Wolfie

ÜberFly.. I don't know about you but if I go into a store which is not over run by ppl, I want to see..u know ..check out what they have and if a salesperson comes over to me right a way and asks if they can help..well..I'm very abrupt..and say "No..I'll come to you if I need anything!"..however.. if they see me and ignore me, that ensures that I'll go to them and ask things...I just hate to be approached...cause you get that in non productive shops..................Wolfie

there is a shop called..'Fly Shop', which may be the place you are referring to, in that store the owner , I guess spoke so little to me and only when I had asked the questions, I thought I was the only one in the shop...........bought a few flies and a license plate trim that reads..'catch and release all wild trout', from him cause I felt I should leave him something, he actually made me feel unwelcome, hadn't return since!................Wolfie

and what do you think that is ....possibility in may be your choice of body spray...or ..the 'none' spray u use.........Wolfie

Well..I can't agree more ..for when I came to Calgary the very first time and lived here was in 168-69..boy the fishing was exactly as you stated..it was the West at her best..now ..well progress as again has destroyed what was once beautiful.. ..however m8, are you not forgetting the time four years ago when mother nature decided to "cry" her eyes out, and caused massive floodings..that changed the course of the fish, destroyed many beds, in general changed things...............Wolfie

a great cluster of working killers, wish I had a couple of the yesterday on the Highwood..maybe they would have produced the two fair size "bulls" I saw tormenting me in a beautiful pool...........Wolfie

well now, you hit that colour right off..."pink"..I was impressed when fishing with a friend who used exactly that colour on the hopper he was using..I could see it far easier than I could the one I was using..standard colours of posts...red, white,yellow or orange.."pink" was the key to success..............Wolfie

birchy ..in relationship to ur post, I've had an extensive conversation with several of their staff present in respect to exactly what you described, and more..at one point in my career, sales , like so many other ppl at my age then was a key job, and in my case it was a sporting store, lucky me..I was instructed by a very clever owner of this store, who insisted that his staff was customer oriented, being personal with the customers guarantied further sales, not only from that person but as a rule his/her's friends, family, this was a solid idea which proved to be a great $$$$ builder. However, to further enhance his needs to be the biggest, and best in that field, he insisted that the staff became a living, walking book of knowledge pertaining to the products of the section they were working in..and in 'FishTales'..you will find exactly that...people who not only treat you as a friend, but they do contain a wealth of knowledge pertaining to their products, and are quite willing to go that extra mile for your needs..boy that sounds as if I own a bit of that store....huh......................Wolfie

And that damn thread you just bought..for some reason it hates you, breaks off always during the most important time..yep..you guessed it..always right at the middle of things....it is like the thread says.."the made me do it!"..........................Wolfie

Everybody has a favorite colour hopper that enables them to not only catch fish but see the little damn thing while it is floating out in front of you like a jet ski...therefore "What colour works for you on both situation"......??.......Wolfie..[later on in this thread , I'll produce the one that works for me..that is if I don't loose it on a fish today!]

Well..M'Lady..first off you can get away of Not using a 'body cutter', by just using 1/4" strip of colour foam of ur choice, then after u are finished creating, you can trim the back/front with a scissor, as to shape the ends. ..but..if you do want a variety of body cutters, salt water and fresh, then my suggestion is 'FishTales', that is where I found the most variety of them.............................Wolfie

not to worry , the hooks would probably fall out after 3-4 days anyway.."no barbs"...right..........Wolfie

Well how about that..went into a store today to get a pair of neo socks to wet/wade..and came out with a brand new pair of 'konkers'..in the process of try to get a pair of socks, I had asked if it was the norm for this brand to "shrink", if they are left ..say in the back of the trunk..well the boots were checked over by the owner and low and be hold..the seam along side of my foot was splitting..I have worn them I guess 6 or 8 times..was given a larger size, but brand spanking new one! ..now that's taking care of a customer in my books..yepper..hat's off for the small store..this one was "FishTales"..............Wolfie

hmm...too bad for they r having a problem with this video, guess I'll look later.........Wolfie

I use the gortex-Headwaters, only thing I can suggest to you is make sure they fit loose, even the ones I use, the calf and stocking foot can be left to desire..not enough room in the calf, way to much in the foot..no happy mid point..and I won't buy another pair..........Wolfie

hey kid...you turned 21 yet?.........all the best m8, and make sure your Lady gives you that surprise........................... m8!.................Wolfie

Well spoken my BC mainlander friend..Jack ..I can always count on you.....................Wolfie

Teck...wait till you get really bored and try it with two flies for "Pike"..and get a double...hope you will be wearing "rubber pants"....................................Wolfie

Absolutely..with a doubt, and in my case, thanks to a rep who is on this board..not mentioning any names, jewelry freak...[no offense]..my 5wt 9 Loop Trout Bum fills it nicely!..........................Wolfie

why are you asking now ..after you bought it, would it not have been logical to ask before you bought one..as so many threads in here have suggest to try out the wts., length of rods before you spend ur $$$$......also for ur info..a 6wt rod can handle 5wt fly line , 6wt., or even a 7 wt., line..old school is one up or one down from what the rod is rated for...and so the question is : is a 6wt considered ..over kill..on a small water..the answer is However you want to feel the fish at the end of the line, the lighter the weight, the more sensitive the feel of the action of the fish will be......Wolfie

those cities must have been in the States...making Calgary look clean! u must be joking m8...I've traveled Canada so many times that I should own a house in every province..this city is dirty and the country side just on the out skirts are as well..ppl have no regards to this area, you can see that with all the garbage you find in/on/shoreline of the rivers, in the city streets, lanes, etc., etc.,....................Wolfie

OK...even though I don't fish with an indicator like most of u and I use that term loosely, I'll give it a shot, cause I have quite a bit of tubing that I use to attach my English floats to when I'm centre pinning, so I'll try it when I go nymphing, which I think that's when I'll need it.........Wolfie

save $$$$ for what....certainly not what I put up..this is one dirty city m8, and I've been told that by a lot of my European friends, and the parking is a joke to begin with..removing live ppl out of jobs so the counsel can save $$$$...bah!.........Wolfie

Well here you go , another super brilliant thought and movement from the city counsel...It's bad enough that this city needs a major clean up on it's streets, up and down it's lanes , on the outskirts of the city from all the trash , plastic bags, bottles, cans, etc., etc., not to mention all the graffiti, around buildings, post offices, under bridges, or hey wait a minute..all the homeless, bottle pickers, addicts, drunks, now they have to spend our $$$$ on new and improve way to collect parking dollars with brand new high tech equipment.. and you will see NO one will call them out on it........ya this is so important...Eh!..................Wolfie

I picked up on what you were saying..OH No..that smilie was kicking other guy in the ...yep..dead center..lol.....Wolfie ......................and u could scoop it from me to use it on me or someone else...lol

Holy crappers.....Taco..boy now's the time I'd like to post that gif I sent you in a PM awhile back..however..today is special for you so I won't display it..have a great day ..change ur boots and go fishing [u don't want to be caught with manure worms falling from ur boots].............Wolfie