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I too am loving my new Maui's... Not only can I see into the water better, but I am also finding less strain on my eyes which as Weedy said, has lessened the head pain after a day of fishing. I also noticed that after fishing with them for 4 straight days, I developed "Racoon Eyes". I haven't had "Coon Eyes" for years, (Since my last decent pair of Sun Glasses that were Bolle's). Before last week, I had been wearing a pair of $30 cheapos and was getting a nice all over tan on my face..... I would say this says something about the UV protection. Very Happy with them, Money well spent I'd say.

I thought of another while out fishing tonight. I will take and post a picture when I get home tomorrow. I use orange survey tape on a Shrimp pattern I tie for Steelhead. It looks pretty good and the fly works great too.

One of my favorites that I see all the time is a fly using a person's personal dogs hair. It makes me laugh because they are the only person that has access to the material. I think fly tying has hit a stage where everyone is trying to come up with the next big fly that hasn't been done before. So they are using odd materials that separates their ties from patterns that have already been done.

That's terrible. It brings up a good point on live preservers though. I've actually been mocked while wearing mine in my pontoon. Mine fits and doubles as a vest, so I hardly notice I'm wearing it. Let's hope the Old Fella is somewhere where the fish never stop biting and the wind never blows.

I got them at the Sun Glass Hut in Chinook.

Good thread. I loved those scenery shots posted at AFF. I will post some of the pictures I posted there since you mentioned it. I have recently found out that some of the members here weren't members there, so they wouldn't have seen them. These pictures are all old pictures I scanned. Great memories.

Of course a bigger rod would be better, but I say that if you are in the area, go for it. The only rod I have right now is a 5 wt and I use it for Pike. I've caught some big pike on it too. One 22 lbs out of Badger and a 19 pounder out of the Bow. I've also hooked into some that were just too big for the little rod, so I just straightened the rod out and let it snap me off rather than break the rod. I would just suggest that you use Tippet that suits the rod. What I mean is you have to use a steel leader, but then use only 8 to 10 lb test leading up to the steal so You can break off the fish if necessary. At this time of year, (and most of the year for that matter), you can sight cast to the fish in that lake, so you should be able to pick out a few nice fish to cast to that won't put your rod at risk. Big streamers will be the ticket and unlike streamers you'd use on the river, they won't need to weigh a ton. Just some weight at the front to give it some action and you should be good to go. Good luck.

By coincidence I just bought some Maui Jim's two days ago. Wish I got the deal Weedy got. Used them on the Bow in Murky conditions and had no problem spotting fish that my Fishing Partner couldn't see. Used them today at K Lakes and Wow.... So far so good.