Ed Buric

One last reminder that our Chicago region meeting for the month of Feburary will be a casual breakfast meeting at the sunmist restaurant 501 East Lake street Addison Illinois at 9:00am on Saturday the 13th.This is a good opportunity to meet your fellow members,talk some fishing,have some fun all while having a good breakfast.Not to mention you will get to see the infamous stoolie Ed Buric

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The exact 3 days are to be determined by what works best for everyone involved.Yes,we did this last year and I built a 7 wt fly rod that I am extremely well pleased with.While it is impossible to say what your cost would be untill you choose your components,my rod cost me 245 dollars Yes it is a great winter project that really helps spring seem to come much sooner.You will definitely learn a lot about rods and how to look at them. Hope this helps Ed B

There will be three sessions on tuesday evenings during the month of March,you will also need to complete some of the work at home that is not at all difficult.The cost will be the cost of your components plus a 25 dollar shop fee,which is quite a good deal. Ed B

This is the last call for anyone that might be interested in taking part in our rod building session at Corens Rod and Reel in Chicago.So far the response has been disappointing.We could use a few more participants to get this activity up and going.If you have ever wanted to learn about rod building this is an opportunity you shouldn't miss out on. Ed B

Call me a tree hugger if you wish but that was a mature white pine when Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence. Ed B

I too would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new members.This is indeed a great organization with a wealth of information available to you,all it takes is a little effort on your part.I would like to urge anyone who possibily can to attend our Feburary casual breakfast meeting.This will be a great opportunity to introduce yourself and meet your fellow members all while having a great breakfast.The meeting will be at the sunmist restaurant 501 East Lake street Addison Illinois.That is two blocks West of route 83 on Lake street in Addison. see you there Ed Buric

I am very happy that you will be able to attend,our casual breakfast meetings are some of the most enjoyable meetings that we have.At this time I would like to encourage any of our new members who can to attend. See you there Ed Buric

I have just been informed that a certain wooden stool now known as "stoolie" will be at our Feburary meeting after his many travels.Should he not be claimed at that time,I am considering offering him as a raffle prize. The meeting will be held at the sunmist restaurant 501 east Lake street Addison Illinois on Feburary 13th at 9:00am.Don't miss all the fun! Ed Buric

thanks Steve we appreciate all of your help. Ed B

Our Feburary meeting will be held at the sunmist restaurant in Addison Il which is much closer to Northbrook.This will be a great opportunity to meet your fellow members,have a good breakfast and provide your input for the planning of the coming years events. Ed B

We had 29 members and guests come out for our first meeting of 2010 and I was happy to see some new faces in the crowd.Our guest speaker,Colleen Trayser a Simms factory representative is also a member of the ISA.She gave a very interesting presentation on Simms new vibram soled wading shoes and their role in combating invasive organisms.She also brought along some samples for us to examine.Her presentation was very interesting and kept everyones rapt attention throught.After a brief break we heard from members Scott Ferguson and Jim Jozwiak on rigging and fishing their favorite plastics.Their presentation eventually became more of a discusion than a lecture which I thought was good.To cap it all off we had a sucessful raffle with some very nice prizes All in all I thought it was a pretty successful evening,no one complained about missing the playoffs. Ed B

I know a very nice brewpub very close by. Ed B

We will have our first meeting of the year this coming Saturday at the Bass Pro Shops in Bolingbrook Il At 6:00pm.Don't miss this opportunity to get out and fight cabin fever,meet your friends and just have a great time. Ed B

Just a reminder that we will need to hear from anyone who would like to participate in the rod building program in the near future,by the Janurary 16th meeting would be ideal.If you are at all interested in learning about rod building,this is a great opportunity. Ed B

I would like to extend to everyone in the ISA a happy holiday season and a successful new year.After taking the month of December off we will resume our meeting schedule on January 16th.The meeting will be held at Bass Pro in Bolingbrook at 6:00 pm in the meeting room. Our guest speaker for this meeting will be a factory representative from simms to fill us in on the latest thinking in waders and wading shoes a subject recently discussed in our forums. We will also have our own in resident experts Scott Ferguson and Jim Jozwiak let us in on some of their secrets of rigging and fishing senkos and tubes. I would like to urge everyone who can to come out,beat the winter blues,enjoy the camaraderie,learn a little something and just have a great time. see you there ED B

The interest this topic has generated has gotten us to think that some sort of paddle and compare outing might be in order for this summer.An outing where members could bring their boats to show and try others they are interested in trying. Ed B Eugene C

Jim Done. Ed B

There will be three sessions on seperate Tuesday evenings during the month of March at Corens rod and reel.You will also need to complete some of the work at home,not at all difficult.The cost will be a $25 shop fee plus the cost of your materials.We will need a minimum of 4 participants commited by mid Janurary in order to proceed with this program. Ed B

Once again we will be offering a rod building session at Corens Rod and Reel.This year,however;we would like to urge the spin and baltcasters to participate as well as the fly guys.If you would like to learn about rod building and create a custom personalized rod this is your opportunity.We will need between 4 and 8 participants in order to proceed.You can respond here or PM either me or John l for more details Ed B

Mine came today also.Once again a great job by Scott. Ed B

welcome aboard and you'r right there are a great bunch of people here,don't hesitate to join. Ed B

Congratulations Corey,I know you'll do a great job Ed