The Pleasanton Fly Fish Show Review

This year I went on a working day, instead of a weekend.
Ah, so this is when all the serious anglers come out of the winter
woodworks to avoid the huge crowds. Corporate fisherman is
what I call them, the suit & tie guys with the big bucks...never
would have guessed they could cast a line unless they were wearing
their waders. They're good too, can lay a fly down on a dime, delicately.

Admission was reasonable $15.oo, got hit on the $8.oo parking, but
the two free hats and the freebee 120 min. DVD of Mike Lawson dissecting the
Henry's Fork was well worth it.

Same ol stuff; except for a few new items that caught my attention.
Sharkskin line...weird feel, scaley. So it's suppose to cast like a dream,
but wait, what happens when you hook a fish and start stripping in?
The question I asked the rep. Got that puzzled trout look and heard him
mumble "better wear a finger glove".

Rio has a new tippet material called "Extreme" the thinnest, strongest
tippet material made. Now that was nice. I'll probably try sometime.

A Japanese bamboo fly rod builder...he couldn't cast, but he enjoyed
watching me cast his rods. He kept bringing me one rod after another,
soon I told him I had to go.

Didn't buy a thing...first time.
-tom