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I personally would not have an issue if they raised license fees. But then, I fish about 50-75 times per year. If I only fished 2 or 3 times a year, I would have an issue with significantly higher license fees.

Self edited. Decided not to fight the same old fight.

I got about 3 pages in just for the entertainment value. However, I did cut this line out. While it might not be the most well crafted sentence, I must admit I love it: "its easier i guess to explain a lack of success by claiming a higher character i guess and looking down on everyone else. "

I work in the resource industry. There are places I don't want to see an oil or gas rig even though I work in the industry. Some places deserve to be protected. To me, the Castle system is one of these places. For the same reasons I want K country to be protected, I would like the Castle system to be as well. Is that NIMBY? I don't think so. I only really fish there maybe once a year, didn't get there at all this year. Logging there would have very little impact on me personally. It's just one of my favorite places and I would like to see it left alone. I fished through parts of BC a lot this year. I accessed many of the fishing spots on roads totally built by the logging industry. On some of these roads there was very active logging going on. While it isn't my favorite thing, I understand that lumber needs to be harvested, and if I'm going to spend a lot of time back country on logging roads, then logging is part of the deal. I have a place in Panorama. They log up there like crazy. I've never signed any petitions about it. If I was a NIMBY type, I'd be all over that. So I am in no way saying stop logging everywhere. Not even close actually. But I would personally prefer for the Castle area to be left alone.

When I first read this, my first response is I couldn't agree with it more. But on reflection, I'm not so sure. Many of us do what we think we can to help the fisheries. We do it with our money contributing to issues that help the resource, or signing petitions, or in my case running an auction for streamwatch every year. And while these things are important, sometimes I wonder how much they really help. But really, not that many of us are the get in your face, refuse to back down until something gets done types. While those people can be a royal pain in the ass, truth is we totally need them as well. We can all come up with many examples. Read anything about BC Salmon and it won't be long until Alexandra Morton's name comes up. I don't know Alexandra other than what I've read. My bet is she is a total PITA. But we need people like her. We may not always agree with the tactics used to educate, but it takes a certain personality type to be able to withstand the abuse one gets when truly standing up for what they believe. And with that type also comes a fierceness and single minded determination that can be off putting. The truth is our resources would suffer without them. What these people need to realize however is that very, very few of us possess the personality types necessary to pursue our passions to that level. Since they are able to do it, they think everyone can. Not true. There is no chance I could. I'm just not confrontational enough. So while their efforts are more than appreciated (at least by me), they should try to refrain from beating the rest of us up for not attacking issues the same way they do. Like troutlover said, you can attract more flies with honey. Please try to remember who is with you and who is against you. Continually attacking your allies does no one any good in the long run. So all that said, PGK, my true hope is you stick around. The world needs pains in the asses. Just try to cut us regular folk a little slack now and then!

Petition Site Here is a petition site.

Can we please can the damn name calling? It is getting a bit tedious. if you fish, hunt, or ski in the area, please at least sign the petition. Takes about 1 minute.

Awesome buddy! I need to go catch Sturgeon sometime.

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There, now I'm much smarter.

The 20's are actually an option for the ridgeline, I think the wheelwells are sized to fit up to 20. No lift required, from what I understand. But you can get a fairly inexpensive 2" lift as well (if the internet is to be believed). I knew about the speedo thing. Had oversized tires on a Chev Caprice once. Now THAT was a car to be reckoned with! Anyway, it is a nice vehicle unless you are doing some hard core back road stuff. For the fishing I've done (off trunk roads, bc forestry roads, etc.), it is a fine option.

Unless I am a total spatial idiot (which isn't out of the questions), I would have thought that if I have a tire with a 3" bigger radius, then the distance from the axle to the ground will also increase by that radius.

Been riding in the past several days (not as often as I would like, but some). Any thought that I was doing this to save transit money is totally out the window. Have some nice new biking shoes, starting to get some cold weather stuff, and need to buy over priced studded tires next. Plus side is today, I saw a Pileated Woodpecker. I'm pretty sure it's the first time I've seen one. Suckers are HUGE! I wanted to take a pic, but my phone was in my pack, so I just watched him for a few minutes. Don't know how rare they are, if at all, but it was cool to see it.

It is 6 cyl AWD, but from what I understood, the AWD does not not kick in unless the VTM (Variable Terrain Management) thinks it is necessary. There are few options with Honda's in general. They Ridgeline's are all AWD, they all have a 4 low (I think it is like a 20 KM/hr limit on that, but I could be wrong). I think there are 3 option packages, but that the engine and drive train is exactly the same in all. I can't think in l/100 km. So I always convert to MPG. It gets around 17-18 overall. 20 or so on the highway.

I have a Ridgeline, downsized from a Ram 1500. Overall, it is my favorite vehicle ever. It is a joy to drive in the city and highway, as it handles more like a car than a truck (the Honda west boys can tell you why, I think it is on the same frame as the Pilot). I have had it off road several times, with no issues. I have not had to use 4 Low in it yet, I've just let the automatic 4WD software do its thing. I will say it is a bit disconcerting the first time the vehicle senses it is loosing control and kills the accelerator. But after you get over the shock, it is a nice system. It does not get the mileage I was hoping (upside is it does have more than sufficient power). I don't know that I would take it full on offroading. Actually, i do know I wouldn't. Clearance is certainly less than a standard pickup, and the undercarriage is not made to bash around. I might consider moving up to 20" tires as the ones I have on now are getting old and I could use the extra 3". I have highway tires on now, I might go a touch more aggressive next time. My wife HATED the Ram. She loves the Honda. One could see this as a disadvantage however. Anyway, I really, really like mine.

Thanks dekkard. After reading some of the posts on here recently, I was starting to be concerned that I didn't "get it"!

I had a great fishing day today, though not a fish was caught. Fished some, spent more time sitting on the bank swapping stories with three new friends. Perfect weather for a mid October afternoon. I would say I wished we had caught some fish, but I had probably a better time trading the stories. Nice to have a day like that to remind myself that in the end, fishing really isn't all that complicated. Sit on the bank some, fish some. If you catch some, great. If you don't, that's ok too. This will likely be one of the last days of the season for me (unless we get really lucky and the weather continues to hold). Can't think of a better way to end a season on the Bow. Thanks guys!

Good luck Al! And I hope you don't spend one second worrying about whether your actions live up to anyone's standards other than your own. And I know you won't.

This has quite possibly been the best thread ever.

As I said before, a lot of fishermenI have tremendous respect for completely revere steelhead. Even though I haven't fished for them myself, I'd be more than a bit blind not to see there is something special about them. But in reading any discussion about fishing for them, I have to say that it does seem more like the fish of 1000 Edit, as opposed to the fish of 1000 casts.

I have the GX300. For the price, I think it is fantastic. Cost me like $65.00 or something. Seems very similar to the 100 (same drag and general look), but the GX is aluminum.

Interesting discussion. The passion with which people defend their positions make this seem more like a religious discussion than a debate about fishing methods. To carry the analogy to it's conclusion, that would make the Steelhead (must capitalize the S now) the Deity of all Freshwater Fish, the Spey Rod Swingers (The Church of the Glorious Arc?) the fundamentalists, the gear guys the agnostics, the bait guys the atheists and the rest of us just trying to find someplace that we can practice our faith in a way that doesn't utterly piss off the other groups. I haven't figured out who the Muslim's are (PETA or Anti fishing groups?), but I do know that Dutchie is the Prodigal Son. Obviously a bit of an exaggeration. I've never fished for Steelhead. I would not be surprised if I never do. Too many species that are ahead of it on my bucket list, and the truth is I don't have a lot of desire to fish a spey rod and don't get that big of a thrill out of streamer fishing. I've had many big fish "yank the rod out of my hands" in my life. If I'm going to spend a week chasing something super hard to get (and my wife won't give me a lot of chances to do that), I'd rather it be on a nice warm flat somewhere where I can drink Margarita's if it gets blown out. That said, I know that the Steelhead engenders a lot of passion among people who fish for it. I know that by listening to people I have a lot of respect for speak of it in near spiritual tones (back to the religious analogy). What I don't understand is how some people who can feel such passion over catching this fish using the method of their choice are able to project such disdain toward people who's method doesn't exactly line up with theirs. I mean, this was a knock down drag out over swinging streamers vs. nymph fishing! Sorta like the Baptists and the Episcopalians duking it out over an interpretation of Mathew or John's explanation of Jesus in the garden before the soldiers came. I mean, in both cases, the end result was a cross. Or in the case of the Steelhead, he ended up caught on a fly rod and made someone very happy. Why argue about it? PS: I almost made it a political analogy. I had Republicans, Democrats, Tea Partiers, 99%ers, an Obama, Palin and Bush. Then I remembered I lived in Canada and if I used Canadian politics no one would want to be Harper. So I chose religion.

I think if you spoke to my wife she would say that the fish DO interfere with my mating habits.

Would love to go to Australia. Just need way more money, or a few less kids.

And the fishing is still damn good. Just wait till it sucks!