Jayhad

Hey guys, anyone use a Basspro River Anchor on thier http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shopsreg;-...SSELL_THUMBNAIL I currently use a 30lb lead pyramid to stop my drifter. I was thinking of going to the 20lb river anchor.

I totally agree as well I've wondered who would receive the ticket? The police boat is relentless up there.

If I was hiring a guide I wouldn't be that concerned, if the guide is professional then they'll have their bases covered. Peter say you hire guide A, he has everything you listed, and I hire guide B, he is a hack. Let's say both of us are pretty weak casters and new to being in boats. We both leave our gear scattered around the knee brace and both happen to slip on a misplaced fly box, go over and we crack our heads on a rock and die. At this time from our points of view does it really matter if guide B is unprotected? Would those documents prevented you from falling in? Perhaps guide A would have pulled your body out sooner. Regardless, the reason for a guide to have said requires is to protect themselves, not the user if this situation should ever happen. Ill say this, you would be crazy to leverage all you own now and in the future to some yank that fell out of your boat because he went a little to hard the night before.

I saw them offering that deal on Groupon as well.... It appeared to be a good deal There contact info is on the web page. Ive seen them guiding previously. http://www.bowriverflyfishing.com/

Jonah, You may want to try further south, the upper bow is a tough egg to crack and the section below the weir holds more fish

Rods like all tools break if used, just make sure to get a lifetime warranty from a company that will be there when you need it. Bummer CJ but you don't need that pig stick for drifts

Bicycle couriers are always getting tickets for sidewalk riding, but i have never heard of John Q. Public getting nicked by the cops.

I didn't paint anyone with a brush, all I wrote was Upper Red Deer

Upper Red Deer

You are correct but how many of the Bow river users have any experience with rapids......the Bow is a cake walk and if that's where you have learned to row you could be woefully unprepared for Harvey Passage. I have run the passage a few times and it is hard to traverse to say the least. The drops suck you back in hard, I think some will succeed in this, but beware it isn't a cake walk. Go fast and true, wear your pfds, secure your gear, drybag your phones and have a bailing system ready to go. Once you hit the first drop on the C2 side it is very difficult to row as the channel isn't wide enough to get a good stroke on your oars. Add in the drunks swimming in the area and you have the potential for seriously failing. I have yet to see an inflateable go through and keep all the occupants in place.

Whos going to run it this year, i want to watch. I've been through the class ii section in both mine and anothers drifter. It isnt easy by any stretch of the imagination, as 420 said the drops suck you back in... HARD. Add the drunk swimmers and other users not getting out of the way and it is an adventure.

This thread is awesome, we live in a city of 1,000,000 and we all have the right to use the water. If you can't fish successfully behind a jet, drifter, pontoon or walker go after cutthroat. This thread stinks of jealousy, i get low holed by each type of user almost every time i'm on the water... But i understand i'm lucky to be on the water.

mahi mahi..... I hope to catch one some day. they are a beautiful fish.

Nice natives... i really like the first bully

Yes I have, it's called Fish Tales. Good read, good post DonGregorio

Dude, you're a pretty big dude do you think you fit in that little boat pictured.....lol

I know you guys are complaining about the gas prices and I do as well. But i'd like to see anything other than a real 4x4 travel in the country I have been roaming the last two weeks AND be able to pull a drifter....... out of the water. There's a lot of cars out there that will pull a drift boat but not many that could pull them out of the water & up the ramp. I drive a grand cherokee, big V8 gets 14ltr/100k. It will pull anything i own and will cut fresh tracks up the trunk road on april 1st, cost a bundle to fill it but i only use it on weekends for fishing. I think i'm going to try building a wood gasifier

my company gets solicited all the time to buy domains. Running price is $385-$425.

A line is going to cost you around $100. You aren't going to get anything decent for 200-300. My last spey setup was on the cheap and it was still around $650. when all said and done. Maybe you'll get lucky and find something but most used spey rods are at least $200.

http://www.redington.com/Womens-Sonic-Pro-Wader.html, I think fishtales have these in stock

I have a 42" 55lb Minkota on my 14.5" Skiff I've spun the head and the prop should be a foot under water. My boat has a crazy amount of rocker so I was concerned that the motor would fit. but it will work now that I have it on the boat. I think the longest shaft and most thrust availible is the way to go.

don't let that stop you, nobody does

A lot of my times hiking i carry two rods, but i just use 4 pieces, and the 30" tube i carry doesn't seem to be a hinderance. I strap the tube to my back pack side

Nice work man

Dave, I totally understand what you are saying and your insite on flyfishing NZ is backed by truth & experience that i think is probably unrivaled in our neck of the woods. My comment was on the production quality alone. I questioned several considerations like you have, prior to posting. I think all of your points are valid. As soon as I saw the crane I thought "you're not walking to far from the van with that thing". I'm not sure it will be good but the demise will be brought to us in 1920x1080 60fps HD.... and I hear rumours that some fishing films might get dropped in 3D.