Hey everyone,

My girlfriend and I had an chance to be part of the championship as controllers. I have to say that I learned alot about different methods of fly fishing stuff I may or may not try. I did comment to Heritage Angler about what effect competitive flyfishing may have on the kids future fishing. Well, that night as I walked through the hotel there were about a dozen of the kids having a blast in the pool all from various countries. I had a chance to be with a kid from Ireland, France, and The Czec Republic they were all excellent sports and though they seemed to be ultra serious, I cant remember when I hit the water that I dont take it serious. So, though it may not be for everyone I think that the chance to fish water one may never have fished if not for the competition as well as travel. As with any competitive sport it can be over done, kids playing football or basketball sometimes lose sight of the fun of it all but such is life and I doubt it will hurt them overall. I was asked by people when I went fishing in Michigan with Jack Hise, why I would drive 800 miles one way to fish for a few days. My answer was because I wanted to , it may not be something for everyone but it is how I am. So I guess I can relate to why they may want to be part of the competition.

Anyway we had a blast, got to fish some nice waters, met some new people (which can equate to free guides) and got to be part of something we thought was awsome.

Tight Lines

wireguy