2016 Jimmy Green Spey-O-Rama

Competitors

Tommy Tommy Aarkvisla Horten, Norway Age: 45Rod: CND Giga

TorqueLine: Gael Force 7th year at Spey-O-Rama. Finalist every year.

LeslieA Leslie AjariTahoe City,

CaliforniaAge: 29 Rod: Affinity DQ CTS Line: 52'

2nd time competitor in SOR. Guide with Confluence Outfillers in

Northern California/Southern Oregon.

JimA Jim Ansite

Park City, Utah.

Long Beach,

California.,

Age: 72 Rod: CND, 15', 11 wt.

Line: Nextcast World Champ,

73’, 985 grains. Leader: 15'

mono.

7th year at Spey-O-Rama. I have been a fly-fishing fanatic since the

age of 14. Certified single-hand and two-hand Casting Instructor.

Member of GGACC and the Long Beach Casting Club. I love the

competition, the camaraderie and two-hand casting. I am a business

owner.

TimA Tim Arsenault Surrey, BC, Canada Age: 38Rod: B&W

Tournament CasterLine: GaelForce Comp

Manager of Michael & Young Fly Shop, Vancouver, BC. Bruce &

Walker

Etsuro Etsuro Baba , Japan Age: 62 Rod: CND GT 15 Line: GaelForce 2nd time competitor at Spey-O-Rama. Japan Casting Association

GregB Greg BencivengaVancouver,

WashingtonAge: 45

Rod: Bruce and

WalkerLine: Nextcast

9th Spey-O-Rama. FFF Certified Casting Instructor for both single-

hand and two-hand rods. Prostaff for CF Burkheimer and Nextcast

lines.

JamesC James Chalmers Glascow, Scotland Age: 54Rod: GaelForce 15'

12# Equalizer

Line: GaelForce Equalizer cut

to 72 feet, 62.5 grams. 12 foot

level Maxima leader with

Californian budgie tied to end.

Owner GaelForce Fly Fishing. Rod & line designer. Team manager

for GaelForce. Like to develop talent within the casting community.

Mr. Scotland. Spey-O-Rama 3rd 2005, 5th 2006, 7th 2007, 5th

2009, 2nd in 2012, 4th in 2013, 2nd in 2014. 8th in 2015. Area 51

approved.

LeeDv2 Lee Davison Rigby, Idaho Age: 65 Rod: Ballistic H3 CompLine: Ballistic Flyline Vector

Mag III

Lee is the founder of Ballistic Fly Lines. He is CEO of Snake River

Outfitters . Lee is FFF MCI, THCI. Finished 2nd place SOR Senior

in 2012. 1st place Speyorama Senior Men 2015

Gerard Gerard Downey Foxford, Ireland Age: 34Rod: 15' 11#

GaleForceLine: GaleForce

GaleForce Team, Guide on River Moy (Ireland). Spey-O-Rama

Overall Champion 2011, 2012, and 2013. Spey-O-Rama finalist 2009

and 2010.

DougD Doug DuncanSacremento,

CaliforniaAge: 59 Rod: Bruce & Walker Line: GaelForce Equalizer 72'

2014 Senior Chanpion. Twice 2nd in Spey-O-Rama Mens' Open.

Retired after 30 years with Hewlett Packard.

EdF Ed Filice Sonoma, California Age: 67 Rod: GaelForce Line: GaelForce

6th year at SOR. Spey Lab team. Caught the “2-Handed Bug” upon

returning to the sport of fly-fishing following a 20+ year stint of work,

family and snow skiing. A winemaker by trade who enjoys tossing

loops, tying flies and chasing steelhead. Very much appreciate

GGACC, the Golden Gate Casting Ponds, and the opportunity to

participate in the Jimmy Green Spey-O-Rama. 3rd place SOR Senior

2012.

sGomes Steve Gomes Beaverton, Oregon Age: 62Rod: B&W 15' Norway

Tournament CasterLine: GaelForce EHD 80

2nd year competing at Spey-O-Rama. Spey casting is actually

physical therapy for damaged hand tendons and left shoulder.

WhitneyGv4 Whitney Gould Auburn, CaliforniaRod: Bruce and

WalkerLine: GaelForce

LTS Pro Staff. Certified casting Instructor. Fishing guide. GGACC

member. Prior Spey-O-Rama champion.

GierH Geir Hansen Bergen, Norway Age: 52 Rod: CND, GT Line: GaelForce7th year at Spey-O-Rama. Team CND GT. SOR finalist in 2010,

2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Hori Hidekazu Hori Teshikaa, Japan Rod: CND GT 15 Line: Ballistic G4 4th Spey-O-Rama. JCA. Ballistic pro staff team. GGACC member

SimonHv3 Simon HsiehVancouver,

WashingtonAge: 50

Rod: Nextcast Record

Breaker

Line: Nextcast World Champ II,

71' 960 grains. Leader 15' hand

made.

Owner of Nextcast. Team leader of Nextcast Casting Team. 11th

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

Shino Shinobu InoueYamanashi, Minam

Alps, JapanAge: 45 Rod: CMD GT 15 Line: Ballistic G4 Team Ballistic. 7th Spey-O-Rama. Japan Casting Association

Tsu Tsutomu Inoue Hokaido, Japan Age: 44 Rod: Ballistic Line: Ballistic Team Ballistic. Japan Casting Association.

MikeIvy Mike IvyHuntington Beach,

CaliforniaAge: 53 Rod: LND Bias Versa Line: Gael Force Bloom Outfitting, Montana, 2nd year competing at Speyorama

Travis Travis Johnson Tygh Valley, Oregon Age: 38Rod: 15'1" AWA FN

ModelLine: GaelForce

Owner/Operator/Guide of All Waters Angling. 7th year at Spey-O-

Rama. Placed in SOR top five in 2010-2013, overall men's champion

in 2014.

MartinK Martin KielyLimmerick City,

IrelandAge: 56 Rod: CND Line: Gael Force 4th Spey-O-Rama.

HJKim H. June Kim Seoul, Korea Age: 46Rod: Gaelforce

Equalizer #11Line: Gael Force 80

1st time competitor at Spey-O-Rama. Proud member of Seoul Spey

Club

KaraK Kara KnightTerrace, BC,

CanadaAge: 36

Rod: Pieroway 15'

Metal DetectorLine: GaelForce Equalizer

4th SOR. Manages steelhead lodge BC West on the Dean River in

the summer, Frontier Far West Lodge in Smithers in the Fall. .

Worked this winter at White Wilderness Heli-Skiing in Terrace

Tyler Tyler Kushnir

Delta (near

Vancouver), BC,

Canada

Age: 62 Rod: CND GT 50 Line: NextCast

Team GT CND. Qualified for Spey-O-Rama finals in 2008 and

finished 8th. Retired high school teacher and former Varsity

basketball coach. Finished 1st place in SOR Senior Division in 2012.

12th year at SOR.

JeonLee Jeon Lee Seoul, Korea Age: 55 Rod: B&W Comp Line: GaelForce 3rd year competing at SOR.

kim Kim Lyons Bothell, WashingtonRod: Bruce and

WalkerLine: NextCast Long time Spey fisher.1st time at SOR.

MasanobuHirabayashi

MasanobuNagano, Japan Age: 47 Rod: CND GT 15 Line: Ballistic 16 Custom Japan Casting Association (JCA),8th Spey-O-Rama

GlenN Glen Nagumo San Jose, California Age: 59 Rod: B&W 15' Line: Vector Competition III

Spey-O-Rama volunteer last 7 years, including head judge 2011-

2016. GGACC member since 2005. 11 years single-handed casting

experience, 7 years as a spey caster.

Nezu Kazuta Nezu Yamanashi, Japan Age: 56 Rod: CND GT 15 Line: Gael Force 80Pro staff at CND. 3 time competitor at Speyorama Many winner at

Japan speycasting competitions.

nobuo_san Nobuo Nodera Saitama, Japan Age: 58 Rod: CMD Salar 15 Line: Gael Force 80Managing Director of CND. Japan Casting Association. Many time

competitor at Speyorama.

mOkane Michael O'Kane Derry, Ireland Age: 25Rod: Gaelforce

Equalizer #12Line: Gael Force 80

1st time competitor at Spey-O-Rama. Guide on the River Moy.

Gaelforce Team.

Donna Donna O'Sullivan Daly City, California Rod: LTS Competition Line: GaelForce

Owner of Fish On! Sports. Distributor for LTS Flyfishing. LTS Pro

Staff. GGACC member. 1st in Spey 16ft in World Championship of

Fly Casting 2010, and 2nd in 2012, 2nd in 2014. Spey-O-Rama 1st

place 2004, 2005 and 2015; 2nd 2008 and 2011; 3rd 2007 and 2010.

Spey-O-Rama Chairperson 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. IT project

management professional. 1st in Alexander Grant Competition 2015

in Scotland.

HarryP Harry K. Pali, Jr.San Franciso,

CaliforniaAge: 64

Rod: C&D Tournament

CasterLine: GaelForce Comp

2nd time competitor at Spey-O-Rama. GGACC member since

10/2014. Retired Heavy Constrution 2010. Married the love of my

life 4-24-77

JoelP Joel Phillips Oakland, California Age: 46Rod: B&W

Tournament CasterLine: GaelForce

2nd Time competitor at Spey-O-Rama. Member Oakland Casting

Club & GGACC. Engineering R&D Manager

BurtR Bert RancesSan Franciso,

CaliforniaAge: 63

Rod: Spey Lab Air

Bender 15-1, #11Line: GaelForce

Started flycasting and joined GGACC in 2001. Enthusiastic San

Francisco beach fisherman for striped bass -- overhead casting with

Spey rod. . Originally from Philippines. 5th year competing at SOR.

reid James ReidVancouver, BC,

CanadaAge: 38

Rod: Bruce & Walker

Norway #11Line: Gael Force 80

1st time competitor at Spey-O-Rama. Owner/builder James Reid

Bamboo Fly Rods.

KenS Ken SandstromSan Rafael,

CaliforniaAge: 77 Rod: Bruce & Walker Line: GaelForce, 70', 976 gn

2nd time competitor in SOR. GGACC member. Oldest competitor at

age 77. Born and raised in San Francisco. Retired from San

Francisco police department after serving 32 years. Have been

swingflies for steelhead ever since with Bob Clay bamboo rods. Red

Shed Team

Mia Mia Sheppard Maupin, OregonRod: Bruce and

WalkerLine: Travis Johnson Line

Mia and her husband Marty own Little Creek Outfitters, fly fishing

guide service in Oregon. She is also employed with Theodore

Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. She relishes teaching Spey-

casting, guiding a person into a steelhead, and playing with her

beautiful daughter Tegan. This is her 6th Spey-O-Rama -- 1st place

in 2010 & 2013, currently holding the record for longest cast at 144 ft.

MichaelS Michael StanleyBakersfield,

CaliforniaAge: 61

Rod: Bruce & Walker

15' Powerlite

Line: CND 12/13 LDF 72', 65

grams9th year at Spey-O-Rama, finalist in 2010. "Unwilling to conform."

BrianSv2 Brian Styskal Seattle, Washington Age: 46 Rod: NextCast Line: NextCast 71', 925 grains

Spey-O-Rama participant 2007-2013 with multiple 3rd place finishes.

Head instructor CF Berhkeimer Casting School. Berkheimer and

NextCast pro staff.

ZackWv2 Zack WilliamsPullman,

WashingtonAge: 31 Rod: Bruce & Walker Line: GaelForce 74'

4th year competing at SOR. Clearwater River, Idaho guide for

Steelhead Syndicate. Team Red Shed Fly Shop. Editor of Swing

the Fly Magazine.

hiroshi_san Hiroshi Yazaki Yamanashi, Japan Age: 51 Rod: Pieroway 15' Line: Ballistic 16 mod

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

instructor). Kanjiro Rod pro staff. Japanese tournament single-hand

casting champion at age 17. 8th year at Spey-O-Rama.

vYee Victor YeeMarin County,

CaliforniaAge: 66 Rod: Spey Lab Line: GaelForce 71' 941 gn

3rd time competitor at Spey-O-Rama. Home boy! Learned locally.

Team Spey Lab