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A pretty good writeup in the Jan. National Geographic also, the picture of the guy that melts lead solder out of circuitboards then cooks with the same pot was pretty disturbing..

Most definitely agreed.

She's not going into obscurity without a fight.. All the "God willing" talk makes me want to vomit. Points to her for broadening her appeal though, the "hockey mom" bit was good, but stepping up the religious cue card rhetoric takes the cake.

Anyone that would give you nasty email for that is a moron as far as I'm concerned.. Awesome vid once again.

Is that the one those 2 old bachelors lived on? Read a bit about them, pretty interesting ...

More props for Whistler. Awesome service in my books, and fast delivery.

Ditto. (TICR's mine) I put that rod through hell and it finally gave in. Used it for everything from heavy streamers on sink tip to small dries. Next time in the city gotta pick up a new section. Am also wanting a Loop Multi 6 wt...

War Memorial, Bergentheim, Overijssel.

Excellent post. I travelled through Holland with my Grandfather a couple years ago, he was 88 at the time. He showed me many places from when he was in the Dutch Underground, and told me some pretty interesting stories that I'd never heard before. I realized pretty fast that I truly know nothing of hardship and suffering, no matter how bad I may think things in my life may be. He lived in German occupied Holland for the duration of the war, and his stories I will never forget, regardless of how reluctant he was to tell them. How his family doctor was shot for simply dressing an Allied Airman's wounds, how 14 members of his group were gathered up and shot in 1 day. How his Aunt hid a downed Allied airman (from Saskatchewan) from the Nazis. The people that he knew that starved as a result of the occupation, and the overwhelming happiness that he felt when his country was liberated. I had 3 Grandfathers that fought in World War 2, and to wear a poppy with pride is the least I can do to honour them.

I use mine quite a bit to mark access points, and sometimes decent spots on the water. It's an older Garmin etrex Venture, doesn't have much in the way of features. Its small and pretty water resistant, we used 2 identical ones when we did the Mackenzie river last year with no issues (one for backup) Didn't really need them to find our way, but to roughly calculate a distance to the next town, etc, or to be able to give a location in case of an emergency. I do believe some of the newer ones have a different antenna that picks up signal better in overhead cover, Lorney's does I'm pretty sure, and a built in 2 way. I'm not really up to date on new technology or features, but as was said about bear spray, good to have for sure. My memory can be great or terrible, so I mark waypoints just in case, mostly for future reference.

Would have loved to check it out, got called out of course.. Thanks for the invite, next time hopefully.

I love the slow motion takes. Seeing the line tear off the surface of the water, fish on, Awesome..

Good info. Thanks for the heads up..

I assume Max didn't blow the deal of the century? Nice...

How about a brief breakdown on the basics of the setup? The various types of heads (I've heard Skagit, Scandi, etc.) and the differences of each, as well as running lines, etc? I assume belly, etc is the same as with standard flylines? I was looking over Flyon's rig when he let me toss it, and made a few mental notes..

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Interesting. Thanks all...

WTF?? That picture is something else..

I think there is a very good chance I may also be a lesbian.

I KNOW I'm a freak... But I'm always open to new ways to solve problems...

I agree, but tying into a big pike is a pretty good time I can assure you... Other than that it doesn't hold alot of interest for me either. As for the current to take out the slack in the line, that's the problem I was wondering about and if it could be worked around in still water. Thanks for the advice. I am all ears..

For sure... Yeah, kind of interested in the possibility. Whether it's realistic or not I don't know, but I did read somewhere that one could use such a setup on lakes (??) Any advice would be appreciated. The main reason being is it can be pretty tough to chuck an 8 wt single hander with a big streamer into a stiff wind. Loop sticks, you bet, got a 4 wt multi from Whistler a while back. Ordered on a Friday had it on Monday. Just in time for days off and a trip to the West Castle. Beauty rod. Jayhad, That is definitely on my agenda someday also. I'd give the left one to tangle with a few of those...

That's awesome.. Kinda reminds me of "What part of the chicken does a nugget come from?"

Since Pacres did it to me...

I'm kinda curious about the whole spey game, how do you figure out the proper line for the fishing one would be doing? Also, what is the best way to decide on a length and weight of rod?