We took all the people who forwarded last months Snapcast (one entry for each time Snapcast was forwarded); and all new signups and put them in the draw for the Sage Fli rod.

The winner we pulled out was Lionel Gavin; which didn’t come as too much of a surprise as he forwarded our newsletter to well over 100 people.
What did come as a surprise was the thought that Lionel might have over 100 friends. Scary.
Congratulations Lionel, well done. Sage will fire out your new rod shortly.

Don’t feel disappointed if you didn’t win this one, we still have plenty of Sage goodies up our sleeves, and they’ll be making guest appearances in more competitions over the upcoming months.

Slick Stream 7/8 WF floating fly-line.
The conditions for test casting the Slick Stream were not ideal. Spring has sprung but whoever decided Spring starts on the 1st of March rather than the vernal equinox doesn’t live in Scotland, so, having found a moment of drizzle between snow showers.
The Slick Stream is a limp line, even in cold conditions it has little coil memory, what it has casts out easily. Coil memory has become something of an obsession with UK fly fishers so that should suit UK anglers well.

You've just thrown a personal best in the preliminaries of the distance competition qualifying for the finals in two days! Yeah Baby! Everything's going your way. As you raise your arm in triumph, it promptly falls off! Noooo! Actually, it's still attached, but there's a sore area. Whew! There's no chance of professional help, and you want to keep from making it worse before the finals.

What would be a good physical strategy?
R.I.C.E. THERAPY to the rescue!

This month, Doris pops in to help out with a tricky question

Dear Doris
For some time now I’ve been thinking about getting a Prince Albert. I think it might be handy to attach a zinger to. What do you think?
Regards
Paul


Dear Paul
My word!
Well Paul, first you need to understand that a good quality ring is made from Gold, which is a non ferrous metal. This would mean that you are not going to be able to use one of those fancy magnetic attachments, but would have to go for a clamp or clip of some sort. Given the position of the attachment I don’t think it wise to be fumbling around with a clamp anywhere near your willy!
Safety is a prime concern. I’m assuming that your ‘Zinger’ will be exposed, and you don’t want to see it hooking up in the bushes and brambles – at least I certainly don’t!
I’m also not sure if we should be encouraging men to run around the river with their willies hanging out, best go for something a little more conventional I think, like a nice earring or tattoo.

Kindest Regards
Doris

Not only do Vosseler produce excellent fly reels, but they also produce a unique fly tying vice.

Machined and finished in the manner we’ve come to expect from German engineering; the Vosseler vice also comes equipped with a full blaupunkt hi fi system, traction control, ABS and very clever GPS system.
And if those features aren’t enough for you, the Vosseler vice also features a cunning hook grasp system and a unique suction base - Just the ticket for sucking onto the bonnet of your truck when you’re in the boonies and need to whip up a few Woolly Buggers; or, in Pauls case, something olive that could possibly be any number of flys.

The vice comes with a head designed to tie size 12 hooks and above, and very soon Mr Vosseler will be releasing a ‘Midge Head’ designed to grab those fiddly little buggers that are size 12 and smaller.

Because he’s an all round good guy, Ralf Vosseler has decided to give one away to Snapcast readers. To win the very clever Vosseler vice, you’ll have to do something very clever.
Tie up an original, new fly, something that we’ve not seen before and you’ve not tied before.
Give it a name, and post a pic up in the fly tying section of the Sexyloops board.

You’ve got a month to come up with your new fly – entries with traction control, GPS and blaupunkt hi fi’s will be judged favourably.

(If you win, you'll also have to send your winning fly over to Ralf. - Yes really)

GSpot:
Within a huge caldera, this colorful rock park sizzles and pops with hot springs and a steady geyser. It has gates of gold and silver, sheer cliffs, rivers, and deep canyons. A cutthroat swims its waters and shares its name. A conclave is being held nearby in late July.

Name the park and give approximate coordinates for an entry to win. 5 of the correct entries, drawn in a sort random way (I'm open to bribes in the form of tackle), will receive a Sexyloops "Flyfishing, Flycasting, and Socks" sticker.

Send your entry to Eric!

Well, as I sit here on Saturday evening; quaffing a moderately good New Zealand Chardonnay and dreaming of Ari t hart reels, I can honestly say – I have absolutely no idea.
We could have a great article on winter fishing for chunky rainbows in central New Zealand from Bish - If I could just find it.
I do have an awesome piece on how to catch monster browns -the photos on this one are amazing.
We might also feature an intriguing article on the history of cane rods, (that's rods, not toads) and we might even show you how to cook a decent camp feed.
What I can guarantee, is a brilliant article on how to make your own welded loops from Lasse, a challenging piece on shooting heads from Lars, some more reviews from the review guys, and some other stuff that I’m yet to make up.

Until then, take care, be bad, and look after a river.

Cheers, from the guys (and grills) from Sexyloops.
Paul, Lars, Ben, Eric, Carlos, Magnus, Bob, Doris, and me, bumcast.