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I went in and checked it out today. The shop is very very nice, kinda boutiqy, if that's a word lol Tons of stuff in there and crazy deals on stuff to. Still to expensive for a students budget haha I live just down the street from this shop and will probably be frequenting it in the spring and summer months. The staff in there seemed pretty nice and friendly as well.

I saw that vid on the Discovery Channel where they were doing a special on landslides. They broke it down and modeled the whole slide in 3D so you could see what happened when it slid. I saw that like a month ago on TV so it isn't a recent slide at all.

lol look at these ones. Read the caption to haha Pauls Flies And these are his best flies!!

Well the insurance company has decided to fix the car for me New steering column and passenger window for free. They did a full mechanical inspection on it and didn't find anything wrong with it which is sweet. I should have it back by Thursday!

I went and checked it out today at the impound lot. The whole underside of the steering column is ripped out and the passenger window was smashed out. My Oakleys were taken as well. The worst bit was that they took/threw out my registration and insurance cards, and they won't let you take anything from the car without the registration. Now I have to go to AMA and deal with more BS boo! I didn't take a look at the underside of the car because I have to go back tomorrow with my registration anyways. The club was sitting in the back seat...

good idea, i think i'll contact the insurance company to see when he is going. I am going to go look at it tomorrow to check it out.

Honda! Better buy an anti-theft device as they are a very popular car for theives to take. I learned that one the hard way

It is a sedan model. I haven't looked at it because the police said they would tow it to the impound lot. So it is sitting there and waiting for the insurance dude to come and appraise it. I was thinking there might be some underbody damage but i guess it depends what they high centered it on. I have been looking at a bunch of used car sites, trader.ca, for some newer used Honda's if they want to write my car off and it looks like there is a pretty decent selection. I have always wanted one of those hatchback 2 door ones they use to make. They look fun to drive.

I am waiting for the Insurance people to give me a quote on whether they want to write it off or fix it up. It is a 94' with 297,000km on so I think they are going to want to write it off I called the honda dealer for a quote, I know usually dealers are high, and they said $177 for labour and $405 for parts to fix the ignition system. Didn't ask about the rear window. I can duck tape and plastic it around lol. So if they want to write it off I could always take it to the honda guys to fix outside of insurance. We'll see though.

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I called A1 and they said the earliest they could get me in to just estimate the damage would be Sept 2!! Crazyness! stupid car theives

Does anyone know a good repair shop in Calgary that might not be that expensive to take it to if I decide to fix it outside insurance?

The police called me and said that the passenger window is smashed out and the ignition is totally pooched. They said that it was taken and was driven down some alley where they managed to high center it on something. So now I have to call the insurance people and see if they feel like it is worth fixing. Also they said that my oakleys got taken from the glove box They were my nice polarized ones for fishing... boo

I just moved to Calgary on the 1st of August and last night my car got stolen!!! It was in an above ground parking lot with a garage door on it and it got swiped last night!! So I called the police around 10:30 after I found it and made sure it hadn't been towed. I gave her my license number and she said it had been recovered already!! She said the ignition had been punched out and that is all I know right now. I am waiting on a call back to see if it is "driveable" I am guessing insurance covers any damage... It was a 94' Civic 4 Door. There were 5 storeys of parked cars and they had to choose mine The worst bit was that I have a club but just forgot to put it on that night. No other cars have clubs or anything that I have seen. Anyways I'll update the post as I hear more about it.

I'll have to check out the Edworthy Park it looks pretty close. That is a good idea with taking the bike, I'll have to do that as well. Thanks for all the info guys, I appreciate it.

Well I am glad I can keep using my 5wt!! Thanks for the info!!

Hey Guys, I am moving to Calgary in August and will be living downtown pretty close to the Bow. Last time I went through there a couple weeks ago the water looked pretty high through town. Is there any good access points that are worth going to that are downtown? Am I better off just driving South to the 22X? I don't want any of your secret spots though!! I am looking on Google Maps at the "Prince's Island Park" Anyone gone there at all? I am pretty close to that area. Anyways, I am pretty excited about moving to Calgary as it is a pretty sweet City with lots of fishing around the area. If anyone is willing to take out a Bow Newbie then give me a shout! I am going back to school (U of C) in the fall so would like to do as much fishing as possible in August. One more thing, I have a TFO 5wt and use that on the Crow and it works fine but these pictures I am seeing of the Bow Trout look like they might just laugh at me and break my rod! Should I be thinking about using my 8wt setup more often? Thanks guys!! Stephen

I hope that he plays like he played in Vancouver before the "incident". He was a pretty good player. He still is not to bad but definitely not what he was from 2001 to 2004. In 2002-03 season he had 97 points! That is one less than Jarome last season. Look at his stats last year in Anahiem, he had a 40 point season (14 goals 26 assists). He had more points than all but 5 of the Flames last season, including Lombardi(36), Aucoin(35), Conroy(34), and Nolan(32). I think he will be a good addition to the lineup

I got some and I really like it. It floats really well and casts very nicely. I don't even notice the slight zipping noise it creates when hauling. I do like the noise though when you shoot a bunch of line on a cast and it makes a nice purring sound haha It is really good for roll casting and line pickups because it seems like it barely touching the water and comes off really easily. It casts a little bit different than the Cortland I had before but once i figured it out I can lay it out longer and straighter now. My only drawback is that when I am dry fly fishing and the fish swirls at the fly and I set the hook and miss, the fly comes zipping back at me because there is no water surface friction to keep the line in the water lol I think that has more to do with me yanking to hard though haha

Well maybe I'll look elsewhere then haha. My vest I have now only has a couple pockets and I don't fill them all up anyways, so I don't think the storage would be an issue. Thanks for the review! Very informative.

I use a vest but have been looking at switching that up this year. I was in Wholesale today looking at the Fishpond Waterdance and Dragonfly fanny packs. They have like a neck strap thing to hang over your neck, does anyone actually use those? Do they serve a meaningful purpose? Also they are also called Lumbar packs so I assume you wear them in the back. Is that right? Also for anyone that uses a fanny pack, do you carry a net with you at all? I am thinking that I would have to lose the net if I went with the fanny pack. Thanks!

Are furled leaders always made of some kind of silk or rope kinda stuff? Can you get mono furled leaders? What would be the difference between a Poly leader and a Furled leader? Thanks guys!

I was looking at getting a furled leader off eBay. They are like 5 bucks, which is almost the same as a good tapered one. I am thinking of trying them out.

The conclave was excellent as well as the dinner. Everyone who was involved did an awesome job!! I learned lots about making leaders, stream entomology and I learned how to spey cast I might have to get me a spey rod lol Thanks to everyone involved!

A real fly shop in Prince George? What about Northern Troutfitters haha I went in there over the winter and the guys in there were useless. There is barely anything for rods in there and the guy gave me a 10 min rant on why he hated sharkskin fly line even though he had never cast it or felt it at all lol U ever fish the crooked river system up there?