Results of the Fly Casting Final:
Place; Athlete/Competitor; Hometown; Distance(ft.); Accuracy
1. Brent Taylor; Little Rock, Ark.; 254.6171; 800
2. Tom Rowland; Key West, Fla.; 265.5180; 300
3. Chuck Farneth; Little Rock, Ark.; 223.8390; 200
4. Fletcher White; Victor, Idaho; 92.6244; 300
5. Wendy Gunn; Marble Canyon, Ariz.; 172.5075; 200
6. Terry Gunn; Marble Canyon, Ariz.; 67.5378; 300
7. Joel Silverman; Las Vegas, Nev.; 232.9272; 100
8. Kim Keely; Victor, Idaho; 126.2349; 200
9. Duke Brown; Bozeman, Mont.; 75.6756; 200
10. Doug Swisher; Corvallis, Mont.; 71.2701; 200
11. Ed Lombardo; Johnston, R.I.; 193.1292; 0
12. Brian O'Keefe; Bend, Ore.; 108.8802; 0
Looking at the results, it appears that some combination of distance and accuracy were used to determine the winner. In a description of the event elsewhere on the site, it states:
One Fish Fly Fishing
With a standard fly rod [whatever THAT is!], 12 anglers compete for accuracy and distance in the fly casting competition which seeds them for the One Fish Fly Fishing tournament. The anglers fish for three hours on a half-mile stretch of the AuSable River, striving for the single largest fish. Once the angler has designated a trout as their catch during their flight, they are done fishing and the length and girth of that trout are recorded as their Official Length and Official Girth.
So who won? Here's the summary from http://greatoutdoorgames.com/results/daythree.html
Results of the One Fish Fly Fishing Competition
Place; Athlete/Competitor; Hometown; Measurement (inches)
1. Tom Rowland Key West, Fla. 18.5* (10.5 girth)
2. Doug Swisher Corvallis, Mont. 18.5* (10 girth)
3. Duke Brown Bozeman, Mont. 16.5
4. Fletcher White Victor, Idaho 15.25
5. Wendy Gunn Marble Canyon, Ariz. 14.75
6. Brent Taylor Dillon, Mont. 8.50
7. Charles Farneth Little Rock, Ark. --
8. Terry Gunn Marble Canyon, Ariz. --
9. Joel Silverman Missoula, Mont. --
10. Kim Keeley Victor, Idaho --
11. Ed Lombardo Johnston, R.I. --
12. Brian O'Keefe Bend, Ore. --
NOTES: *Wins tiebreaker with girth of fish
7-12 ranked by Fly Casting seeding order
As for the Jim Teeny tarpon segment yesterday, it was VERY impressive although I remember the hammerhead described as being 14 feet long. That dorsal fin must have stuck a couple feet out of the water.
Kent Lufkin
Justin Teegarden wrote:
>
> Anyone get the chance to watch the Fly casting championships on ESPN? I know the winner last year (forgot his name, but uses a G-Loomis)chucked a whopping 300 ft.
>
> On another note, I watched Jim Teeny on Fly Fish the smorning, He had a tarpon on around a hundred pounds. When he was down to his last kick, a huge 10 ft. hammer head came and engulfed the Tarpon. It was pretty impressive.
>
> Justin
>
> Have you gotten your free email at fishing.com or flyfishing.com? I got mine, come get yours! Visit www.fishing.com or www.flyfishing.com to sign up!
Justin-
Three-hundred feet? Even with a shooting head I find that distance
unimaginable. I've seen guys throw 120-160 with a shooting head, but
never twice that far. Was the guy casting Steve Rajeff? I've seen him
do some amazing stuff-I'm not calling you a fibber or anything, but was
it really 300 feet? If so, wow! I'd love to get a copy of that and
watch it. Thanks, Jeff Hale
