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Portland area anglers!
The Grass Roots - PDX - Bamboo fly rod and Classic Reel Demo Day
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1pm-4pm Sunday, March 6th 2016 @ Oxbow Regional Park on the Sandy River
If you are in/around the Portland area you are more than invited to come by, say hello and engage in some quality B.S. with your fellow anglers as well as rod and reel makers (Joe Saracione, Chris Obuchowski & myself). A selection of hollow-built bamboo rods from J.M. Reid, Confluence Rods and Portland’s own C. Obuchowski will be on hand and all strung up, balanced with outrageously beautiful reels made by Saracione, Shamburg and Farlex Reels for your test casting pleasure. Given the location and timing of this unique, free and informal gathering the focus will be a little steelhead-centric, showcasing 2 handed rods and steelhead/salmon reels although there will be a few single-hand rods hanging around and reels to suit as well. This a cool way for us tackle makers to get a chance to interact with YOU anglers who support us and a great chance for all of you to get to see, feel and check out some handmade tackle that you rarely get the opportunity to handle in your local fly shops, let alone demo! I will also have on hand a Seele Glass 11’7” 7wt to play around with and get a feel for what some nice 2 handed glass feels like or even to compare for yourself the unique personalities of Glass, Cane and Graphite. Where else can you do that?
So drop in for some good vibes.
Cheers and tight lines.
James
The Grass Roots - PDX - Bamboo fly rod and Classic Reel Demo Day
1pm-4pm Sunday, March 6th 2016 @ Oxbow Regional Park on the Sandy River
If you are in/around the Portland area you are more than invited to come by, say hello and engage in some quality B.S. with your fellow anglers as well as rod and reel makers (Joe Saracione, Chris Obuchowski & myself). A selection of hollow-built bamboo rods from J.M. Reid, Confluence Rods and Portland’s own C. Obuchowski will be on hand and all strung up, balanced with outrageously beautiful reels made by Saracione, Shamburg and Farlex Reels for your test casting pleasure. Given the location and timing of this unique, free and informal gathering the focus will be a little steelhead-centric, showcasing 2 handed rods and steelhead/salmon reels although there will be a few single-hand rods hanging around and reels to suit as well. This a cool way for us tackle makers to get a chance to interact with YOU anglers who support us and a great chance for all of you to get to see, feel and check out some handmade tackle that you rarely get the opportunity to handle in your local fly shops, let alone demo! I will also have on hand a Seele Glass 11’7” 7wt to play around with and get a feel for what some nice 2 handed glass feels like or even to compare for yourself the unique personalities of Glass, Cane and Graphite. Where else can you do that?
So drop in for some good vibes.
Cheers and tight lines.
James
