Salmo:
Thats what I heard from Sparkey this afternoon. I was torn between Spey days, and trying to recover from 3 days on the coast. The nap won out. I am just not as hardy as I once was. That stuff about taking care of yourself when you are young, well it's true I guess. Now it will be next year until I can tune up my game, unless I can glean a few tips from Sparkey Glad you could attend, it certainly sounded like a great day of learning, I 'm sorry i missed it.

A wonderful time (truely!!!) was had by all. Kaufman's/Dennis/Ryan/et. al. out did themselves. Weather not withstanding (more than a tad damp on Saturday/Sunday. Monday the weather was off the chart.

"IXTAPA IN MONROE? ARE YOU KIDDING! No, no, no. Trust me on this one..." Place was PACKED! One hour wait .... so into the bar. Poor Darlings. Food/service were both very good. Interesting thing was you had to drive by another of this chain (Sulton?) and the parking lot as just about empty. (Don't tell Joan .... went into the bar to get a bottle of beer and actually had a 'single lady' "hit on me."

Now that's good for a 61 year old guy.

Hey SalmoG and Fred,

Great to see you guys there! A very fun couple days to play with new toys, watch the experts put on a show, and enjoy the fine chili -brats- coffee! Outstanding doesn't even begin to cover what a great job Kaufmanns did.

Fred - this is a family board, so I'll refrain from diving into an analysis of your social exploits, fondness for the two-hander, etc. :p :p It doesn't suprise me the Monroe lady was impressed. It was fun to finally meet you and, along with others, am glad you made it home safe.

SalmoG - I've gotta continually remind myself that, no matter how nice those rods are, they're not the reason we catch fish. If they were, I'd be in serious trouble
(---$$$$$$)

hasta,

Brian / Doublespey

Fred - this is a family board, so I'll refrain from diving into an analysis of your social exploits...

I can assure you at a whisker short of 62, this is no longer (as if it ever was ... sigh ...) a "commen place event."

:>)

Was quite a trip ... but I sure learned how to drive a motor home!!

http://community.webshots.com/album/121123663alPYJr

Some additional photo's from the Spey Days.

Fred-
Thanks for posting the pictures although I can not wait to see the rest of them!! ...especially the one of you know who after you know what (lots of you know what).