lethfisher

Does the switch count as a light spey?? Also I know there are lots of dealers around calgary that I could go through but $250 for a brand new switch is a pretty sweet deal. If I could get it in town then I definitely would.

Awesome, thanks a lot I have cast a few spey rods and that one switch rod and I like how it feels a lot That is the answer I was looking for haha

Yeah thats what it seems like is a big deal about spey casting is getting the proper line for to match your rod. I am in a little bit of a pickle here now and need some opinions. The rod I found is a Loop Blueline Switch rod and the guy is selling it for about $250 (still has plastic on cork, never been cast). Now I realize that this model is discontinued so if it breaks or something goes wrong I am pretty much screwed... But this rod is worth way more than $250 that's for sure. So I am thinking would it be worth it to spend an extra $100 and get a TFO switch rod that comes with a lifetime warranty on it in case I break a section or get this probably better rod, the Blueline without warranty on it. I am just getting into the spey casting style and I think if I get the switch I would probably be using it for spey casting 90% of the time, do you think it would be more reasonable just to get a 12'6" actual spey rod?? But I also have an 8wt with a fighting butt on it that is 9' long. What would happen if I put a spey line on that?? Is there actually a big difference between the rods construction in a 9' 8wt single-hander and a 11'2" 7wt switch rod other than the length?? Or should I just stop being a baby about it and learn to spey cast with both my single handes (5wt and 8wt) instead and spend my money on a new set of polarized sunglasses lol Thanks!! :)

I have found a pretty sweet deal on an 11'2" 7wt switch rod and I am really thinking of getting it. I tried Max's out at the Sunday Spey thing and thought it was great. I like how it is a little more compact than the spey rods but you can still get the distance and fishability with it. I am mainly looking at it for use on the Bow or in lakes with streamers. I currently own an 8'6" 5wt and a 9' 8wt. The 8wt isn't the greatest rod and I find it to be pretty heavy after an hour of use with any size of fly. I really like my 5wt for rivers like the Crow but am not to sure about it on a bigger river like the Bow. I would like a rod that I can use in multiple situations rather than just a single circumstance, which is why the Switch seems like a perfect rod for me. I have cast a bunch of spey rods at the sunday spey and at the FF expo and they seem fun but just seem to big lol But I really like the casting style the spey offers. And if you guys are casting 110 ft how the frick can you see your indicator from that far away??? lol Also a question about reel sizes and spey line sizes, I have a reel for my 8wt and I looked it up and the specs on it say: Backing Capacity 7wt 160 yards 20 pound 8wt 140 yards 20 pound 9wt 120 yards 20 pound Does this mean if the entire reel was full of backing?... And would that be a large enough spool to hold a normal spey line? Thanks guys!! I am glad the forum is here so I can ask random questions

Just wondering if anyone saw how much those "Hard Kore" sunglasses went for on the silent auction???

I went and checked out the Expo today for a couple hours and it was a lot of fun! Definitely liked all the people that were at the booths, all very friendly and knowledgeable about their products. I liked the casting pond in the middle the most though, I think I flailed around with at least 5 different rods lol. It's pretty interesting watching all the people casting and see the range of abilities. Pretty sure I saw a few "Passion of the Christ" people lol The spey casting demo by Brian from the Whistler booth was pretty good as well. Is Brian the Whistler guy on this forum?? I definitely need to save up my money for a spey rod now :)

Thanks guys, I'll give it a whirl

Does it make a difference how far your hands are apart during spey casting?

After doing some spey casting on Sunday with all you guys, it definitely got me interested in this style of fishing. I don't really see myself spey casting on the Crow, (should you even spey on smaller rivers?) but come spring and summer I think it would be a lot of fun on the Bow and around Calgary. I especially liked it when Max was saying it was way harder to get tangles because the lines never really cross Anyways, I have an 9 foot 8wt Flueger I got for pike fishing and it has a fighting butt on it. It screws on and off, it's not just a pop on one, and was wondering if you can get a longer fighting butt that would extend the handle out into a more speyish type rod. I know it is only 9 feet so will that be a disadvantage at all?? I also realize that you can do spey casts on a single hander as well. I am more interested in this butt extension if they make such a thing. I guess I could always go to the hardware store and get a big @ss bolt to stick instead of the butt for an extension lol I attached a couple of pics that show the handle and rod butt extension.

It was a blast!! Thanks to all the guys that let me try out their rods and give me some lessons on spey casting. Spey casting is way different than single handing that's for sure... I might have to go get myself a rod :) That switch rod was pretty sweet also the TFO one that was all noodly lol

Is this the video you were talking about haha

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.

oops double post...delete please

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.