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The fish is impressive in general, but that spot pattern is to die for!

Great fish and great story. Well deserved.

Those last couple church shots are awesome, dude!

My thoughts are with you and your family. I sincerely hope all is well.

Lovin' these bird shots, dude.

It absolutely broke my heart when I saw this picture earlier today. Serious props to whoever called them in and, thankfully, officers were able to respond in time to catch them.

In my experience, both Scott and Loop are exceptional at dealing with rod warranty claims.

My general rule is basically if I can't get the hook out in one or two tries, I'm cutting the line. Sometime a deep hook is still really easy to remove with forceps and sometimes it isn't. If it's going to take me more than 10 seconds to remove the fly, I'm losing it. I had a number of pike take flies pretty deep on me a couple weeks ago and one died on me. I couldn't even keep it because of the size restrictions, and I felt pretty shitty about it.

I just picked up my new waders from Fish Tales. I want to publicly thank Nancy and David at Fish Tales for going out of their way to help me when they didn't have to. They seriously did me a solid. Also, some serious props go out to Redington for honouring their warranty way past the due date. They definitely did me a solid, too.

I have bought a thing or two, there, yes. I bought the waders when I was living in Ontario.

Fish Tales took up my cause and were able to secure a warranty replacement (with a $40 fee) for me. Absolutely stellar service from Nancy and David considering I didn't even buy them there. Just waiting for them to get a pair in that will fit my short stocky frame. Also, serious kudos to Redington for honouring their warranty 2 years passed the expiry.

Thanks for the replies, gang. I don't think I can do the whole screwdriver thing because the slider is made out of a really hard plastic. A flathead screwdriver just bites into the plastic before it ever pries it open further. I'm going to try and contact Redington before I do anything drastic (like sealing the zipper). I live in Sylvan Lake, so it's about an hour and a half trip out to Fish Tales, but I could make it if it will solve my problems. Also, I've made a couple of big purchases from Dave lately, so maybe he can help. I'll keep you guys in the loop as this seems to be a somewhat common problem.

That's good to hear. I'm going to try the prying tomorrow.

Okay, I posted those other pictures from my phone. Hopefully these work: I haven't contacted Redington as their warranty (even for manufacturer defects) is only for one year on waders and I've had these for about 4 years now. Additionally, the original sticking of the zipper could have been a defect, but from what I've read it was leaving them done up all the time that probably caused the eventual complete failure of the zipper. Apparently you are never supposed to store zippered waders done up as any pressure and severe bending can cause the zipper to fail. From what I can see, I could remove a few teeth, rethread the zipper at the bottom, zip it up a couple of inches and apply patches and a ton of aquaseal to waterproof it and then the zipper would just begin a couple inches above where it did originally. Kind of a redneck solution, but I don't really want to put a ton of money into them at this point. I've also had them leak on me just about every season. The fit is great, but I haven't been that impressed by the quality of these Sonic Pros. Thankfully, I have the original design which wasn't near what they cost now. I think I'll be switching back to Simms when I can afford a new pair. ANYWAY, I welcome any and all suggestions on how to fix this.

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that wax will fix it. I've attached some pics that I hope better illustrate the problem. Other than removing some of the teeth near the bottom, I'm not sure how to rethread the thing. There's a stopper at the bottom and the top. Maybe I'm missing something. Hopefully one of you can help! http://rsmg.pbsrc.com/albums/1003/FuriousTearsofMalice/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0664.jpg~320x480 http://rsmg.pbsrc.com/albums/1003/FuriousTearsofMalice/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0665.jpg~320x480

Hey gang, A few weeks ago the zipper on my Redington sonic pro waders got stuck all the way up. I couldn't get it unstuck so just figured the zipper was now just decorative and continued using the waders. Well, last night the zippered part began opening in the middle and now one of the tracks is not threaded at all. Has anyone else ever had this problem with zippered waders? Is there a way to fix it? I hesitate to send them back to Redington as the warranty is long since expired and don't really want to wait. Thanks for any help, it is much appreciated.

It's nice to see, but we all know the uphill battle and the assorted staffing/funding/enforcement problems. With a new government coming in, now is as good a time as any to try and make some headroom on issues like this.

I would vote NDP again in a heart beat. People need to understand that MLAs are backed up by a highly experienced public service. Saying that you can't be an MLA without having been one before is circular and absurd. MLAs also don't do a lot of the actual nitty gritty work. There was a time before the 44 year dynasty when the PC party led by Peter Lougheed (widely considered the greatest Albertan Premier) had little to no experience and ended a 36 year dynasty themselves. People are concerned that Albertans are going to be represented by a wide cross section of our society? I think that's how democracy is supposed to work. I was definitely more concerned when I was being represented by an entitled hegemony of 60 year old white dudes. Also, I'm going to leave this little bit of statistics here: http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2011/04/29/fiscal-record-of-canadian-political-parties/

No one on here has done it that I've seen, but in other circles "the sky is falling" fear mongering of many conservatives is what's going to do more damage to Alberta and Albertan markets than anything the NDP have proposed. The fact is that the corporate taxes proposed by the NDP are less than what they were under Ralph Klein at the height of the oil boom and the personal taxes, fees, and levies proposed are actually less for the vast majority of Albertans than what the PCs had proposed. People just see orange and get freaked out. Just my two cents. I'm really very excited by the change and really looking forward to seeing if they can deliver. Regardless, a change was necessary to shake off the stagnation of 40+ years. Time for some new ideas, perspectives, and strategies. Additionally,here's an article that I came across that I think is a very interesting and very poignant read: http://www.ipolitics.ca/2015/05/05/escaping-the-politics-of-fear-lessons-from-alberta/

Well, the political landscape has completely changed as of last night, so if anyone wants to write a tone setting letter, this next little while is the time.

Thanks, guys!

My 2015 season has been off to a way better start than my 2014 season, but I still find myself looking back on last fall. I had a number of successful outings that I'm hoping to repeat. I'm currently in the planning stages of a million trips, most of which I won't actually be able to make, but as that early season excitement grows, I figured I would post some pictures to reflect on last season. /begin self-aggrandizing trout porn spam /end self-aggrandizing trout porn spam Now, if you'll excuse me, it's back to marking first year English essays.

Welcome to the board! Lots of great folks here.

Welcome! The learning curve can be tough at first, but if you don't get discouraged, you start to learn and pick things up at a quicker and quicker pace. I basically spent my first two or three years toiling as I was completely self taught. Once I started getting even a few tips here and there and really started to pay attention to what I was doing, I made up a lot of ground in a single season and continue to improve constantly. And don't worry about the Bow, I've FF'ed for years and still have minimal success.

Man...great pics!