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| Maxine McCormick. Photo courtesy of ACA. |
In the last few years, the ACA Nationals have been of high interest to flycasters everywhere. First, because of renewed interest among fly clubs in casting games. Second, because of the numerous records set by Steve Rajeff, one of the greatest fly - and conventional - casters of all time. Rajeff's record 243-foot single-handed distance cast is jaw-dropping! Finally, there's the extraordinary accomplishments of 14-year old Maxine McCormick, who has been the subject of countless national news stories. And who many think will be the greatest female fly caster since the legendary Joan Wulff.
Yesterday, the ACA posted the official results of the competition.
In the men's fly competition, it was once again a battle royale between Rajeff and Henry Mittel. Rajeff came 1st in the 2-handed Distance with 240 feet, followed by Pat McFadden at 236 and Mittel at 235. In the 1-handed Distance, Rajeff was first with 208, followed by Mittel with 204, and Keith Pryor 156.
In 2-handed Distance, Keith Sharp won Senior men with 204 feet. Pam Peters won Womens with 147, and Maxine McCormick won Intermediates with 146. In 1-handed Distance, Keith Sharp won Mens with 170 feet, Peters won Womens with 119 feet, and McCormick won Intermediates with 130 feet.
The Accuracy Division of the ACA Nationals focuses on hitting five targets of varying distance in sequence. A perfect score is 100 points.
In Dry Fly Accuracy, Chris Korich won Mens with 99, Larry Moffett won Senior Men with 95, Pam Peters won Women with 97, Alice Gillibert won Senior Women with 89, Maxine McCormick won Intermediates with 96.
In Trout Fly Accuracy, Steve Rajeff won Men with a perfect 100, Charles Phillips won Senior Men with 95, Pam Peters won Women with 89, Elaine Gong won Senior Women with 93. Maxine McCormick broke another record in the Intermediates with a near-perfect score of 99. Had she competed in the Mens Division, she would've finished 2nd.