jayjjones11

would still love to hear a reply to the reasoning behind waiting till they get to Alberta to name the lake where they're fishing. Its not a hard place to get, and this forum alone has pushed hundreds of new fisher's that way (or so i believe anyway..)...just kinda peeve'd me off big time that they would do that....It'd be one thing if they did that for every body of water they fished...but not cool the way they did it

I've had these in my campers since i saw them, and have never looked back..one of the best purchases i've ever made ..nothing better then a jolt of caffeine before steelheading in october..or stonefly fishing in july!...or anytime in the wild really

Odd, following your posts back, you've had very limited success in Alberta..and only one "30" bull to speak of (that you've posted anyway) and where you caught it, you certaintly don't need 15 feet of T14. Let us know where you're catching all these other 30+ inch fish, yet haven't posted any pics of Anyway, back to my argument about a 9 being a tid bit large I've caught my fair share of main stem skeena steelhead, with fish over 20lbs, on a 9 weight 14' spey rod (do you realise, that in a single hand setup, a 9 weight spey is equivalent to nearly a 16 weight single hand for pure power (going by grain weight)?)...I practice on the bow when i need to, and feel that the fish hit harder then most late season steelhead, but take all of 30 seconds to reel in...there is landing fish fast, then there is skipping them back to you.. Just my opinion...but then again, i don't catch more fish then everyone else on the river combined....so what do i know

awesome post guys, made my day...

So, was it a 90 foot, or 100+... (note date of the quote above) was it a tiny speck rise, or a fin slicing the water? A difference one would think.. Sorry to stir the *hit, just bringing some further context to your post.. i think i need to fish more (and missing florida with the incoming weather report) Maybe i'll ask for a spey casting lesson once it warms up, if you'll still accept me Jason ps. My 9 foot 9 weight T&T can cast 90-100 feet all day long too...

and a hundred plus foot cast huh

You're telling me: that a fish of that size was rising in january, aka to midges, in choppy water (midges, mid-river and choppy water...odd) and yet making noticeable enough of a rise to be spotted at 100+ feet, as we all know, a big fish will make the smallest of rises....impressive eyes.. I get your opinion though, and i value your input. Guess i'm just one for feeling the fish fight, could be the time i've spent in Florida for tarpon, which i've caught on 9 weights, which is why i was a little taken aback from the line size previously mentioned BTW, pretty fish. 23"?

doesn't the 9 weight spey make stupidly quick work of a 20" brown? Just wondering, as a 9 weight spey will beat a 30+" steelhead extremely quickly..

the biggest brown i know of being caught in alberta (in the last few years) was on a 000 weight...it's all about how you fight them

I was going through the Simms site the other day and noticed that they came out with a new pant wader....gore-tex, so they'll breathe very well edit - heres a link http://www.simmsfishing.com/site/headwaters_pant.html#

Terrance, i saw a new vise in your price range at Country Pleasures a few days ago..can't remember exactly what model, but i believe its a Renzetti Traveler. It has a pretty wicked jaw for the price

Did anyone else find this a really, quite honest to god, terrible fishing show. The shots are more of them sleeping and trying to be AEG then fishing, and when they are fishing, the camera jumps around enough to induce epilepsy. and a national show that doesn't give out any names of the lakes they fish, till they hit alberta... all in all, i was thoroughly unimpressed. We've still got a long way to go before we get quality i suppose...i hope the humblefisherman can make it big, and show these guys how to make a tv series!

All about quality control!