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The Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club will present the Jimmy Green Spey-O-Rama,The World Championship of Spey Casting April 20h, 21st, and 22nd, 2012 at the world-renowned casting ponds located in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. GGACC is devoted to introducing everyone to fly casting and angling at their historical club and facility. The event is open to the public and admittance is free.
The event will center on Spey casting competitions and single hand and two-hand casting demonstrations by fly casting experts. There are three ways to cast a fly line with the traditional single-handed rod; the roll cast, the overhead cast, and the Spey cast. The Spey cast originated and was developed in Scotland and is most often used with two handed fly rods.
Local, domestic and International casting masters will be offering free demonstrations and clinics each day.
Premium Fly-Fishing rod and reel manufacturers will have their products available for you to use to hone your skills.
Competitors and fly fishing experts will include the likes of:
Tommy Aarkvisla, Jim Ansite, Tim Arsenault, Greg Bencivenga, Ruairi Castello, James Chalmers, Lee Davison, Gerard Downey, Doug Duncan, Ed Filice, Geir Hansen, Rob Hesse, Simon Hsieh, Travis Johnson, Gary Kalinka, Bruce Kruk, Tyler Kushnir, Nobuo Nodera, Gene Oswald, Michael Stanley, Charles St. Pierre, Brian Styskal, Knut Syrstad, Hiroshi Yazaki, Tim Warriner, Whitney Gould, Donna O'Sullivan, Mia Sheppard.

The casting competition schedules will include practice session on Friday, qualifying rounds on Saturday, and final competitions on Sunday.
Lunch is available for the general public at the club for a nominal fee on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Dinner is available on Friday and Saturday.
The Spey-O-Rama 2012 Event Schedule is as follows:
April 20, Friday:
- Exhibits, Equipment Auctions
- Competition Casting Practice
April 21, Saturday:
- Exhibits, Fly Fishing Presentations, and Equipment Auctions
- Spey Demonstrations/Clinics
- Spey Casting Competition Qualifying Rounds
April 22, Sunday:
- Exhibits
- Spey Casting Competition Finals

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