I am back in the office, but my mind is still lingering around the beautiful Grand River and my splendid day fishing with you . It was a great inspiration to me to learn the nymphing techniques from you, and I will definitely take it up on my next trip for graylings in Norway at the end of July.
I went and bought the necessary indicators, lead and a few other things in Ray’s shop, so I’m ready for the season.
Take care Brian and good luck fishing.
with kind regards, Martin D (Denmark)
Just openend up the package you sent. OMG, it is truly beautiful!! T-shirts are a very cool bonus. I look forward to many years of fishing with my son and in turn giving you more business.
Have a great weekend.
Thanks for the tips and the photos! I will forward to Bill. I especially love the one of Bill fishing in the snow!
As I said before, we had a great time, thoroughly enjoyed fishing with Brian and Pancho, and our appetites are whetted!
Best regards,
Thanks for the great night with April Vokey. My compliments on the great job you do marketing the sport and shop.
Cheers
Just a short note to let you know I received the rod, reel etc. safely and probably in record time since it was shipped Friday morning and I received it later in the afternoon! Many thanks for your assistance and it has been a pleasure doing business with you! I will be in touch regarding waders, boots etc. shortly.
Thanks again!
I really don’t have any complaints or suggestions on how your guides could of made the trip better. I had an awesome time and felt like I learned a lot.
I have been out with other guides before but what makes your guides different is that I felt like there was special attention to improving what skills I already have to make me better.
Thank you again for helping us get on the water in our short timeframe.
Derrick. (Note – Derrick and his Groomsmen were on the water at 10Am the morning after Derrick’s wedding. I think Derrick and his bride have a great future ahead!)
Well I can say that fly fishing for me is a big learning experience that takes patience and time. I had lots of fun learning to fly with Francisco! I’ve been practicing but still need to work on my false cast, mending and knots but I’ll get there!! Next time will catch a big one!
Thank you!
It was great coming to your shop today, I was impressed with your knowledge and your help in selecting what I needed to get me started spey fishing was much appreciated.
Anyone can sell a product, but the time you spent with me to explain what I needed and the reasoning behind it makes doing business with you that much more appreciated.
I know now that I have a place to shop for my fishing needs where I can get knowledge along with the correct product. I like doing business with a class guy, and a store dedicated to the customer.
Add me to your contacts and to any events that you have going on in your store so I can be a part of learning new things around our sport. Rick Whorwood said you would look after me…and he was right.
Thanks,
I caught three fish, two rainbows and one brown. They were little so they didn’t put up much fight. I attached some pics. It was really fun. The waders worked well.
Thanks for all your advice and sharing your passion with me.
I cannot believe you beat me to the punch in sending out an e-mail before I got home. That is something I would do and have done for many years.
I was amazed when I got home that there was already a message from you but based on the experience I had last night is should not have surprised me at all.
As I cannot remember a time that I have ever had a better experience in a retail environment. I enjoyed our time immensely.
In that I have always thought passion is such an important part of success with any business you proved it last night. When I got into the truck and it was 10:15pm and you normally close at 8pm your passion was very evident. I can tell you for a fact that you not only gained a new customer you have gained a loyal one at that. I look forward to seeing you often as I travel through Guelph and getting to know you and your business more with time and I can say without hesitation the thing I look the most forward to is to developing a strong relationship based on friendship and a passion for the greatest sport, pastime, hobby that I know, FISHING.
Thank you for making my day yesterday,
Hey Ray, just wanted to follow up with you. We were totally blown away by you & your shop, great job!
Love how you bring the conventional & fly gear together; the fishing duplex! After all, we all love to fish.
Brian was awesome! He was extremely patient with us warm water guys. Even though the going was tough, we were able to stick a few. Thanks again and hope to see you soon.
Thank you so much for this follow up!!! It looks like you had a great turn out… and awesome sized “big fish”!
We really appreciate you taking the time to send us a follow up… so many people come to us for help with their tournament and then we never hear anything back until they need help again next year!!! Kudos to you and your team of organizers! Have a great day and thank you again!
Sincerely,Dawn McCall
Operations Manager, Black Knight Industries, Inc.Home of Gamma & Frog Hair Fishing
Thanks for making our trips to your store a lot of fun. Andrew is just starting to get into fishing, and you make him feel special when he walks in to your store. We look forward to coming back again soon!
It was great meeting you today & you really helped Robin, Nick & myself. We appreciated all the time spent with us & ensuring that we chose the correct equipment to get off to a good start.
Now all we have to do is practice, practice, practice. As our interest grows I am sure we will have a number of questions, but at least we know who to approach to help us make the right decisions & supply all of our fishing needs.
Thanks again for all your assistance,
Thanks for all the information that you provided to us, you were very helpful and very patient. We all enjoyed the experience and look forward to a long and fun future of fly fishing.
I also look forward to your Saturday sessions in the fall\winter months.
Thanks again for you time on Saturday. I practiced a bit with Robin’s Echo outfit yesterday and I think we (well you) made a great choice.
Cheers
I was in your shop today to get some simms waders with my family. Thanks for the excellent service you provided!
Cheers
Please add me to your mailing list. Awesome store, and I’m definitely hooked!
Thanks
Thanks for all the help man. Ur a good guy and got a great shop. With. Loads of selection:) wish I had more time to Look around, perhaps next time I come in I will. Dave was tellin me u startin tieing lessons soon. Can u give me some more Info on that? Once agn, thanx! I’d say that I look forward to meeting u agn but in all honesty, I know that’s gonna cost me $$$ lol. Cheers Ray!
Hey Ray. It was fun to see you again and hang out at the shop for the knot tying seminar….I actually learned something!
A quick note to say thank you again for your help this afternoon! I love making the drive up to Guelph to visit your store — so far beyond any other fly/tackle shop in Southern Ontario. I just wish I could visit more often! mHave a great rest-of-your-weekend.
Cheers
Thanks again for the great rod and reel outfit I’m more than pleased with the purchase. It’s nice to look at and I can’t wait to get on the water with it. I’ll be in soon for some needed fly materials.
Thanks again
Went out last Friday am after the small rain and got a nice brownie and bow in a quick 2 hours.
Rod and reel are great. Took some getting used to the rod but I’m loving it now.Thanks again for the education and taking me through the different products prior to decision making!
Ray what the hell!!!!!?? That Rage is unbelievable!!! It casts like a cannon you weren’t kidding!! I love it and like you said it doesn’t like heavier tips at all – best it chucked was a fast sink poly leader. I wish I had it back in September with the water conditions. I appreciate you lending me the lines it’s why I shop at The First Cast.
Cheers
Sorry I have not been in for a while. 2013 turned out to be a fantastic year of fishing for myself. Although I did not get over the 5lbs mark on our lake as I had hoped we came close with a 4.6 large mouth – Lots of fish caught and some good weights as well. Your continued support has been greatly appreciated. With out the tools and knowledge you have provided over the last number of years I would not be where I am today. Looking forward to some more tools in 2014 as I expand my arsenal.
What a great thing for me to find your store. In case you’re wondering what lead me to The First Cast/Hook Line and Sinker, it was my desire to support local business people and search on the internet.
I appreciated the “experience” of buying waders and boots the other day. I was particularly impressed with the inventory you carry and the great service. The First Cast has become my “go to” fishing store.
I’ve already recommended your store to a couple of fishing friends.
Thanks again and if I do catch, I’ll send some pics.
Just wanted to say thanks for hooking up my son Jack and I with the fly lines and advice in steel heading on Saturday. We’re looking forward to getting out on the river this Saturday – we’ll send pics.
Rivers frozen up this way and my tackle is put away until the spring. Hope all is well with you Ray and have a great holiday season. Thanks again for all the great customer service.
