Double Haul Ball March 23rd 2013 at Long Beach Casting Club.

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This year the emphasis is on casting in the surf. We will have some of the best FFF certified Master Casters on hand to address all of the fustrations people face while casting in the surf. Also a seminar on tackle and the surf rock band Chum will belt out a few tuines for the day.

How to Tackle Talk: open forum on lines, baskets, waders and knots...

Bob Middo - making heads
Tod Suttle - line maintenance
Steve Piper - fishing on a budget
Dave Wratchford - general tackle
Al Q - simple knots

Casting

Joe Libeu / double haul
Jeff Priest / prolonging your casting arm
Jim Solomon & John Vanderhoff / Tips and Tricks about line management, how to get fishing without the haul - dos and don'ts, how to fight and land fish. Wind casting. Open for discussion from other instructors experiences.

Shane

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The Third Annual DOUBLE HAUL BALL Sat. March 23rd 2013

Fly Tying in the Clubhouse: (9am - noon)
FLY TIERS: Dave Valadez, David Wratchford, Alex Cady, Kevin Green, Shane Chung

Casting Pond:
Beginners Circle: refresh the basics, principles of the cast (9 - 10am)
Intermediate Circle: Shooting heads, Oval Cast, Double Haul, (10 - 12am)
FFF CASTING INSTRUCTORS: Bob Middo, John Vanderhoff, Jim Solomon, Joe Libeu, Jeff Priest

Tackle Talk in the Clubhouse: 9am -Noon, open forum, Q&A, plus hands on equipment:
Kim Zetterberg: tackle tips, stripping baskets/safety, Al Q: Knots/DIY fly boxes, Steve Piper: flyfish on a budget

Wilderness Fly Fishers’ sponsored Lunch: (Noon-1pm)

Fly Tying in the Clubhouse: (1pm - 3pm)
FLY TIERS: Matt Abrams, Mike Centofani, Steve Hollowel, Adam Perez, Rich Kanner

Casting Pond:
Advanced Circle: wind casts, over-shoulder cast, backhand,(1pm - 2pm)
Casting for Longevity: proper technique and strength exercises, (2pm - 3pm)
FFF CASTING INSTRUCTORS: Bob Middo, John Vanderhoff , Jim Solomon, Joe Libeu, Jeff Priest

Tackle Talk in the Clubhouse: (1pm - 3pm) open forum, Q&A, plus hands on equipment:
Bob Middo: making a shooting head, Matt Abrams: braiding loops, Alex Cady, Tod Suttle: line maintenance, Dave Wratchford: tackle tips

A special live performance by our favorite surf band, CHUM at 3pm!
Free Seminar & Demos: 9am to 3pm
EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT FISHING YOUR LOCAL BEACH!

A special thanks to Michael Schweit, president of the Southwest council of the FFF for helping us secure the Long Beach Casting Club, and Larry Carroll, president of the Wilderness Fly Fishers club for hosting this educational day and providing our lunch service!

The One Surf Fly will help support Healing Waters for this years’ Huntington Beach event on April 27th.

(Chum: Bernard Yin, Adrien Anthony & Willy B.)

[anacrime]

Looking forward to this weekend!

Lots of new members here I haven't met. I'll be wearing a Beachwood had, name's Shane, come say what's up!

[fly addict]

I plan on attending also, it just doesn’t make sense not to take advantage of the knowledge that these guys have! Besides it should be a lot of fun.