2011 Jimmy Green Spey-O-Rama

Men's Division Competitors

TommyAv2 Tommy Aarkvisla Horten, Norway Age: 40Rod: B&W Tournament

CasterLine: Nextcast 74'

Staff Flyfish Europe/Tundra Outdoor. CLA winner 2009. JCA gold

singlehand distance #8 / gold 18' distance 2009. Norwegian

singlehand champion 2010. Norwegian record holder spey

singlehand. Elementary school teacher.

JimA Jim AnsitePark City, Utah. Long

Beach, California., Age: 67

Rod: R.B. Meiser,

“Steve Godshall

Special; 15', 9-11 Wt.

Line: Nextcast Champ, 73’, 985

grains. Leader: 15' mono.

Semi-retired business owner. Member, GGACC and Long Beach

Casting Club. Spey-O-Rama experience: none. "Previously, just an

envious spectator." Why doing this? "As a CI-THCI, I can think of no

better way to learn as much as I can about my passion for

casting/fishing. Trial by fire, I guess."

TimA Tim Arsenault Surrey, BC, Canada Age: 33

Rod: R.B. Meiser,

“Steve Godshall

Special; 15', 9-11 Wt.

Line: SGS Vector Comp, 1000

grains, 73'Michael & Young Fly Shop, Surrey, BC.

GregB Greg Bencivenganear Quincy,

WashingtonAge: 40

Rod: Berkheimer

Terminator 15' 11/12

Line: Nextcast Champ, 71ft

appox 940 grains

Burkheimer, Nextcast and Riffle Wrecker flies ProStaff. FFF CI &

THCI. Owner of Sage Brush Fly Fishing (casting instruction business).

Construction worker to fund flyfishing.

RauriCv2 Ruairi Castello County Clare, Ireland Age: 34Rod: Caron 15'

Competition

Line: 72-'78' Belly, Varivas

Running Line 30 lb.

Carron Team, Spey-O-Rama 2nd Place in 2009, 3rd Place in 2010.

Farmer.

JamesC James Chalmers Glascow, Scotland Age: 49 Rod: Carron 15'

Line: Carron Jetstream 95

11/12 cut to 74 feet, 60 grams.

12 foot level Maxima leader with

Californian budgie tied to end.

Head of technical & sales, rod & line designer, and team manager for

Carron Rod & Case Company. GENERAL DOGSBODY. Like to

develop talent within the casting community. Mr. Scotland. Spey-O-

Rama 3rd 2005, 5th 2006, 7th 2007, 5th 2009.

LeeD Lee Davison Rigby, Idaho Age: 60

Rod: Gary Anderson

Custom Competition

Rod 15' 1".

Line: Ballistic Speyline “Vector”

SOR Competition head (74' cut

3 ft off rear to final 71" ~ 980

gr.). 12' mono tapered 12lb

leader.

Founder of Ballistic Speylines, CEO/owner of Snake River Outfitters,

LLC, Distributor of Snowbee in USA. Member GGACC, President of

FFF Western Rocky Mountain Council. Certifications: FFF MCI, THCI.

Guide on North and South Fork of Snake River. “One of the grey

haired competitors that keeps the younger dudes on their toes.”

GerardD Gerard Downey Foxford, Ireland Age: 28 Rod: Carron 15', 11 wt. Line: Carron 11/12 95'Carron Team, Guide on River Moy (Ireland). Spey-O-Rama finalist

2009-2010.

DougDv2 Doug DuncanSacremento,

CaliforniaAge: 54

Rod: Bruce & Walker

Powerlite 15', 11 wt

Line: Nextcast Champ, 72', 960

grains

Twice 2nd in Spey-O-Rama, 6th once. Retired after 30 years with

Hewlett Packard.

EdF Ed FiliceTempleton,

CaliforniaAge: 62

Rod: Bruce & Walker

15' 10/11 Tournament

Caster

Line: Nextcast Champ, 95' cut

to 71', 860 grains

2nd year at Spey-O-Rama. "Two handed rods are my passion. Can't

say enough about the expertise of James Chalmers." Winemaker,

Purple Wine Company.

GierH Geir Hansen Bergen, Norway Age: 47Rod: Bruce & Walker

Tournament Caster 15’

Line: Nextcast champ 15/16, 74’

67 gram.

Nextcast casting team. 3rd place in 15’ spey event in world

championship in fly casting in Norway. Spey-O-Rama 6th place in

2010. High school teacher (biology and chemistry).

RobHesse Bob HesseCosta Mesa,

CaliforniaAge: 43

Rod: Bruce & Walker

Powerlite 15', 11 wt

Line: Carron 11/12 (cut to 75'),

915 grainsGGACC member. Spey-O-Rama finals in 2009 and 2010. Consultant.

SimonHv3 Simon HsiehSebastopol,

CaliforniaAge: 44

Rod: Nextcast 15', 11

wt.

Line: Nextcast Champ, 73' 960

grains. Leader 15' hand made.

Owner of Nextcast. Team leader of Nextcast Casting Team. 8th year

in spey casting. Spey-O-Rama 1st 2008, 1st 2009.

TravisJ Travis Johnson Tygh Valley, Oregon Age: 32 Rod: Carron 15', 11 wt. Line: Carron 11/12, 95'. Carron team. Spey-O-Rama finalist 2010.

GaryKv2 Gary KalinkaKalamazoo,

MichiganAge: 47

Rod: Burce & Walker

Powerlite Speycaster

15', 11 wt.

Line: CND LDF 11/13R&D engineer for surgical instruments. "One of the original ghetto

casters."

bruce_kruk Bruce Kruk Trail, BC, Canada Age: 45 Rod: Carron 11 wtLine: Carron 11/12 95' cut to

70', 932 grains

G Loomis and Airflo pro staff. Guide on Columbia River. 3rd year at

Spey-O-Rama.

TylerK Tyler Kushnir

Delta (near

Vancouver), BC,

Canada

Age: 57

Rod: CND 15/18

Ultimate Comp rod (18'

rod that converts to a

15'1" Comp rod)

Line: 980 gr line that is either a

CND LDF 11/12 cut back to 73',

or a Next Cast 15/16 at about

the same length. 15' leader

tapered from 50 lb to 15' lb.

Technically a "free agent" with close ties with Team CND "and my

good friend Nobuo Nodera." Former CND pro staff. Guide for salmon

at Langara Lodge in Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands). Qualified

for Spey-O-Rama finals in 2008 and finished 8th. High school teacher

and former Varsity basketball coach.

nobuo_san Nobuo Nodera Tokyo, Japan Age: 53 Rod: CND Ultimate 15' Line: CDF LDF 11/12, 60 gramsOwner of CND. Formerly head designer for Daiwa rods. THCI (two-

handed casting instructor.)

gene_oswald Gene OswaldLakewood,

Washington

Rod: Carron 15'

11/12wt

Line: Nextcast Champ Line, 72',

980 grains

Nextcast Pro Staff/Casting Team. Former Loomis Pro Staff. GGACC

member. Spey-O-Rama finals in 2008 and 2009, finishing 8th and 7th

respectively. Airline pilot.

CharlesStP Charles St. PierreTacoma,

Washington

Rod: Bruce & Walker

10/11 Norway

Line: "Misc. Pieces II" @ 974

grains. Leader: 14 ft. Maxima.

Barber, Fly-casting Instructor (www.northwestspeycasting.com),

Solitude Contract Fly Tyer (Hoh Bo Spey, Foxee Prawn, Foxee Dog,

GP Spey), 1st time competing at SOR

MichaelS Michael StanleyBakersfield,

CaliforniaAge: 56

Rod: Bruce & Walker

15' Powerlite

Line: CND 12/13 LDF 72', 65

grams6th year at Spey-O-Rama, finalist in 2010. "Unwilling to conform."

BrianSv2 Brian Styskal

Portland, Oregon.

Issaquah,

Washington.

Quinhagak, Alaska.,

Age: 42

Rod: Burkheimer, 15'

1", 11/12 terminator II

Comp

Line: Nextcast: champ #1,

champ #2, 70-75ft head length,

900-1000 grains

Team Nextcast, team Burkheimer, Hatch reels. Professional flyfishing

guide, Larimer Outfitters, Deneki outdoors. Head instructor of

Burkheimer casting schools. Spey-O-Rama 2007 finals, 2008 3rd,

2009 3rd, 2010 4th. "When not guiding or teaching casting I can be

found immersed in a beautiful river somewhere in the Pacific

northwest chasing my favorite game fish, Steelhead. I am a hopeless

steelhead bum."

KnutS Knut Syrstad Orkanger, NorwayRod: LTS Slingshot,

15', 10/11 wt.Line: Nextcast 1516 Champ

Owner of Loop LTS Norway. Guides Orkla River, Norway. 2nd place

in World Championship in Ireland 2006. 1st in Burud 2007. Longest

cast in JCA Masters 2008. 4-time Spey-O-Rama finalist: 2nd place

2004, longest cast 2009.

LocV Loc Vetter Salem, Oregon Age: 61

Rod: Blank was

GLoomis 15'6" 11/12,

cut down and built by

Bob Meiser into 15"

0.25" that Bob labeled

a 10 wt.

Line: Carron Jetstream Spey

Floating 10/11 Next Generation,

77', 924 grains, with shooting

line cut to allow holding,

attached to Varivas 30#

Santiam Speycasters and GGACC member. Orthopedic Surgeon

doing primarily upper extremity/hand. Don't rep any manufacturer's

gear. BS, MS, MD UCLA. Introduced to fly casting age 9. First tried

distance spey in December, 2010. Coached college rugby for 22

years, including National Championship in 1987, with San Diego State

University.

TimW Tim WarrinerSacramento,

CaliforniaRod: Berkheimer 15' Line: Nextcast Champ cut to 70'

4th year at Spey-O-Rama. Certified casting instructor. Published writer

in Fly Tyer Magazine and Yale Anglers' Journal. Defense attorney.

Father of 18-month-old twin boys.

hiroshi_san Hiroshi Yazaki Yamanashi, Japan Age: 46 Rod: CND Ultimate 15' Line: CDF LDF 11/12, 60 grams

President JCA (Japan Casting Association). FFF MCI (master casting

instructor). Team CND. Japanese tournament single-hand casting

champion at age 17. 6th year at Spey-O-Rama.