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I personally know a few people that use a spey rod from a boat and are very sucessful at it, personally for myself I have a 9 foot 6 6wt single hand rod that I copped a shooting head for and do single hand spey casts from the boat and I tell you this it works amazing.... At the end of the day you have to find what you like to do best, many people have diffrent likes and diffrent beliefs on what should be or shouldn't be done. As for me I really don't care as long as it is within the regulations. Have fun and enjoy your time on the river.

I guess I can say happy Birthday also........ Dave when we getting out fishin.......

Be safe when you are in the water, just like run off just cause you see nothing on the surface doesnt mean there is nothing there. I remeber one of my first years fishing in the winter I was standing in the water and then was knocked off my feet by a ice cunuck that was floating under the surface of the water. Mind you it wasn't that big and only bruised my ankles but it was diffently scary. Here is what I do when walking out on a ice shelf, when I start to walk out I bend my knees up and down to feel how much pressure the ice shelf can really handle if I feel any type of movement I do not go out. Beeing a big guy I have more weight on me then most pople, I have also been knowen to lightly jump up and down on the ice shelf (close to shore) to see how much weight the shelf can handle, then slowly go out further doing the samething. Regardless of what you do you are still putting your life in risk weather you are in the water or standing on a ice shelf. Also it does not hurt to carry a throw rope (I think that is what it is called) so if your buddy falls in you can race downstream throw the rope out have him grap it and swing him into shore. Please note that if you ever have to do this do not let the person in the water try and pull them selfs out as you can be dragged in too, let them swing into shore.

I work in a big box store and I would say a good portion of the customers that walk in are looking for deals or discounts on something. In my deparment that I run (Copy and Print Center) I would say a good portion of people that come in are asking for deals or discounts or trying to come up with some reason as to why they should get it cheeper, hence all the crap we must do now, ie: proofs, signatures on order forms, etc.. Its crazy the crap I handle on a daily basis with people wanting things as quick as possible but want to pay as little as possible, if you want it quickly then you gotta pay the express fees, then the customer says we are trying to rip them off. Technology Department almost everyone wants a deal, I can't go into our margins but in this area there is very little money that is made, reason why we sell these items is to bring the customer into the store. In the rest of the store people are always asking for discounts for bulk things, what people do not realize is that our prices are based off buying in bulk so we can offer lower prices, if we give more discount then we lose money so our prices then have to go up. So it is not just small business that people are asking for discounts from it is in every type of buiness. It is diffently a pet peeve of mine that people think just cause they are in a big box store they are getting ripped off by the prices.

Was surprised at first but after I thought about it I wasn't too surprised, in any pro sport when the team is doing very bad the GM or Head Coach is usally the first to go. I personally think Daryl Sutter is a much better coach then he is GM, but that is just my opion. I don't think you'll see much of a change, maybe some at trade deadline but nothing to big, lets be realistic here, we hear alot of time need faster younger players, so if we try to trade our Older players away at the trade deadline you think other teams are going to pick up a oldder slower player for draft picks? Unless the player is a superstar which I can only think of three maybe four players on Calgary that would fit into the catagory, then we will not get much, but that is just my own opion and who knows what will happen. I also think that there are some players that the flames must keep but of course there are alot that they can get ride of. Regardless to what happens with the flames I will always be a flames fan and will always cheer for them regardless to who is on the team or who is in charge or coaching, Flames Fan For Life.

signed.....

It was a intresting idea I just have pictures in my head of the thing blowing up when landing, kind of reminds me of when a Turbo Jet boat hitting high rates of speed and lifting off the water only to crash.............

Had a fantasic dry fly season, fished with many people and had great experinces with everyone I went out with. Meet some new people and fished with some old buddies. Due to work I didn't get out as much as I have previous years but all was good.

unforntantly all that stuff is blocked by my head office so all I see is a small red x, damn it I can not even look at utube or facebook...... 2 more hours to go, been here since 6am doors opened at 8am and I have only seen a big whoopin 4 customers in my department.

Oh really, well that is diffently intresting, well I guess I will just have to hunt you down on the river and show you what a real ass kickin is all about, oh and by the way I'm not talking about fishin, hehehehehe On a off note we really need to get out one of these days and do some fishin, even though you are a oilers fan I'll let you get away with it once.

So I work retail and after boxing day my department has slowed down quite a bit to the point of me almost falling asleep at the computer. So if your like me and sitting at work with really nothing much to do then feel free to post, if you wish to tell me to shut my trap and be happy that I have a job, that also works. * Note: FFC is a great way to waste a couple of hours.

As a good friend of mine said, "I belive that sin years past the flames have started out very strong only to *hit the bed in the last half, Now that we *hit the bed in the first half maybe we will crush in the second half" Still a loyal flames fan and will still cheer for them no matter what. Last year and this year sure was a disappointment but I will take these two years instead of the 90's when we couldn't make playoffs for ten years. As I see it, it looks like the Flames are trying way too hard to win instead of just playin hockey, I could be wrong but after coach football for 11 years at diffrent age levels I would see this. I think the flames need to start playin hockey instead of winning games, the wins will come. Is it just me or are 90% of flames fans bandwagon jumpers? When they are playing good they are the best but when they are playin bad its time to change the whole entire team. For me I cheer for the flames regardless to who is on the team, I'm a loyal fan. Also I do not cheer for any other team, its all flames for me and nothing else.

Jeff & Jake Thanks for clarifing that and I will read the proposed reg changes and will go from there. By the way, two big thumbs up to you two for caring about K Lakes, it takes alot to do something like this and you two should be congraulated for your hard efforts.

Jeff, Okay so its not that hard to confuse me, espically when I am at work, but do I need to sign the new petition or is the old one okay? Need to read everything first however as I do not sign my name blindly, will read the link when I get home tonight.

I also thought I would have lots of time for this myself but between vacation and my staff quiting work seemed to take more of my time this year then normal. Hopefully I will be better shape come this spring to be able to particapate again. Sorry to everyone I was suppose to have matches against.

I belive a couple of months back I saw this petition form in Fish Tales and thought I might of saw it again at Southbow, can't remeber

As always, love the photo's steve...

Not on crack but brain is not working after having to work boxing day and yes it is facing the camera after I looked at it the second time and I looked at how the mane(sp) runs down the neck, that probably says the most.

Mike, The horse is looking away from the camera

Wolfie, Great tie. Never used srimp patterns on the bow and don't have a clue if it would work in any of our watersheds here in Alberta, but still a very nice tie. You'll have to give me the recieptie later for that one.

With the Handicap parking I could not agree anymore with you. Outside my house there is a handicap parking for my mother who has to walk with two canes and since we do not have a driving pad or a garage the city put a handicap park spot for my mother. We do live in front of a elementry school and people park in the spot all the time, once I confronted the person who parked there and they said that it was okay if they were quick, I told them that was not true and the person turn oed on me and got very nasty. Now this was probably the one time I did not strike back but instead I called the city and they sent out a tow truck and took the vechicle away (I was actually surprised how fast this was done, within 20mins) The owner of the vechicle came out of the school with child in tow and was surprised to see their vechicle gone. I was sitting on my front deck with a grin on my face and the owner of the vechicle went crazy telling me I was forcing their child to walk and that there was no need for what I did. I calmly replied back "I guess it really does suck when you only think of yourself and not other people that need that spot for a very good reason" I turned around gave the person the waving finger and went inside.

I work in retail is there such a thing as a merry christmas???? Anyways happy hoildays to all my buddies out there, you've had to put up with me for a year so life can't be that bad....

Jeremie, Sorry to side track your post but yeah your ties are diffently nice and should work very well, I found when I first started to tie #20's that they were a pain in the ass but the more and more I tied the easier it got, I also found that I nice bright light source helped me out alot. Also I really like using benencie's (sp?) thread for these small flies as it is super strong with a very small diameter for the thread which made ting them so much more easier.

Mike, I would have to agree I think the whiskey gets to you, you secert stonefly pattern is a diffent testement to that.

Oh weedy how I miss your posts........ Anyways back at work early, and hopefully all goes well today cause after today I am on vaction for two weeks, and yes I will be turning off the work cell so no one can get a hold of me............ (Knowing my luck I just cursed myself today)