TerryH

You're starting to sound like a pond fisher kinda guy. What's with that??? Terry

Clive, the problem wasn't just with your email that had an attachment. After I sent you a reply, and mentioned the multiple copies of the first email, and you replied (without an attachment), I started getting multiple copies of the second email. Terry

Everyone else has probably figured out this little trick by now, but if not, I thought I should share it. I believe the normal approach for most people, when rigging up a Rowley slip indicator for chironie fishing, is to have the plug at the top end -- i.e. pointing toward the rod. After having lost too many of these indicators when I've been snapped off, I've followed the suggestion of others, which is to tie on a swivel below the indicator, and then attach another length of tippet. Now if the snap-off occurs at the fly or the fly side of the swivel, the indicator won't slide off the line. However, for this to work properly, you need to have the plug end of the indicator pointing toward the swivel. The plug can't get past the swivel, but the hole in the foam bobber is big enough that it could, if not prevented from doing so by the plug. Ok, all this is fairly standard stuff that many people use. What people may not be aware of, is that there is an added bonus to rigging the indicator upside down, as described. One of the problems in using these indicators is that if you don't cram the plug in tightly enough, it will come undone during casting. If you cram it in too tight, it won't pop when you hook a fish -- which can make life rather awkward if you've been fishing at 20'. What I've discovered with the upside down approach, is that if you reel or strip your line in to the point where the foam indicator butts up against the tip-top, additional reeling or stripping tension will pull the loop through the indicator, thus freeing it. The whole thing will slide down your line, with the plug still stuck in the foam ball. Works like a charm. Terry

For me, it comes down to the following choice. Watch an indicator for hours on end, waiting for it to go down, or watch a soccer game waiting for perhaps a single goal. The choice is easy. Guess what I'm doing today. Terry

Go to any RV parts place, and get some roof seam sealer -- not sure if that is the official title, but they'll know what you mean. Since the roof is a continuous sheet of aluminum, any leaks have to be at the vents, plumbing stack pipe, etc. where the sheet has been perforated, and where the roof sheet meets up with the outside walls. You'll want to scrape off any of the original stuff if it's loose or badly cracked. Once everything is clean and dry, just goop the new stuff on -- a cheap paint brush will do. There are several types of sealer, but the kind I've used on an older trailer (20+ years), I believe is asphalt based, and it had a pigment in it so that when it dried, it was silver. One other place to check for leaks, is if you have an awning. The outward tension from the awning can pull the track that the awning attaches to, away from the trailer, opening a gap that the water can get behind. I had this happen once, and I assume the water got in through the screw holes that hold the track, and then into the wall of the trailer. Anyway, you're right to get on it right away, because otherwise things can start to rot and mildew inside the walls. Hope this helps. Terry

Take it to Auto Marine in Calgary, and get the job done by people who know how to do this kind of repair -- your life could depend on it. I had a U-boat repair job done there, and they were great. Terry

Mobile phones responsible for disappearance of honey bee

Hey Clive, while you're bumping the "drought" threads, why not bump all the "global warming threads," and the "I hate Suzuki/Gore" threads. Terry

Campers Village on McLeod Trail has them too.

There are still a few cutties. You can see them cruising the shoreline at this time of year, although there aren't nearly as many as three or four years ago. The story I heard about the brookies, is that they were "stocked" by mistake. Apparently it was an Alberta stocking truck that ended up at the wrong lake and they proceeded to dump them in -- not the first guy to make the mistake of thinking that Summit is in Alberta. I believe this happened quite a few years ago. Terry

Over the years I can recall quite a few of these types of event happening in Quebec. They involve a type of very unstable clay (leda clay). Terry

Holy crap, and I thought I was the Bionic Fly Fisher, but with just two hip replacements, I'm not even in the same league as you. Terry

I've heard predator urine works too. BTW, humans are rabbit predators. Terry

Excellent and informative discussion -- thank you to those of you with expertise in the area. Re the word "exponential," it is probably the most misused word next to "sustainable." Anyway, based on the proper mathematical definition of the term, if the risk was growing exponentially, the rate of growth in risk would be proportional to the current level of risk (remember your first year calculus?). This is clearly not the case with regard to the current topic, whether land or offshore drilling. Terry

Should've offered him a cigarette. Oh, that's bad. Just kidding.

So Iggy is willing to waive his no-trade clause. Hmmmm, interesting -- that's usually the first sign that a player wants out -- just ask Sheldon Souray. Actually, although I'm not a Flames fan, which perhaps gives me a better perspective, I think trading Iginla would be a good move, both for him, and for the team. He's a great player, but he can't do it alone, and the Flames need to do a major rebuild, not tinker. Lose some salary and get some young players. Terry

Looks to me like Clive's new avatar. :lol: Terry

Here's more evidence. Terry

Hey, I think I recognize Clive in that video, or at least his hat. Terry

Count me in too. Cheering for the Nucks has to be at least as much fun as watching the Flames go out in the first round -- probably more fun, since I was getting bored of watching the Flames lose. Yeh Chris, I know -- the Oilers blah blah blah......... Terry

like everyone else. Chris, you should probably have two separate polls, one for taped fish and one for non-taped. My guess is there would be a 3" difference in the averages.

Just testing Yak's theory. Bring it on you contrarians. Terry

Speaking as a SC, I have to say I simply do not follow the logic here. Every year that I purchased a license -- and there were many -- the pleasure I got from the sport was more than worth the minimal cost. I feel absolutely no sense that I should now be entitled to a freebee, simply because I hit the magic age of 65. As I said elsewhere, the money that I previously spent on my fishing license will now go to Streamwatch, where it'll probably do more good. Terry

$75 on #16 (Leroy Hyatt shadow box)

$50 on #16 (L. Hyatt shadow box)