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That would be great, thanks.

Anyone here ever go outside of Canada to get ACL surgery? My wife blew out her ACL skiing this winter. 8-12 months to get an appointment to see how long the wait for surgery will be (man, I love it here, but this health care wait for "elective" procedures blows). So we are likely looking at 2 years before she can get cut. Looking for alternatives outside of Canada, or pay to play clinics in Canada. Anyone have any experience?

Brian, The 600 yr figure came from a Marine book about a marine environment. Why would I doubt it?Where did the number come from? Experimentation I assume. Like any long term test, I would guess they know what the degradation factors are (sunlight or lack thereof, temperature, chemical, time, etc), test for a certain amount of time and measure degradation, then extrapolate. There are also almost always way to accelerate the testing (basically manipulating one or more factors to artificially speed up time (much like lifetime testing of electronic components--if I want something to last 30 yrs I can't actually test it for 30 yrs, I need to figure out some way to increase stress in some other way to simulate time) One of the sites said mono doesn't really biodegrade as much as it photodegrades, ie, sunlight as you said. But once underwater, that process would slow to a crawl. And while if you pulled the line out it may be unusable as fishing line after a few months, it still is a menace to stuff in the water. So if we are talking about line lying around on the bank, then yes, mono is far better for the environment. If you are talking about in the water, mono is brutal. It doesn't last as long as flouro, but it lasts a LONG time. To say it is a more environmentally sound option is technically correct, but is misleading in practicality. Here is a graph from one of the new bioline companies: Anyway, if you still don't believe, fine. But the evidence is very very clear (pun intended).

Now that's one hell of a scientific test there. From Cortland's site: A. Monofilament line should never be thrown into the lake, river or ocean because it takes dozens of year for it to decompose, and will create a serious hazard for wildlife who might become entangled in it. The best way to dispose of old monofilament is to toss it into the recycling bin at your local fishing tackle store. If there's no way to recycle it, wind it into a tight ball, put it into an old plastic or paper bag, and put it out with the trash. This from a website called "Green Living Tips" With all that in mind, here's a list of common items and how long they take to "break down" in the environment. Glass bottle 1 million years Monofilament fishing line: 600 years Plastic beverage bottles: 450 years Disposable diapers: 450 years Aluminum can: 80-200 years Boot sole: 50-80 years Styrofoam cup: 50 years Tin can: 50 years Leather: 50 years Nylon fabric: 30-40 years Plastic film canister: 20-30 years Plastic bag: 10-20 years (???) Cigarette filter: 1-5 years Wool sock: 1-5 years Plywood: 1-3 years Waxed milk carton: 3 months Apple core: 2 months Newspaper: 6 weeks Orange or banana peel : 2-5 weeks Paper towel: 2-4 weeks The above information was taken from the Pocket Guide to Marine Debris Edit: The above information was taken from the Pocket Guide to Marine Debris from Ocean Conservancy. It's sources were the U.S. National Park Service; Mote Marine Lab, Sarasota, FL and “Garbage In, Garbage Out,” Audubon magazine, Sept/Oct 1998. So I've seen a manufacturer say "dozens" of years (very, very soft definition there), multiple answer sites say 500 or 600yrs, and the backyard test say a couple of months. I'm going with "a long damn time." Degrading such that it is unusable (milky and weak) is not the same as degraded. I would imagine that the "Guide to Marine Debris" is talking about degrading in that environment. I would assume that depth (access to light) would have a significant impact. But it doesn't take much depth to cut the UV way back. My point was that don't kid yourself that mono is environmentally friendly. It isn't. Anytime Flouro comes up, people talk about the fact it does not degrade. In a practical sense, in the water, neither does mono. The fact that it is decomposed enough that I can't fish with it in know way means it is decomposed from an environmental standpoint. If you want to refute this, please be my guest. But I think something more than the radio antenna method could be in order.

Actually, the site I found says it never actually biodegrades, more like photodegrades. And it said 500 yrs. However, I was incorrect about nylon. It decomposes in months (according to the intrawebs). Can't find anything about nylon tippet. Was your backyard test nylon or mono based? Did you wear a lab coat?

I'm all for keeping out invasive species, but how cool would it be to have Palm Trees on the Bow? That would be awesome. Just like a little piece of Hawaii in Alberta. I bet they are not susceptible to Pine Beetles either! Win/win!!

Mono degrade time=500 yrs. Flouro=never. I can't find anything for nylon tippet, but my bet is long as well. Practically, there is no advantage to any from an environmental perspective. At least for 500 yrs anyway.

So could mv.

Maybe all those coconuts are somehow associated with car washing in the driveway? Hello tempest. Meet teapot

I've seen maybe 10 or so? I'm pretty sure they are biodegradable, you know, being organic and all. If the odd coconut gets tossed in the river for a religious ceremony, I can't really see the harm. It's a coconut. Not like they are tossing in golf balls. That would be a problem.

Hey Pete, sorry I missed this. Happy belated!

Happy Birthday Max!

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Did my league night with Avalanche. The evening started really good, but everything seemed to get lockjaw at about 7 PM. I landed 4 and Avalanche landed 1. I just happened to be in the right place in the few minutes it was firing. And a bit of home field advantage. Thanks Dale, I truly enjoyed it. Water is going up. Vis is down some, but still plenty good. Two of my fish were on #18 PT. Runoff is coming, get out while you can!

Very nice!

I have a 60CSx and Ibyscus topo. Just started really playing with it, but so far so good. You can get everything ready before hand, lay in your trip route, and just upload it to your GPS with as many waypoints as you want. I haven't really hiked with it yet, but I do know people who use it for back country ATV'ing and swear by it.

Since I started this game about 4 yrs ago now I think, I have bought 5 or 6 rods, thereabouts. I have a 3, 4, 5, 6 and a 8. My go to right now are a 10 ft 5 wt (from a sponsor whos tag I see flashing now) and a 9 ft wt shop rod from Hanson's. Neither are really all that expensive, both cast great. I once used a custom rod from G&L Fly Craft ($1000 type of stick). Gorgeous, threw rockets. And while I loved having it in my hands, it didn't catch any more fish. I don't want to dissuade you from buying a high end rod if that is what you want to do. But there are so many options to the upper end sticks, including sponsors on this site. Odds are you are going to get more than one rod in the next few years. Don't blow your budget on just one. Now if your budget is unlimited, have at 'er!!

LS- I got him back for you. Rickr 10 Troutlover 6 I kinda felt like the Montreal Canadians out there. I got thoroughly outplayed (Jared hooked way more fish than I did), but had the hot hand when it came to landing them! Fabulous day on the river!!

The Canon D10 waterproof is the same as their regular digital camera (the elph?) with a waterproof housing. It is much bigger than either the pentax or the olympus. But, and this is a big but, it does not seem (from my limited use) to suffer from the same problems as the olympus- which was poor indoor performance. It depends to me on what you want it for. If just for underwater/outdoor stuff, then the Pentax or Olympus are great cameras. If you want it for all around use, and I do, then I think the D10 is a better choice. Reality is they are all great cameras. You won't go wrong with any choice. And I don't plan to use the digital zoom much. But it's nice to have it when I need it.

Bought the Canon D10 waterproof the other day. I took it on a stillwater trip earlier this week (3 day trip, crap weather, marginal fishing). I just wanted to post these to show some different shots from the camera. Like many waterproof cameras it only has a 3x optical zoom. I did use the digital zoom (12x) and it worked great. The last shot was at least 75 yds away. I'm really impressed with the camera so far. By the way, this shot is as I said, like75 yds away. See the indi? See the midges on the water?

Just spent 3 days fishing in BC. Some rain, lots more snow, no sun, and wind. Welcome to May!

Just read this whole thing. It's awesomeness increased exponentially the further I read.

He's been on Canadian Sportsfishing a few times lately. Cool to watch.

Halliburton, BP, and Transocean have all already been sued. Have a kid in University? Send him to Law School. This one will go on for years.

Ok, let me say this clearly. I recognize the potential here. This could be the most devastating oil disaster in the history of the US. I was making no attempt to belittle the event itself. If that came across, I apologize.