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CND Distributor Announcement

The new distributors for CND Spey USA asked me to put out this press realease concerning them taking over the North American distributorship for CND. Great news for all the CND fans out there!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CND~THE SPEY UNDERGROUND, BACK IN THE CAST

11-3-05 RIGBY, IDAHO aka FLYFISHING CAPITOL OF THE WORLD

Team CND is back on track with a new conductor, CND SPEY USA. As the new distributors for CND, we will work hard to earn your trust. We believe in working as a team with our dealers and customers, for without CND dealers and customers - there would be no CND!

We are implementing the following immediately:
1. The name of the new CND distributorship is CND SPEY USA.

2. We are honoring all of the previous distributor’s CND warranty promises, and have been doing so since October. So far we have a 100% success track record for making former CND customers happy future CND customers!

3. The informational website, which will list product information and include links and/or contact information for your dealership is under reconstruction with an expected end of November launch. www.cndspeyusa.com will be directed to snakeriveroutfitters.com in the next 24 hours. )

4. We will reply to all CND inquiries – phone, fax or e-mail, within 48 hours or sooner, Monday through Saturday. Customer service and satisfaction is JOB 1. CND products are renown for their quality and value. We intend to match that with excellent service.

5. We will maintain a large enough inventory to supply your needs in a timely fashion, and allow for quick warranty service.

Perhaps by now you’re wondering just who ‘we’ are! We are Snake River Outfitters, LLC, d.b.a. CND SPEY USA, owned by Lee and Nancy Davison and located in Rigby, Idaho. For several years our business has provided a guide and trip booking service, a fly casting/fishing school, and an informational website with an online Fly Shop. Lee is a licensed guide with over twenty years of experience on the South and North Forks of the Snake River, a Federation of Flyfishers Certified Casting Instructor, a member of the FFF Guide Board and a Board member of Snake River Cutthroats. Lee has also been a sales representative for Snowbee USA. He holds a degree in Business Management from the University of Texas and has experience as a Project Manager for the Idaho National Laboratory and several large U.S. engineering/construction firms.

CFO (Chief Female Officer) is Lee’s wife, Nancy. Nancy is a novice fly fisher and spey caster, although a very enthusiastic one. She also writes articles, and has most recently had two published in the Federation of Flyfishers Flyfisher magazine. She is overly proud of this and will eagerly share this information with you, with little or no provocation.

A good friend of ours, Bob Wellard, introduced us to Mr. Nobuo Nodera, Managing Director of CND at the recent Denver Flyfishing Retailers Show. We were offered the opportunity to become distributors for CND products for the USA, and were honored by the request. During our discussions/negotiations, it became apparent that first and foremost for Mr. Nodera is his concern for his dealers and customers. He has worked hard to build a good CND reputation and his primary directive for us was to build or rebuild relationships with the current dealers, even before seeking new market opportunities. His goal, and ours, is to create a tight ‘Team CND’. We look forward to a long and profitable-for-all relationship with ‘Team CND’~The Spey Underground.
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank Tyler and Sandi Kushnir for their friendship and incredible help in getting us into the cast. We would also like to say ‘thank you’ to Aaron Reimer and all of the folks at the Carnation SpeyFair. We truly appreciated your warmth and friendliness in welcoming us into the Spey community.

Best Regards and Tight Lines,

Lee and Nancy Davison

CND Spey USA / Snake River Outfitters
www.cndspeyusa.com / www.snakeriveroutfitters.com

What happened to Juro?

-tony

They decide on some one else; maybe Juro will pop in and talk about it.

That is good news. Wonder if I should send in my warranty cards.

Matt,

Yes, you should send in the warranty cards. Such cards usually seem like a waste of a postage stamp. But not always. I don't break very many rods due to defects. However, I bought a CND Custom 13' 7/8, which as good as it handles, has some internal defect, and I've broken 3 of them. I now know 3 other guys who broke the same model, and 2 who got lucky and haven't had any issue. I still love that rod, and if the one I have now breaks, they are replacing them with a new model - defect free one hopes.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.

Will the rods continue to be made in Japan?

Will the lead time be less than 45 days on sent in repairs,defects,etc?

Will this make the prices go up?

Thankyou

PS: Wow, did I see single hand CND rods there or?

Mine was from the first run when they first came out and I have fished it a ton (but not this year )

Can't wait for the "North Fork" model to be out; as in North Fork Stilly we been talking about this for a couple years now and there is one here now (Canada, Kush)

With the lengh of some of those rods. you won't have cast on the NF, just simply point it to the opposite bank. :p

NOW NOW DH

Just because you can't cast, dosen't mean there a bad thing :p

H2H,

DH is merely pointing out that on the NF Stilly, a two handed rod eliminates the need to cast. Whether DH can cast or not isn't relevant to the statement.

So, what, precisely, is the point in making a two handed model and calling it the NF? What is the length and line weight for the NF?

BTW, now I remember that your 1307 was from the first run, and it seems like those didn't experience the breakage problem the subsequent run did. Do you know what difference occurred that made the run my 3 rods came from such a lemon bunch? Still, I gotta' say, it's a very sweet casting rod. And now it's season is coming on. Gotta' put the Spey Tracker (aka Chum Tracker) away for the winter now and get ready to huck some tips out upon the waters.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.

DH and I shot at each other over two-handed rods all the time at different meetings we go to; it's just a way of DH saying he can't cast worth a ****

1307

From what I understand they made the top section stiffer in the second run (that's me talking)

The upper section of the 1307 was made from the stiffer lighter graphite used in the Specialist series.

This change seems to have caused an increased stress to be placed on the middle (of three) section of the blank. I've broken 3 at approximately the same point, just above the lower ferrule.

Still a great casting rod, but now I ~always~ have a backup in case it goes *POW*.

Salmo_G - the Tracker NEVER gets put away. I've got a line (created by line wizard H2H)that will support 13' of 8wt Type 8 tip. Perfect for those hatchery winters! :p

I never did get that new tip section glad I didn't now

That's BrianL

Brian L,

Yeah, always having to take along a backup rod is a hassle, unless I'm using my boat.

I might use the Tracker for hatchery winter runs, but the 1307 is a lot of fun to cast also. I've got a head that's looped for tips to try on mine. I haven't tried it yet, tho.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.