Front row: Michael Han (SJF); Chi Quang (OCC), Elaine Gong (OCC), Julie Hanada (SJF), Glen Nagumo (SJF). Back row: Cindy Han (SJF), Ralph Hardin (OCC), Glen Ozawa (OCC), Austin Emmerling (OCC), Chris Korich (OCC), Henry Mittel (OCC). Not pictured: John Thiele (OCC).
The annual Southwestern Tournament, hosted each year by the Long Beach Casting Club, took place over the Presidents’ Day weekend. Braving the strongest storm in at least 8 years, 10 casters from The Oakland Casting Club and the San Jose Flycasters were on hand bright and early (albeit a bit damp) at the LBCC facility early Saturday morning. Amid downed trees, huge puddles and muddy conditions, the Tournament was efficiently run with great camaraderie, fine competition, and good food.
Representing The Oakland Casting Club: Glen Ozawa, Chris Korich, Henry Mittel, Elaine Gong, Ralph Hardin, John Thiele and Austin Emmerling. The neighboring club, The San Jose Flycasters, had Glen Nagumo, and first-time casters Michael Han and Julie Hamada representing SJF. This club will host the next American Casting Association National Tournament in August 2017.
Intermittent rain and ever-changing strong winds challenged the casters during the first event: Trout Fly Accuracy. OCC members took the top 5 places in the ‘A’ Division (all scoring 94 or better), with Chris Korich taking first place; 1st and 3rd place in the ‘B’ Division also went to OCC members. First-time Southwestern Tournament participants from the San Jose Flycasters, Michael Han (a student of Chris Korich) and Julie Hanada (coached by Glen Nagumo), took 2nd and 3rd places, respectively, in the ‘C’ Division. Although conditions were constantly changing and challenging for competitors, the tournament went along smoothly, and complete results are posted at the end of this article.
As befitting the difficulties of driving to the event and dealing with the conditions, only one perfect score was posted for the entire 2 days. Chris shot a perfect 100 points in ‘A’ Division Wet Fly, to best LBCC’s Mark Tsunawaki and Henry Mittel who both shot 98’s, then 96 and 95, respectively, in the cast-off.
Chris Korich and Henry Mittel battled all weekend for dominance, and in the end, Henry edged Chris by ONE point in the fight for the All Accuracy title (776 to 775 points out of a possible 800).
All casters and guests were treated to wonderful meals throughout the tournament, and Long Beach members, especially the “Three Marks” (Mark Lipe, Mark Tsunawaki and Mark Flo), handled the logistics of the 10 casting games with great skill and efficiency that was much appreciated by all participants. We all enjoyed another amazing weekend in Long Beach, despite Mother Nature.
We hope to host many casters at the ‘Northwestern Tournament’, October 21 and 22, 2017 at the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club. Although we can’t predict the weather conditions, we can promise another great tournament with challenging competitions when we meet in the Fall.
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Last Updated: 2017-04-19 by Glen Ozawa
Southwestern Tournament Results
Front row: Michael Han (SJF); Chi Quang (OCC), Elaine Gong (OCC), Julie Hanada (SJF), Glen Nagumo (SJF).
Back row: Cindy Han (SJF), Ralph Hardin (OCC), Glen Ozawa (OCC), Austin Emmerling (OCC), Chris Korich (OCC), Henry Mittel (OCC). Not pictured: John Thiele (OCC).
The annual Southwestern Tournament, hosted each year by the Long Beach Casting Club, took place over the Presidents’ Day weekend. Braving the strongest storm in at least 8 years, 10 casters from The Oakland Casting Club and the San Jose Flycasters were on hand bright and early (albeit a bit damp) at the LBCC facility early Saturday morning. Amid downed trees, huge puddles and muddy conditions, the Tournament was efficiently run with great camaraderie, fine competition, and good food.
Representing The Oakland Casting Club: Glen Ozawa, Chris Korich, Henry Mittel, Elaine Gong, Ralph Hardin, John Thiele and Austin Emmerling. The neighboring club, The San Jose Flycasters, had Glen Nagumo, and first-time casters Michael Han and Julie Hamada representing SJF. This club will host the next American Casting Association National Tournament in August 2017.
Intermittent rain and ever-changing strong winds challenged the casters during the first event: Trout Fly Accuracy. OCC members took the top 5 places in the ‘A’ Division (all scoring 94 or better), with Chris Korich taking first place; 1st and 3rd place in the ‘B’ Division also went to OCC members. First-time Southwestern Tournament participants from the San Jose Flycasters, Michael Han (a student of Chris Korich) and Julie Hanada (coached by Glen Nagumo), took 2nd and 3rd places, respectively, in the ‘C’ Division. Although conditions were constantly changing and challenging for competitors, the tournament went along smoothly, and complete results are posted at the end of this article.
As befitting the difficulties of driving to the event and dealing with the conditions, only one perfect score was posted for the entire 2 days. Chris shot a perfect 100 points in ‘A’ Division Wet Fly, to best LBCC’s Mark Tsunawaki and Henry Mittel who both shot 98’s, then 96 and 95, respectively, in the cast-off.
Chris Korich and Henry Mittel battled all weekend for dominance, and in the end, Henry edged Chris by ONE point in the fight for the All Accuracy title (776 to 775 points out of a possible 800).
All casters and guests were treated to wonderful meals throughout the tournament, and Long Beach members, especially the “Three Marks” (Mark Lipe, Mark Tsunawaki and Mark Flo), handled the logistics of the 10 casting games with great skill and efficiency that was much appreciated by all participants. We all enjoyed another amazing weekend in Long Beach, despite Mother Nature.
We hope to host many casters at the ‘Northwestern Tournament’, October 21 and 22, 2017 at the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club. Although we can’t predict the weather conditions, we can promise another great tournament with challenging competitions when we meet in the Fall.
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