The first IFTD Demo Day, organized by the American Fly Fishing Tackle Association (AFFTA) at the Ritz Carlton at Grande lakes in Orlando, was a major success. Numerous people from tackle shops and the media took the chance to test new fly-rods, fly-lines and fly-reels at the waterside and to discuss these products with the brands that had set up booths here.
The different stands, like this one of Monic, were spread along the waterside at the golf course.Testing one of the new Impact Fly Lines by Monic, with the chance of hooking a big bass or carp at the same time…
The polyester Impact Fly Lines by Monic are 100% eco-friendly and recyclable.
Rio and Sage had their booths right next to each other. Antti Guttorm of Vision is test casting one of the new Redfish fly lines by Rio.
Discussing the new Rio fly lines with Simon Gawesworth.
Two fly lines with different tapers for fishing in the warmer and in the cooler months for redfish.
The Big Nasty by Rio makes casting big streamers and poppers a lot easier.
The European seatrout fly-fishermen and -women will surely love the new Coastal QuickShooter by Rio.
A busy crowd around the new fly-rods by Sage.
Many people took the chance to test cast the new X fly-rods by Sage.
New, top of the line, wading shoes by Simms.
A new nipper with durable lanyard by Simms.
Different new shoes for on the boat or in the water by Simms.
The clothing range by Simms will be expanded with many new products.
The Thomas & Thomas Avantt is a new all-round fly-rod with a medium to fast action.
Great new nymphing rods by Thomas & Thomas like this Contact 10’8′ for a #3 line.
Even the Contact 11’3″ for a line class #3 probably still casts a very nice line, next to that it is great for several European nymph fishing techniques.
Stable and easy to maneuver, the new kayaks by Diablo.
The ‘Air’ is a great addition to the Winston rod range. In line weights #3 – 6 they are the lightest, finest performing fly rods they have made so far, apparently.
Winston has bought Bauer this last year and already there are some new additions to the line-up of reels.
Produced by Scientific Anglers according to Winston’s specifications, they now have a complete range of fly lines that perfectly match the different rods.
A new Fenwick rod at the Pure Fishing stand.
Among others, the new Hardy Smuggler fly rods were available for casting at the Pure Fishing stand too.
Scientific Anglers has further improved its coating technique, the new lines are 20 to 40 percent more slick and more durable than the previous ones and those of the competitors.An interesting line-up of new leaders for fly fishing for pike, muskie and other toothy critters.Some of the new Scientific Anglers fly lines were already available for casting.The new flyrods by G.Loomis and Shimano, the Asquith series, created quite a buzz shortly before the show.According to Steve Rajeff the blanks of the new Asquith fly rods have no hard or soft side, thanks to a new production process.
The stand of Douglas Outdoor at the IFTD Demo Day.
The new Sky rods by Douglas Outdoors have a nicely, fast action, at least the #7 and 9 weight rods that we got to cast with.
The Double Barrel foam popper heads by Flymen Fishing Co. sure make a lot of noise in the water.
Flymen also comes out with eyes that fit in the different sizes of the Double Barrel popper heads.
Weights for bonefish and permit flies by Flymen, in the form of a shrimp tail. Easy to use and they can be secured to the hook really quickly.
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