You sure have "gone and done it."

I just started spey fishing a couple of years ago, and I'm still a hack. I've caught a few fish, but I usually don't look too good doing it. Last year, while walking into a spot on the lower Satsop, I ran across a nice English gentleman who was on his way out, also packing a spey rod. I told him I was fairly new at spey fishing, and he told me, "Don't worry - after the first 20 years it gets easy."

In all seriousness, you got yourself a nice stick. It is a fast one (maybe faster than I normally like), but as long as you have it lined right (heavy), you'll be chucking big, articulated flies and 15 feet of T-14 a lot further than you need to with little effort.

Good luck!