dave barron
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Mike
You have received some good advice, the best advice I can give you is to find a mentor to help you. We have found that most people that have a mentor will have a better chance to pass on the first try. Here is the most important thing that we look for on the CCI test. We want to know how well you can teach fly casting. Being able to cast well is very important but teaching is more important. Find a MCI and try to work with him/her, and take a pre-test. Just so you know that I know what I am talking about I have been a MCI since 1998, on the casting board of governors and chair of the CCI test committee. If I can help you in any way please ask and I will see what I can do.
DaveZach
What kind of tubing did you use for the rod tubes? I need to put better rod storage in my drift boat.
DaveJohn
I agree with Mark has said I had my right knee replaced 2 years ago in December I was guiding by April that year, It did get sore for a while but now I can not tell that I ever had it replaced. I guide, I deer hunt from a tree stand, I hunt birds. It is like every thing else you work hard before the replacement to get your leg stronger and work hard in rehab and you will be just fine, you will wonder why you did not have it fixed sooner.
DaveI have travel for years using a no name 31″ roller duffel with rod tubes in the bottom. I have made 13 trips to Alaska and have been to Patagonia
Simon
I know copper river lodge they are just down river from the lodge that I worked at. They have some great guides and one is a smoking hot chic and can she drive a jet boat, she would take a boat where I would not even think about itBrad
I think that may have take Peters answer wrong, I do not think he was trying to test you but was trying to show you some of the benefits of the program. The program will help teach you some different ways that you may help your clients when you see a problem. I think he was also trying to point out that none of us has all the answers and that he learned that as many of us do when we get around other instructors. The program is about sharing casting and teaching knowledge. Now to answer some of your other question. Yes there is a fee for taking the test and there is an annual renewal fee, these fee help to administer the program. As you already know that I believe in the program that is why I volunteer so much time to it. I do not make any money off the program. Now will it help your guiding, that is some thing I can not answer. I know that it has helped me help my clients to become better fly fisherman. Will you get more business because you are an FFF certified casting instructor, I also can not answer that because I was a certified casting instructor before we open our business. The one thing I can say is that it will not hurt. I hope that this answered some of your questions, if not the next time we see each other we can talk about it. I have an Idea why don’t we talk about it as you row me down the river :D.
DaveJT wrote:
“Sounds like a good class. Id like to take the test, but the closet place that i see it being offered is Arkansas. I think the FFF needs to make it available in more areas for people to take.”
JT
It would be nice if people did not have to travel to take the test but that is not the real world. All the examiners that I know and me included have to travel at our own expense to give tests. We do not get paid to give tests and as I said we have to pay for our travel. last year I traveled over 6,000 mile and stay in hotels for 15 nights at my own expense. We do it because we believe in the program and want to see it get better and love what we do. I do not want this to sound bad but people need to comment themselves a little if they want to become certified.
DaveSimon
I thought that you were not coming to the conclave this year. Are you still interested in that float tripJuan
You can use the 6 wt line on the 8 wt rod but it will take about 45 ft of 6 wt line to load the rod. Now if you are fishing a long way off this would be ok but if you are fishing close the rod will not load.
Dave
