Scottish Gathering 2012

[victor]

We had another shootout on Sunday and someone (not me) had set the tapes up into a slight breeze. After six rods I was in the lead but someone (not me) decided we had to have three more rods with the tape with the breeze and I ended up second overall because the person who had been second had a couple of lucky shots and ended up first. I'm not bitter.....much.

Another great Sexyloops weekend and thanks to Matt and Ben for the hour or two on roll casting (on water for Gods sake!)

Thanks to Simon and Martin for the lift from the airport and Ben for the lift back.

See you all next year. I might even get my waders wet.

Mike

[Paul Arden]

Ha! Actually you were in the lead with three rods Mike, not six. But it was certainly very close and I thought you were going to win!

[Lasse Karlsson]

Ok, come on we want to hear the actual results

Cheers
Lasse

[petevicar]

A short video of Paul casting during the Saturday shoot out.

Paul

[Marc LaMouche]

all fit and trim for the Ironman... :laugh:

[Ben_D]

Pics & results to come in a short while!

Ben

[John Waters]

Good stuff, thanks.

John

[Paul Arden]

all fit and trim for the Ironman...

It's the angle Marc :p

[Marc LaMouche]

curved angles are the best !!!

[Ben_D]

Just a quick post with some results for now, I took so many pics that it will take me hours to get them all up.
Was a superb gathering this year, thanks to all those who travelled considerable distances to be there. We had Latvians, Hungarians, Australians, Canadians and UK guys from all corners of the country. A couple of the usual suspects unfortunately couldn't make this year, Lee, Will you were missed and hopefully you can make up in 2013

Saturday we threw a lot of rods
Results for Saturday round one......

1 Paul Arden
2 Matthew Howell
3 Stefan Siikavaara
4 Mike Heritage
5 Ben Dixon
6 Peter Kovacs
7 Michael "bad boy" Buchan
8 Trev
9 Andrew Parker
10 Pete Vicaris
11 Simon Beaudoin
12 Mark Surtees / Mike Barrio
14 Martin Flery
15 Anna Viklun

Outfits were....
15' Mackenzie shooting head rod with 65 gram 70' head on 30lb Varivas.
MSX 9' #6 with Barrio GT125 prototype
TCR 590 with Barrio GT 125 prototype

Results for round two

1 Paul Arden
2 Matthew Howell
3 Ben Dixon
4 Stefan Siikavaara
5 Mike Heritage
6 Peter Kovacs
7 Michael "bad boy" Buchan / Trevor Bourne
8 Mark Surtees
9 Andrew Parker / Pete Vicaris
10 Mike Barrio
11 Simon Beaudoin
12 Martin Flery
13 Anna Viklund

Outfits were.....
Orvis Access 907 TF with Barrio GT 125 prototype A
Orvis Access 907 TF with Barrio GT 125 Prototype B
Ovis Zero Gravity 909 TF with #9 Bass line

Some big distances thrown there and over all a very good standard of casting, it is great to see how everyones' distance creeps up year on year

Prizes were kindly donated Mike Barrio - Barrio Fly Lines (caps & flylines), Stefan Sikavaara - MSX tackle (906 rod), Orvis - Encounter Reels and these were presented at on Saturday night. All qualified instructors were eliminated from the rankings and prizes were given to those who remained.










Sundays shootout was a bitch, loads of rods, some of them very light and round one was straight into the wind

Sundays distances





Outfits were....
Round one
Orvis Access 912 TF with 36g floating shooting head
Sage z Axis 765 with MED #5
Orvis Access 907TF with Barrio GT125 prototype B #7
Orvis Access 909TF with Orvis #9 Bass line
TCR5 with Barrio GT125 prototype B #5line
Barrio 903 with Barrio GT140 #3line

Round one was into a head wind, very difficult conditions!

Round 2
Orvis Access 912 TF with 36g floating shooting head
Orvis Access 907TF with Barrio SLX #7
Orvis Access 907TF with Barrio GT125 prototype B #7

Again, some cracking casts in both rounds.

More to come later.


Cheers

Ben

[Paul Arden]

Thanks Ben. I never noticed the Tartan curtains!!

[Boydo]

Some really great casting there lads, well done Matt.

[rrw35]

all fit and trim for the Ironman... :laugh:

Congratulations Paul.

Twins?

[Ben_D]

As well as the obligatory casting there was some fishing too..

I spent three days trying to get Matt onto a Scottish Spring salmon and although we didn't get one on the bank we contacted a couple and did get a very nice trout




Into a Don springer


Matt gets some instruction from Hamish "stand fucking still Howell, ya wanker"


Setting up a nice Spey


Loop away!


Snapper Heritage sits and contemplates the advantages and disadvantages of single hand Spey casting


Peter & Paul fish at Fetternear




Matt throws the DHD. Nice job with that Matt, considering you've never fished with one before that was impressive stuff dude


Rats Tail almost looking as if he is enjoying a shootout


Matt throws the 18'er


Group mug shot, should have done this on Saturday as some had to leave first thing Sunday


Peter shows us free climbing Hungarian style, one of the most crazy things I've ever seen :O


Heritage gets fully into the Colquhonnie swing


Random casting stuff

[Ben_D]

And some more pics......