Achievements and Awards Both Todd and Melanie have competed in many events and invited to provide casting demonstrations & fishing clinics spanning 12 years.
Casting Demonstration/Events/Fishing Clinics Provided Parramatta Evening College 1997-2000 Taught a fishing skills course through Paramatta Evening College. Subjects ranging from the basics to advanced fishing skills. Covered both freshwater and saltwater fishing species and techniques. Casting lessons for spin, plug and fly and the legalities involved in fishing and boating. Shout About Trout Festival - Lake Jindabyne NSW 2000 Provided casting lessons for the public ranging from kids through to adults. Performed a knots and rigs clinic involving how to catch trout/salmon on all types of fishing equipment. Generated and provided many quality prizes donated by our sponsors. Australian Museum - on behalf of NSW Fisheries 2001 Temporary exhibition relating to Sydney Harbour. Performed casting demonstrations and provided casting lessons. Fish for Cash - A Vina Van Village Vineyard NSW 2001 Organised, promoted and conducted a fishing competition which ran over three days. We supplied all fishing equipment needed for the competition and generated $10,000 in prizes kindly donated by our sponsors. High School Fishing Lessons - A Vina Van Village Vineyard NSW 2001-2002 Provided fishing lessons for kids from various High Schools covering all aspects of freshwater fishing and casting lessons. Fishing Lessons for the Disabled Community & Private fishing lessons - A Vina Van Village Vineyard NSW 2001 -2002 Provided various fishing clinics for the disabled communites and one on one private lessons for the general public. Annual Family Fish In - Emerton Swimming Complex 2002 - 2014 Performed casting demonstrations and casting lessons. Supplied the bait and assisted the public with catching the trout. Donated prizes for the event. Melanie Young - Guest Reporter for 2KY Hi-tide Radio Program 2002-2010 Provided a segment weekly (2002-2003) and on various other occasions on topics such as troubleshooting, new fishing techniques, field evalutation of equipment & tackle, kids fishing, accuracy casting tips, women fishing. Performed both live shows and pre-recorded. Australia Day Breakfast by the Lake - Shellharbour City Council 2003 Performed casting demonstrations, provided casting lessons and casting competitions for the public. Our activities actually kept the jumping castle quiet for the day which was very exciting to see. Generated and donated prizes for the days activities. Annual Family Fish In - Mt Druitt Swimming Pool - Blacktown City Council - Current & Ongoing 2001 - 2014 Performed casting demonstrations and casting lessons. Supplied the bait and assisted the public with catching the trout. Donated prizes for the event. Sydney City Community College - Current & Ongoing 2004 - 2009 Teach a fishing skills course for beginners. Subjects ranging from knots & rigs, targeting fish species, tides & moons, rigging up, artificial and natural bait plus much more. Cover both freshwater and saltwater fishing species and techniques. Casting lessons for spin, plug and fly and the legalities involved in fishing and boating. Vacation Care Fishing Clinics - Parramatta City Council 2004-2006 Provided kids fishing lessons for vacation care groups covering various topics such as fishing techniques, responsible fishing, accuracy casting, knots & rigs, baiting up and many more. 4X4 & Fishing Exhibition - Sydney 2005 On centre stage working with Steve Starling over three days. Provided accuracy casting lessons for children using the 10 Step Casting Program. Huge success and parents were astounded at what their children were capable of. Also played games like 'pin the fish on the snag' and other fishing knowledge activities. 4X4 & Fishing Exhibition - Melbourne 2005 - 2010 Provided accuracy casting lessons for children using the 10 Step Casting Program. Huge success and parents were astounded at what their children were capable of. North Sydney Community College - Current & Ongoing 2005 - 2009 Teach a fishing skills course for beginners. Subjects ranging from knots & rigs, targeting fish species, tides & moons, rigging up, artificial and natural bait plus much more. Cover both freshwater and saltwater fishing species and techniques. Casting lessons for spin, plug and fly and the legalities involved in fishing and boating. Eloura Blue Mountains Disability Service - Local Fundraising Fair 2006 Provided casting demonstrations and casting lessons for the Eloura kids and general public. Generated and donated prizes from our sponsors. Annual Carp Family Fishing Competition - Parramatta City Council 2007 Melanie Young assisted the council with the event organisation. Performed casting demonstrations, provided casting lessons and casting competitions for the public. Generated and donated prizes for the days activities. Todd Young represented Anaconda with a stand provided fishing assistance and selling tackle & equipment. BIA Boat show Melbourne 2014 Setup up displays with quality fishing Tackle on Display. Live yabbies for the kids to catch. Casting tricks and demonstration area Explore Australia Show 2014 Setup up displays with quality fishing Tackle on Display. Live yabbies for the kids to catch. Casting tricks and demonstration area |
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