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Congrats Dave!
It does suck that her pregnancy caused the downfall of the market. But good for you guys, I guess.
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I think I need some clearification on this post. I am a huge advocate of C&R; but from time to time a fish makes its way to my families plate. I see no shame in this and don't see where the offence comes from to censor the postings because an angler keeps a fish and is legally within the regs.
A prime example of this is the 8' sailfish I caught last month in Mexico. That specific fish was landed within the offshore regulations and did not go to waste. It was shared by my wife and I as well as a small underprivelaged village who cleaned the boat in appreciation for the meal.
The nice thing of a public board such as this is to share your catch and the pics of that trophy. I believe in C&R and believe the board should be advocates of it, but not censor legally caught fish that don't go to waste because we don't like the presentation or backdrop
What do you think?
Talk about your touchy subjects!
I have never kept a single fish since I moved back to Alberta. I've taken pictures of lots, some on grass and rocks. I don't do that anymore on the chance that it may be bad for the fish (and I personally believe the damage from grass/rocks is way overstated. No real science in my case on this, just an opinion). I do that because of this board, so I guess that is good. I would rather err on the side of caution. My concern in issues like this is where do we draw the line? There will ALWAYS be people who are more sensitive than you are in the handling of fish. Should we pander to the most sensitive? No nets, no fish out of water, fish handling gloves, no vertical, etc.,etc. I'm not picking on anyone here. Really, I'm not. I believe all the people who are out in front on this issue have the best interest of the fish at heart. As do I by the way. I still question where the line gets drawn.
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Chucky plucks his eyebrows, wear manscara, and has immaculate taste in clothes.
But he makes it look tough.
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Sorry FFW I ceased worrin' about what's on top of my headbone 30 yrs ago, maybe that Texas dude will give'er a try, he'd make a bowlin' ball look hirsute
Nice show off. You just wanted to use the word hirsute to show how smart you are.
Your intellect is prodigious, dood.
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Nice. But I gotta ask:
Who doesn't like leggy ladies with parts hanging out? Might as well have something to look at when listening to good music!
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You can all hire me as an investment advisor! I checked my US retirement account which has a managed fund by "professional" portfolio managers and a portion that I manage myself. YTD, the "pros" have lost 28%. I've only lost 25%. I freakin ROCK! How did THAT taste Investement Professionals!
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I see Maximum downtown from time to time. He wears very nice suits, so listen to him. We are all safe.
Whew! I'm glad I don't have to worry about this anymore.
On a related note, my US 401(k) plan is down like 30% over the last few weeks. Yaayyyyyy!!!
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I moved to Canada 3 yrs ago as part of a company relocation. On my house hunting trip, I filled out a questionaire from the bank asking me how much money I would make, investments, etc. etc. Then they pre-approved me for a loan. When I saw the number, I think I gasped. I asked "did you actually look at the numbers I gave you?" She said, "of course". So I asked "how is it possible you think I can afford that much house". Her reply "people do it all the time."
Not just the US. While you guys don't have the insanity loans (5-1 ARMS, Balloon payments, interest only loans) they do in the US, Canada makes it perfectly easy to way overextend yourself. Same VISA and MasterCard as the states, and many of the banks have big investment arms as well.
And Lynn, when I don't feel so broke maybe I'll feel funnier! It crushes me that I'm disappointing you.
On a positive note, the Crow sure fished nice yesterday, particularly if you like big Whitefish. Since I'm so broke, maybe I should have kept some to eat!
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Wish I could come up with something witty on this one, but I'm 48 yrs old, been saving for years with the vast majority of it in the market. I am actually afraid to look at my portfolio. While I am still confident it will recover more than in time for my retirement, I can't help but feel sorry for those who were over weighted in the market and near retirement. This will most definitely hurt!
BTW, I may be the only white, male, engineer Texan who didn't vote for Junior. Though I think he, or the politicians in general, did very little to cause it, they certainly didn't do much to help. I also think that the blanked blaming of "Wall Street" isn't all that fair, even though they had a huge part to play. Anyone see the 60 Minutes piece on the "Credit Swap"? Essentially a scheme to "insure" mortgage based investments without calling it insurance and hence be regulated. In essence, the big investment banks were insuring what were in effect very bad investments. Now they have to pay up, and hence are going bankrupt. (The piece said 60 TRILLION!! in these credit swap policies. Holy *hit!!) But I also blame individuals from taking loans they have no chance of repaying. Stupid on their part, stupider on the mortgager's part.
I am not immune. Like many in Calgary, I have taken advantage of my increasing house value to buy things (most notbably a condo) that I maybe shouldn't have. As long as interest rates stay low, I have no issue. But if rates go significantly up, I will most certainly feel it. So I'm part of the problem as well. I'm over leveraged just like the banks.
Good times.
Oh, and I blame Canada.
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This is the video Bruce from Kootenay Troutfitters made of troutlover (Jared), my friend Rob and myself on our first day of fishing during our 3 day Panorama trip. If anyone ever needs a guide in that area, I can't recommend Bruce enough!
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Before all this though, I took several pictures of it on the rocks and grass
:)Does this mean you hate yourself?
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Lynn,
Jambalaya!! Now you're talkin!
In Louisiana, jambalaya is a side dish. That concludes the useless trivia section of this thread which immediately followed the Lynn/Taco/Clive love in section of the thread.
BTW, one of my favorite things to eat I discovered in Canada is green onion cakes. Just had a couple with just nuclear hot sauce. I may pass out at any moment.
In China, green onion cakes are a side dish.
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When I was a kid, we used to have bb gun wars. I think we allowed 2 pumps, no shooting above the waist. Until we stole enough grinding masks from my dad. Then it was full out conflict, shoot 'em anywhere. Good times.
On the negative side, my friend accidentally shot his little brother in the eye with a pellet gun. Lost the eye. Though it was not during a bb gun war, they were effectively ended on that day.
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I kinda like the plain cheesecake from the cheesecake factory.
Thoughts?
Agreed. But I really like plain old New York style cheesecake. Not that baked puffed up kind.
Clive, can Elbonian's make cheesecake? Like the real cream cheese kind, not those fake baked ones.
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OK, you guys got CATAPULTS? For real? Did you like launch big ass boulders with them at marauding Frenchmen (or Englishmen)?
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Rick, I would suggest fishing for the parrotfish from a jetboat during their spawn.
Troll.....
But only with a single dry fly!
Max,
It don't got nuthin to do with nuthin. Just something that popped into my head.
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Just cuz someone has to!!
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I also forgot the sidebar about respect (or lack thereof) for the Bodankians. Like
Post 25: BTW you might want to be careful, there is some pretty heavy crime rates in the capital city of Booshamel.
Post 26: You racist! I lived in Booshamel for two years in a gated, defended community. They Bodankians are quiet, unassuming people. Or at least they seemed that way clamoring behind the concertina wire fences of my compound. We were just a safe as downtown Calgary. Ok, maybe safer than downtown Calgary. About as safe as say Chaparral.
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I am planning a trip to South Bodanky to fish for parrotfish. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Post 2: You are in for a treat! These solitary stalkers of grass flats require stealth and a delicate presentation. Their rock hard beaks of a mouth make setting the hook difficult, so heavy tippet is a must. Heavy enough to be able to drive the hook home, but no so heavy to spook the fish.
-1X flouro would be my choice. But when you do hook up, hang on. Pound for pound the parrot fish rivals the bonefish in shear speed and power. Good Luck!
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I've fished in Bodanky as well. Man, it sure gets hot. I scorched my feet. You may want to think of wading boots to go with the normal sun wear required in the topics.
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Last year I fished in Balimypan, just to the east of South Bodanky. Hotter than a )*@$)@*$(). I used the new Simms G-14 X-71 deck boots. These top of the line kevlar breathable boots are specially coated with the oil from the pituitary gland of a Llama. Not the Alpaca oil, but Llama oil. This increases the sun stopping capacity to SPF 1000, while keeping the foot cooler and have a double lifetime warranty. Llama's are not harmed when the oil is extracted, so they are environmentally safe and animal friendly. Really, at $499.00 they are a steal.
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"quote post 4". Haven't you heard of the stress that extracting the oil puts on the llamas? You loser. Really, the only boots enviornmentally and animal aware people can buy in good conciousness are the Patagonia Z231 Super dries. Patatonia has figured out a way to extract the chemical from common plastic that makes it non-biodegardable and weave this chemical, flourotetrahydrohexine, into their high impact kelvar breathable boots. Same SPF as the Simms, but all the plastic used in the creation of these boots is now biodegadeable. So its a win/win! The $999.99 price tag is a small price to pay, especially when you consider the triple infinity warranty. Really, everyone should have a pair! Help save the environment!
Post 5: (Post 4 Guy to post 5 guy)
Hey, you suck.
Post 6: (Post 5 guy to post 4 guy)
You double suckity suck.
Post 7 (poster well known for his stance on environmental issues)
I just read an article which found that the gasses released from the now biodegradeable plastic that Patagonia uses in their boots is worse than man made CO2 emissions and will greatly accelerate the already out of control global warming, which is of course totally man made
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Quote post 7
Your not starting that crap again are you? Are you an idiot? Global warming is not man made (and on and on)
3 pages on GW now. Somewhere in here I will post something about how I'm from Texas and I know everything. I'll probably have 2 or 3 that say that in different ways. Maybe I'll work in a shark picture if I can figure out a way to do it. Also, there will be a short sidebar where several of us post links to 80s videos from hair bands and arcane new wave acts. Someone will post with the eating popcorn emoticon.
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Same guy as post 1:
Uh, thanks guys, I guess. On the whole boot thing, I'm not sure what side of the issue I land on, but can't I just go to Walmart and buy some socks?
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Walmart!! Let me tell you something about Walmart, you little pissant.........
3 pages on Walmart follow
Post 97:
Thread locked.
Sound familiar?
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Holy cow! I didn't know that people could take differences of opinions on gloves or boots so personally.
Conor, Early November can surprise you. While it ain't August, it can still get pretty darn hot between the fronts. The advise here has been sound, and sometimes passionately defended. I don't think you need to go Michael Jackson, but it wouldn't be a mistake to err on the safe side.
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Mostly merc's myself. I must confess I did have an Evinrude 30 on the back of my last jon boat in Texas. I swear all you had to do was look at it and it would start. Nice little engine.
Hijack over, I promise.
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I'd be a bit embarrased to run around with an Evinrude on the back of my boat! But if it takes Evinrude's and egg flies to catch big ass steelhead on a fly rod, can someone direct me to the Evinrude and egg store? And could someone please pay me to go? I'd go for free, but hell, cash is better!
Edit: Not trying to poke anyone here, just trying, probably in vain, to inject a bit of humor. Don't know anything about steelhead or fishing with egg flies. Sure looked fun though!
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Every time I see a picture of someone on long sleeves, hat, zinc oxide on the nose, SPF 1,000,000 I wonder why I'm not dead.
Shorts, no shirt (at least when I was younger) and coconut oil! Might as well get a tan while you are fishing, the girls seem to like it.
Seriously, while I almost never wear long sleeves, I would certainly recommend it. Nothing will ruin your trip faster than a good sunburn. The feet are another, as stated above. The worst two sunburns I've ever had were on my feet and on the top of my bald head (stupidity in both cases). If the burn is bad enough, you will not want to fish. It is miserable. So cover up. You'll look like a geek, and women will laugh at you, but you'll get to keep fishing!
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Behold, the American Voter.....
methinks this woman epitomizes middle Amarica
http://www.break.com/index/redneck-woman-rails-on-obama.html
I like the guy in back trying to cover her face!
Don't worry, not really many like her around, contrary to popular opinion.
Bow River Clean Up Competition?
in General Chat - Fly Fishing Related
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Whew! We all dodged a bullet there!