PeteZahut

I have the Rivershed and have been using them for a couple of months. I absolutely love them. They are very comfortable and do well in the water and especially on the wet banks. One of the things I like most about them is they almost feel new everytime I put them on because they do not shrink once they dry. I don't have anything to compare them to as before I had glued felt to a $30 pair of boots from Wallymart. I don't have to tell you how good those felt after a few hours of walking. Rivershed is money well spent in my opinion.

Yes, have tried to the Dude Beer and did not like it. Brewed by the same company that does TnT Beer which is also not good. Seems to be a competition on our sumer hockey team for who can bring the worst beer.

Great post! Happy Father's Day!

This is kind of an interesting thread although it has been covered numerous times, around and around we go again. I kind of take exception to someone saying that posting a pic or report is plain ego stroking. So are saying that my post a week ago about my time on Fallentimber was all about stroking my ego? I am not sure how it came across to you but it was certainly not about stroking my ego. It was all about how much fun I had hitting this new water and that I managed to catch something that made my day and I wanted to share my story. If that gets someone else to do some exploring than great, it is one of my most favourite things so why shouldn't someone else be allowed to do the same? Someone else said something in that thread about creating a lot of buzz about that creek. Any previous reports had nothing to do with me going there (I got hints from a local guide on different waters and possible access points). I fish the Bow at most twice a year so there is not a lot of options near Calgary at that time of year for stream fishing. I also fished the Little Red Deer a few weeks ago and did pretty good...oops I guess I should say anything about that secret stream either. The bottom line is that I enjoy this sport and will continue to share the water with anyone else out there as they have just as much right to be there. When I have a good day and I want to share, I will do that too. This is a forum and that is one of the reasons why I come on here. Flame away if you want.

I am not sure if that device will get you any further as it appears to provide the same functionality as the Pinnacle device. Does the video that you captured flicker as well when you try and play it back after? It is possible that your computer can't handle the processing, be it memory, processor or video card, of the incomming video while trying to display as well as writing it to the harddrive. All of this is fairly intensive on the system.

Looking at the link you attached it is a firewire output (IEEE1394) to the computer. I think you are going to need to buy a firewire card for your computer if you don't already have that type of port. I am not sure if I have ever seen a firewire to USB adapter. I bought a firewire PCI card for my computer from MemoryExpress for transfering HD video from my camera and it works great and simple to install.

Hmm, I am not sure about that one. Usually the red, white and yellow are for audio and video and so I would say that you will not be able to connect to a firewire port but perhaps can connect them to your audio/video ports on a capture board. What is the pinnacle board? Is it capable of doing video capture? When you say usb to firewire, are you saying usb on the camera to firewire on the computer? If so, why not just go usb to usb? You will not get the speed of firewire unless both sides of the connection are talking the same protocol.

I have the Simms Rivershed with the Vibram soles and really like them. Prior to this I was using very uncomfortable $20 boots from Wallymart with felt glued on the bottom so anything is a step up in terms of comfort. But the Simms are really comfortable, 7 hours covering a lot of water on the weekend and my feet never felt better.

I wet waded yesterday on Fallentimber. Perfect day for it. I refuse to wet wade the Bow any time of the year. Personal choice.

The more I thought about it the more I believe it is a "fly too big". This often would happen when trying to tie on a big stone nymph on a 4x leader. I looked at the knot I was using and it was a Clinch Knot. Had a look at the duncan and will give that a try tomorrow when I am out. Thanks again.

Thanks all for the advice. I am doubting that it is a defective leader as this seems to happen more often than it should and leads me to believe it is something I am doing. I will look into using a different knot and see if that helps at all.

Be it lazy or whatever, but, I don't usually tie tippet to the leader until I get the leader down to a size that is too small requiring me to tie on some tippet to extend the line. And yes, I use saliva when cinching the knot. I keep my tippet in my vest so it won't be UV damage. Thanks for the info guys. Perhaps I will start putting some tippet on, I am just lazy and don't really want to.

I think I probably already know what the answer is but thought I would ask anyways. I have found fairly consistently in the past that when I put on a new leader I often break it when cinching the knot at the fly. This happens more often when I upsize the fly I am using. I don't know the name of the knot I use and so I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I also do wet the knot before cinching it tight. Does anyone know why this is happening? Should I be tying on some tippet to better match the size of the hook? Thanks.

I wasn't sure if anyone actually realized that my handle was a play on words and not my name. Good on you for catching it.

You are right, probably not enough people seen to measure efficiency. Perhaps I shouldn't check this forum during work hours as I get my work buzz words mixed into flyfishing talk.

This brings to mind a question that I thought about when I read one of these reports awhile ago. I think he gave him a written warning for possessing a hook with barbs but not catch him fishing it. I believe he would have gotten a ticket if he was actually fishing with the hook with barbs. That is what I got from it (and from a previous report like it). Now, it is not written in the regulations (or point it to me if I am wrong) that it is illegal to carry or possess hooks with barbs so why waste time and paper writing a warning? I am an offender of this as I tend to buy my flies and they all seem to come with barbs. I am too lazy to pinch them all right after buying them and wait until I tie them on. Yes I know, I could forget but I have not forgetton once to date as I have made it a routine every time I string up or tie on a new fly. If the warning is just a way to educate then that is fine, just thought writing a warning out for something that really doesn't provide a consequence is a bit inefficient in my mind.

It is a good idea to live in a community that fits your lifestyle but there are plenty of houses near the core that have dogs that bark all day too. And perhaps people move to the burbs to get away from the noisy neighbours. I moved to the burbs without having a kid and it was fine. I still live in the burbs and now have a kid but continue to sit on the deck and drink and swear. Now its with the neighbours. But I agree, find a place that fits your lifestyle. I like the affordability and sizes of the houses in the burbs. I don't work downtown so no need to live near there. You found your reason to live where you live and that is perfect.

That seems like an odd stance. How do kids and a dog affect the comforable living of d.i.n.k.s in the suburbs? Do kids playing in the yard disturb you in some manner? Do kids and dogs affect your quality of living? I would love to hear how. I am not offended really but I just found that to be a really odd thing to say.

I have the W10 and it does the same thing. I try not to zoom if I am taking any video.

I don't think it is a bad thing either. As long as they require a deposit and charge you for a no show then it should be fine. Something like that should stop people from reserving a bunch of spots and picking the best and leaving the others reserved but not used. I would like the opportunity to reserve online so that I don't have to scramble to find a spot after hours of driving.

Have a good one Clive!

Does that mean no campfire stories at Racehorse this summer?? Recession doesn't affect me too much being that my company deals with governments and the military and so projects may get delayed but fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your point of view) money is still put aside for military spending. I think what it does do is provide a wake-up call and make me more aware of what I am spending money on. For the price of gas, groceries and campground fees we can still have a heck of a weekend though.

I know what you mean. I had an online gift card for Amazon and had been saving it for a rainy day. Then I read this thread and boom, pressed the button.

Bob, Two years ago I took my Pentax W10 to Costa Rica and fried it somehow. Was really dissappointing as I was getting really cool pictures and video while snorkeling. Then it crapped out. Anyways, I took it to Alta Camera Service Centre on 10th ave SW and got the the main PC board replaced in about a week. This was done under the manufacturer's warranty. My wife has also taken a camera there to get fixed and was happy with the service. Without knowing any other camera repair shops, I was really satisfied with their work and would recommend them. Good luck.

Thanks to this thread I just ordered it through Amazon. I have been struggling a bit trying to learn this art so I hope this helps me out.