95; 3. Zack Willson, 97, 92; 4. Bill Van Natter, 97, 91.

Women: 1. Pamela Peters, 94; 2. Nicole Kozicky, 92, 94; 3. Alice Gillibert, 92, 89.

Intermediates: 1. Dusten Revel, 94; 2. Matt Pencer, 90; 3. Francois Labat, 86.

1/4 OZ Plug Accuracy:

Men: 1. Henry Mittel, 96; 2. Rene Gillibert, 95; 3. David Roberts, 94, 96; 4. Jay Clark, 94, 94.

Senior Men: 1. Peter Edwards, 96; 2. Tony Yap, 91; 3. Bill Clements, 90.

Women: 1. Nicole Kozicki 89; 2. Beth Statt, 84; 3. Alice Gillibert, 82.

Intermediates: 1. Dustin Revel, 82; 2. Fracois Labat, 78; 3. Becky Statt, 71.

 Trout Fly Accuracy:

Men: 1. Steve Rajeff, 100: 2. Chris Korich, 98, 100; 3. John Seroczynski, 98, 97.

Senior Men: 1. Tony Yap, 95; 2. Joe Libeu, 94; 3. Zack Willson, 93, 93; 4. Edward Lanser, 93, 92.

Women: 1. Pamela Peters, 94; 2. Peg Van Natter, 93; 3. Nicole Kozicki, 92, 92; 4. Carole Katz, 92, 90.

Intermediates: 1. Francis Labat, 93; 2. Dustin Revel, 91; 3. Matt Pencer, 81.

Bass Bug Accuracy:

Men: 1. Jay Clark, 99, 99; 2. Steve Rajeff, 99, 98; 3. John Seroczynski, 98.

Senior Men: 1. Tony Yap, 96, 97; 2. Zack Willson, 96, 95; 3. Bob Spear, 93, 91; 4. Tom Gong, 93, 80.

Women: 1. Nicole Kozicki, 90, 94; 2. Elaine Gong, 90, 89; 3. Pamela Peters, 89.

Intermediates: 1. Dustin Revel, 89, 91; 2. Matt Pencer, 89, 89; 3. Franois Labat, 76.

3/8 Oz Plug Accuracy:

Men: 1. Henry Mittel, 99; 2. Steve Rajeff, 98; 3. Jay Clark, 95.

Senior Men: 1. Bill Clements, 93; 2. Elmer Bergendahl, 90; 3. Peter Edwards, 89, 85; 4. Zack Willson, 89, 81; 5 Tony Yap, 89, ret. .

Women: 1. Pamela Peters, 92; 2. Elaine Gong, 85; 3. Beth Statt, 84.

Intermediates, 1. Dustin Revel, 90; 2. Francois Labat, 77 and Becky Statt, 77.

Juniors: 1. Caitlin Kozicki, 54;

Youth: 1. Dominic Gillibert, 55; 2. Lauren Kozicki, 54; 3. Rei Lipe, 50.

5/8 OZ. Plug Accuracy:

Men: 1. Chris Korich, 99; 2. Henry Mittel, 97, 98; 3. Steve Rajeff, 97, 96.

Senior Men: 1. Bill Clements, 95; 2. Zack Willson, 94, 96; 3. Elmer Bergendahl, 94, 79.

Women: 1. Pamela Peters, 89; 2. Beth Statt, 87; 3. Nicole Kozicki, 83.

Intermediates: 1. Mitch Rickerd, 84; 2. Dustin Revel, 81.

Juniors: 1. Caitlin Kozicki, 59.

Youth: 1. Dominic Gillibert, 56; 2. Lauren Kozicki, 55.

Senior Women: 1. Martha Lanser, 65.

NEW GAME IN TOWN

A new five weight casting game is being developed for use by clubs, sports shows and any other group that enjoys dancing with the fly line. The game has no name yet but it is a derivative of  the Outdoor Life Network game with combined accuracy and distance and an obstacle cast. The newest thing about it is that the only equipment requirement is that a five weight floating line with a belly and tapers between 35 and 40 feet in length must be used with any rod not over nine feet long. It is anticipated that all the line manufacturers will produce this specific type of  line which is equally useful for fishing and playing casting games. The game is designed to level the playing field with unique new rules. It is designed to be playable on grass or water. There are five 30 inch targets, each with a 54 inch judging ring as well. The first target is at twenty to twenty five feet. The second target has the 54 inch judging ring touching the judging ring for the first target and is called the obstacle target. The third target is at 35-40 feet, the fourth at 45-50 feet and the fifth, called the bonus target, is at 60-80 feet. The casting course must be at least ten feet wide. This makes the game playable at most any fishing show. The game consists of eight final casts as follows: First -, third- fourth- first- obstacle- third- fourth and bonus target. The 30 inch ring is worth 500 points, the 54 incher  300 points and any other shot 100 points. The obstacle target,  number two, must be scored without touching the number one target rings.

The game can be played as a combination game with the targets followed by distance casting. The fly has to land in the casting course and the two longest casts are scored at ten times the length of each and added to the accuracy score for a total score. The game can be limited to targets, limited to distance or combined. Five minutes is allowed for accuracy and distance, three minutes for accuracy alone and two minutes for distance alone.

This is a leaner version of the  OLN game of a couple of years ago without the roll casting. It is easy to set up and officiate and is expected to be played for fun, for medals  and for prizes on land or water. The length of  the bonus, fifth target, can be from sixty to eighty feet. This allows the game to be tweaked for different levels of competition. There are also chances for handicapping and class competition. One objective of the effort to launch this new game is to allow uniform scoring with the chance to develop handicap events for people who have played several times and thus created a track record for their handicap - as golfers do.

RESULTS

Western Tournament Casting Assn. Southwestern Tournament

Long Beach California Casting Club

February 11, 12, 2006

Trout Fly:

Class A: 1. Chris Korich, 100; 2. Rene Gillibert, 98, 99; 3. Jamie Murphy, 98, 97; 4. Joe Lebeu, 98, 93.

Class B: 1. Bill Clements, 94; 2. Larry Allen, 93; 3. Kazu Koshimizu.

Class C: 1. John Field, 91; 2. Kate Blubaugh, 90; 3. Ted Bounds, 86.

Bass Bug:

Class A: 1. Matt Rickerd, 98; 2. Chris Korich, 97; 3. Henry Mittel, 96, 99; 4. Tony Yap, 96, 95; 4. Jamie Murphy, 95, 95.

Class B: 1. Bill Clements, 94; 2. Peg Van Natter, 93; 3. Larry Allen, 92, 95; 4. Tom Gong, 92, 88.

Class C: 1. John Field, 90; 2. Elaine Gong, 89; 3. Ted Bounds, 86, 87; 4. Kate Blubaugh, 86, 85.

1/4 Oz. Plug accuracy:

Class A: 1. Henry Mittel, 98; 2. Bill Clements, 96; 3. Rene Gillibert, 95.

Class B: 1. Alice Gillibert, 92; 2. Peg Van Natter, 88; 3. Bill Van Natter, 88, ret.

Class C: 1. Francois Labat, 88; 2. Charles Judy, 87, 86; 3. Mitch Rickerd, 87, 83.

Open Plug:

Class A: 1. Chris Korich, 98; 2. Henry Mittel, 97; 3. Keith Pryor, 95.

Class B: 1. Alice Gillibert, 92; 2. Elaine Gong, 91; 3. Tom Gong, 89.

Class C: 1. Bruce Williams, 86; 2. John Field, 84; 3. Mitch Rickerd, 83.

Steelhead Distance (ten weight shooting head)

Class A: 1. Henry Mittel, 166; 2. Rene Gillibert, 149; 3. Bruce Bowles, 142.

Class B: 1. Larry Allen, 136; 2. Kazu Koshimizu, 125; 3. Peg Van Natter, 115.

Class C: 1. Bruce Williams, 2. Ted Bounds, 119; 3. Francois Labat, 111.

1/4 Oz. Distance

Class A: 1. Chris Korich, 195; 2. Henry Mittel, 189; 3. Keith Pryor, 186.

Class B: 1. Tom Gong, 158; 2. Alice Gillibert, 133; 3. Bill Van Natter, 132.

Class C: 12. Mitch Rickerd, 136; 2. Elaine Gong, 127; 3. Mark Lipe, 118.

Dry Fly:

Class A: 1. Jamie Murphy, 100, 97; 2. Matt Rickerd, 100, 96; 3. Chris Korich, 99, 100; 4. Rene Gillibert, 99, 99; 5. Henry Mittel, 99, 97.

Class B: 1. Larry Allen, 94, 95; 2. Tom Gong, 94, 93; 3. Elaine Gong, 94, 91.

Class C: 1. Francois Labat, 91, 92; 2. John Field, 91, 90; 3. Ted Bounds, 89.

Wet Fly:

Class A: 1. rene Gillibert, 99; 2. Chris Korich, 98, 100; 3. Henry Mittel, 98, 99; 4. Mark Lipe, 98, 96; 5. Jamie Murphy, 98, 95.

Class B: 1. Kazu Koshimizu, 96; 2. Elaine gong, 95; 3. Bill Clements, 94, 93; 4. Alice Gillibert, 94, 91.

Class C: 1. Jeff Katz, 91; 2. Matt Pencer, 90, 88, 92; 3. Carole Katz, 90, 88, 87.

3/8 Plug

Class A: 1. Chris Korich, 99; 2. Tony Yap, 98; 3., Henry Mittel, 97.

Class B: 1. Mark Lipe, 93; 2. Alice Gillibert, 87; 3. Kazu Koshimizu, 86.

Class C: 1. Elaine Gong, 90; 2. Mitch Rickerd, 84; 3. Dominic Gillibert, 83.

5/8 Plug

Class A: 1. Henry Mittel, 99; 2. Bobby Spear, 97; 3. Chris Korich, 96, 96, 1; 4. Rene Gillibert, 96, 96, 0. 5. Bill Clements, 96, 91.

Class B: 1. Tom Gong, 94; 2. Charles Judy, 91; 3. Elaine Gong, 90.

Class C: 1. Bruce Williams, 86; 2. Larry Allen, 85; 3. Francois Labat, 83, 91; 4. Mitch Rickerd, 83, 87; 5. John Field, 83. ret.

HERE IT IS

ICSF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND EMERALD WORLD MASTERS

September 2-8, 2006, Carton Estate, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland, 14 miles from Dublin.

These are the prize money casting games that we have been hearing about. The latest rumor was 500,000 euros of  prizes. There are two separate competitions: the  9 event International Casting Sport Federation international rules World Championships preceded by the 5 event Emerald World Masters games.

These casting games are in conjunction with  a week long Emerald World Masters Angling Festival with coarse fish and trout fishing competitions, a fly tying competition and golf charity events as well. Here is the announcement with information about the rules, tackle specifications, hotel accommodations and more. We do not yet know the details of the EWM games and the lines, which are mandatory, will  be available in March. There has been a movement toward specifying the line rather than the rod as a way of  leveling the playing field in fly casting games.