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Woke up this morning and went out to the car to go get some coffee. Found the wife's van glove compartment open and stuff strewn about. Crap. Luckily, she keeps nothing of value in the car, so it didn't seem as though anything had been taken. With a quick sigh of relief, I started to back up when I noticed my truck and remembered ALL MY FLY GEAR IS IN IT!!! Oh *hit. I run in the house to get the keys and open it up. Same thing, all compartments open, but the only thing of value is the fishing gear, which is all still there. Whew, dodged a bullet on that one. Until I realized both Sirius radios (one from each car) had been taken. Hope they enjoyed the night with them, as I will deactivate them this morning. Anyway, could have been worse. Stupid kids. This is the third time I've been robbed in my life. Twice cars were broken into and once a garage. Worse thing I've ever lost was a set of golf clubs. I'll be speaking with my neighbors this morning to see how many others were broken in to. The cars were both locked, but there was no damage breaking in. Could have been much worse--I'd say that I'll never leave my rods in the car again, but the odds are I won't stick with it. Hope the little dough heads get caught!

Great story Kevin. Wish I had been there!

Actually, I very briefly considered recommending zero point for zero fish just cuz it was you who got skunked. A zero next to your name would have amused me greatly!!

I have absolutely no issue with that (the vote idea, posted before I read Mike's latest). But I do believe that giving 0 pts to two anglers who participated and get skunked totally goes against the spirit of what I think this is supposed to be.

This is supposed to be fun and a chance to fish with new people. The "rules" need to reflect that. Nobody is going to lie about the results. And even if they did, I couldn't care less. Their loss, not mine. The "win" is participating. I really don't care who gets the most points.

Don't like it. The whole point is to get out with new people. If you get out and both get no fish, then it should be 1 pt. each. Skunks happen. Only 0 pts if neither fish.

Barring any other donations, I think I am going to end the auction on Sunday, April 25 at 10 PM. By the way, no bids on the Dolly trip? Seriously?

Jayvee and I tied with two fish each. Great way to start, and we had (or at least I had) a blast. We fished from like 6 or so to 8:30. Great evening to be out, if a little windy.....

The following are closing tonite at 10 PM 37. Vintage Fly Rod and Reel from Dryfly, current bid $50 38. Spey Casting Lesson from toolman, current bid $200 39. Snowboard Lessons, rentals, and lift tickets from Brian M, current bid $150 40a Dries from Joe N, current bid $50 40b. Streamers from Joe N, current bid $25 40c. Clouswers from Joe N, current bid $40 41a. Chronnies from fishingfromayak, current bid $40 41b. Brassies from fishingfromayak, current bid $40 42. Stillwater Cuttie Trip to Smith Lake from Pipestoneflyguy, $60 McLeod So there are still some screaming good deals there. By the way, we are essentially at $8,000 for the entire auction to date!

Several items closing at 10 PM on Wed, including the Snowboard Lessons, which are the steal of the auction to date!

And gustuphson has offered up a hike in trip for Dollies!!

3 New auctions added: 2 sets of flies and boxes from Icky Fly Works, and Icky will match donations up to $100 per auction item. Tungsten has offered up another Jet Boat Trip for up to 3 anglers, the anglers define the trip type.

How did you feel at 2 PM? I was dragging a bit. It was a fun morning guys, thanks!

Several closing in an hour, including the Loop AEG and Multi 3/6. The Multi reel was voted "Best Value" by Field and Stream mag in the states! This reel retails for over $250. I pulled the following off a retail site: This combo is a steal at the auction price. A great buy for a great cause!

The following items will close tonite 28. Loop multi and AEG Rod 29. Dutchies Bow River Trip 30. Taco's Explore Trip 31. Rick and Al's Police Trip And the following will close tomorrow night at 10 PM: 32. Dryfly's Chinook Arch Print 33. "A River Never Sleeps" First Edition 34. "How to Build a Wooden Fishing Net" 35. Troutlover's Cast and Swing 36. Springtime at Bullshead

The following items will close Tonite at 10 PM: 25. Sundance Lake Trip 26. Sawbuck Jacket 27. Ladies Rainwear Shoes

SJW, I'm sure you must need some new flies, or maybe a lesson or two? Check out the Streamwatch auction and "direct" some of your winter earnings that way! An excellent way to get back into the sport........ I can't do anything for man boobs though--but maybe you'd like some ladies rainwear?????? Item 27 I think.

8 fish a trip? I need MORE handicap!

Can we start trash talking yet? How about whining about the draw? Here is my whine: I'm fishing against jayvee. Every place I look recently he is showing off some poly leader crap or talking about the 200 fish he's caught this winter. I haven't caught 200 fish in the last year (ok, maybe I have, but you can't prove it!). I think I should get a handicap. I don't know how old he is, but I say I get a 1 fish advantage for every 5 yrs of age differential. That oughta cover it.I think I should get that every week while we are on the subject. Except against tungsten, where I get 10 fish for every 5 yrs. And I'll still probably loose. I am NOT looking forward to this. I see something like a 3-15 record in my future. Maybe I should wear a Maple Leaf crest on my sweater. Or the Flames.......

From Wiki: (am not vouching for authenticity) I think here, amber would classify as yellow/orange The color of the lens can vary depending on style, fashion, and purpose, but for general use, red, grey, yellow, or brown are recommended to avoid or minimize color distortion, which could affect safety when, for instance, driving a car or a school bus. * Gray and green lenses are considered neutral because they maintain true colors. * Brown lenses cause some color distortion, but also increase contrast. * Turquoise lenses are good for medium and high light conditions because they are good at enhancing contrast, but do not cause significant color distortion. * Orange and yellow lenses increase both contrast and depth perception. They also increase color distortion. Yellow lenses are used by pilots, boaters, fishers, shooters, and hunters for their contrast enhancement and width perception properties * Blue or purple lenses are mainly cosmetic.

A little bitter Darren?

New auctions just started: Chironomid's and Brassies tied and donated by fishingfromayak and a day on Smith Lake, unguided, fishing with Pipestoneflyguy!

The following items will close on Friday, April 16 at 10 PM: 25. Sundance Lake Trip 26. Sawbuck Jacket 27. Ladies Rainwear Shoes The following items will close on Saturday, April 10 28. Loop multi and AEG Rod 29. Dutchies Bow River Trip 30. Taco's Explore Trip 31. Rick and Al's Police Trip There will also be a couple of new fly auctions starting today!

Four new items: A Snowboard lesson package including a 3 hr lesson for 2 adults or kids, rentals, lift tickets at Nakiska for next December and 3 assorted fly and box packages.

Started 2 new items: A vintage Fly Rod and Reel from Dryfly (hey Taco, heads up!) and a 3 hr Spey Casting Lesson from Toolman. And nobody has bid on the Bullshead trip? It's a perfect opportunity to learn how to fish one of Alberta's premier trophy lakes, and one that is only going to get better!