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Current rod count 13 fiberglass (mostly vintage) one on order, 9 graphite all of them built in the last millennium. 2 yrs ago I sold 6 short (7' and under) Phillipsons to a flyfisherman from Malaysia

I own a few. Kenneys, Winston/Fishers, Phillipsons, Sears Roebuck Ted Williams and pre-Browning Silaflex Medallions. Fiberglass is about all I fish anymore it seems

Thanks Mike, should keep the old fat boy pretty much in one spot for the duration

Yeah it gonna work Don. Runnin' the anchor up snug to the scotty will minimize any rubbin'. Bigger anchor come in just under 13lbs and the little lead one is just over 6. If I can get around to buildin' a mold I may convert the little one to a pyramid style.

It won't stand a pressure test but It will be totally welded shut

And in keeping with Don's hijack here's what I came up with. Need's about 3 lbs of wheel weights to bring it up to 12lbs and the top welded on. May get it powder coated, I got some other stuff I built headed for the coaters anyway

If you check back it's Don that started the derail.... besides one of the signs of curmudgeonry is a wanderin' mind........................... ???? Now where was I ??????

And a pretty decent derail from Don's original cranky old farts thread.....

Then there's this

Oh yeah, Mike's a smartass..

That ain't mine, that's a robbed pic of a 30lber that Outcast sells, you girls have trouble with the word Similar ? Mine should be roughly 6" wide chunk of 4"(?) drill stem with the wheel weights to bring it up to 10-12 lbs, the ends welded shut with 1/4" plate and 10 pieces of 3/4" solid rod welded on for star arms, Don't know if I want the tie off point in the middle of the anchor like above or on the end. I'm fatter than Don and catch more wind.

I got a lead 5lber I made but I've been blown around in my super fatcat, Just making a heavier one that'll dig in. Similar to this

Nope, too uninspired to chop any hole let alone one big enough to float a pontoon. Playin' with the Scotties and buildin' my version of a star anchor will do for now. Drill stem and 3/4 inch rod for the arms and stuff'r full of wheel weights, 8-10lb should be enough no?

Don't know nothin' about no blue pills but maybe the odd yellow one now and then...... And I thought a Grass Master woulda known that a prick is a transcended curmudgeon.. you know, existence on a higher plain if you will.

I am not a curmudgeon I'm a prick. It says so <<<<<< there <<<<<< over top my avatar pic

For whatever reason the utube link doesn't show in the original post but it does in the reply quote box. WTH??

And here all this time I thought you more resembled the east end of a west bound equine...

Must come from the lack of opposing fins http://passherald.ca/archives/150121/index4.htm

Don, the winter show is a maybe at this point. And fissin'? Every time it warms up and I'm caught up it seems the wind is howlin'. I was dreamin' up a apache/gila/lahontan expedition but I decided to invest in a duramax crate motor instead........................ next year. Maybe there hope yet, I just received an email from Google Great Britain informin' me that I'm one of 12 winners of 650,000GBP. All I have to do is send my bankin' info to their promotions' department. osprey, Yes I remember that day well. Glad I didn't turn around at the sight of the white caps. It was day I decided that friggin' lakes weren't all that bad. I know what you mean about changes, I've been spending time behind The Gap since 1968 but then again it can be a lot of perspective too. Andy Russell pulled his guided hunts out of that country in the 40's because it was getting to settled and the access way too easy.

Osprey I remember now. Sorry about that but in my defence it seems anymore I forget why I walked to the other side of the room whilst I'm crossing the room. Don... there ain't no damn way I gonna start arguin' with a ****in' pretend fish. And finally I ain't in the mood to get into a "discussion" about the pros and cons of logging, prescribed burns, livestock grazing and it's effects on riparian areas. Tired of the same BS ad nauseam

No Don that's not quite right. I'll spend plenty of time arguing and discussing with a Don Andersen, a Rickr, a Smitty or even a BobLoblaw or BBT but I'll be gawdamned if I'll spend it with some faceless online handle hiding behind the anmoninity of the internet. Call me old ****in' school.

50KPH on the FTR?? Christ that don't happen much...hope like hell at least you'll get a picture.

aha yup 'n bye

Could be but your and my lifetime is still only temporary. I'm talkin' about it's anti harvesting agenda. Mature trees are not only plant matter in the forests, grass, brush and younger trees holds silt in place as well. IIRC roads and unauthorized trails are the biggest contributor to in-stream silting. Star Creek is a UofA research project. To me research leads to better knowledge and understanding, better knowledge and understanding leads to better industry practices

Tell me something Osprey, is modern timber harvesting deforestation or temporary cover loss?