TimSmith

Uliwon I really appreciate you listening to my hero stories because nobody else will. Thks

It is not only fishing pressure that is effected by some small stream posts but anybody given any thought to the 'unintended consequences' of wading pressure on the bug life in the stream beds of some of our favourite smaller wadeable streams we seem to like to share on the internet ? How much stream bed disturbance would the Crow, Livingstone etc see in a year ? There might even be some correlation in the perceived decrease in hatches on some streams in relation to wading pressure. Maybe keep it in mind and if wading tread lightly or better yet fish from the bank if possible. It is not just fishing pressure we inflict.

Hi Neil I have a few lines that would be good candidates for that rod and you are more than welcome to try them ( including the Loop Multi WFF). Just waiting for the next Spey get together and if that is soon enough and I will come down with lines in tow. Regards Tim

Toolman It can can be tough to move the crowd and have it take hold. I was thinking of the shape of beer bottles as an example. In my early days all the beer bottles were brown long necks. Then one of the beer companies (maybe Lethbridge or Carlings) came out with the stubby. There may have been space saving reasons for it but I always thought there was a lot of marketing behind the change and you know how competitive the beer market is. I think it worked for awhile as other beer producers switched over also to protect market share.... a sure sign of it's effectiveness. But it did not last. Whether these rods will take we will have to wait and see, hence the ability to replace the handles with traditional handles. You never know, look what they did with the lowly Heinz ketchup bottle by standing it on it's head and Hunt's is in hot pursuit. I think the redesigned ketchup bottle may be a keeper.

Smitty Cow is tempting (and I am sure Don can set it straight) but it was not the perch that was the demise of Cow it was sustaining an adequate water level for over wintering. After much debate and if I remember even after some infrastructure work the level required could not be sustained. I think some spring floods did some berm damage and added to the risk of winter kills ended trophy trout lake possibility. If those issues are remotely valid and still remain today maybe perch in Cow is as good as it gets. Don I know they are our lakes but I don't even get to Swan Lake. It is not a $20.00 round trip anymore and I don't see the cost of fishing getting any cheaper in the near future. You remember the footballs in Crawling Valley? The point being local pressure from local residents to there local MLA is probably more effective than say somebody from Southern Alberta lobbying about a lake in the RMH area and thus the comment 'lakes in your neck of the woods'. Enuff said. Anyway survey completed.