wayne

I would like to thank everyone for all the great advice. I picked up a z axis 490-4 for a great price and a Ross evolution reel. When I sell my other rods I will pickup either a z axis 690-4 or 696-4

I dont know of any local builders If you have any suggestions please let me know. I would rather shop local as long as the price is within reason. as for price there is between a $200-$300 saving for a z-axis

Thanks but I am looking for someone to build a z-axis Wayne

But one disadvantage I could see with buying off of Ebay is that if you break something on your custom then you'd have to find someone to fix it for you because you can't send it to the manufacturer as they will only repair the blank. Most of the rod builders on ebay will warranty there work and re wrap for free if you have the new blank shipped to them

Has anyone bought a new custom made flyrod on ebay? There are a few guys selling high end rods for what seems to be a good deal compared to the price of the factory equivelant rod. I have found 3 sellers in particular that I am concidering ordering from. any thought on going this way? pro's or con's I know warranty work will take longer but all three sellers will re wrap free of charge as there part of the warranty Thanks Wayne

I would be concerned how well the zxl would handle the wind

I haven't cast the z axis. I live in Lethbridge and wholesale sports will not let you take the rods out of the store to cast. I am mainly leaning towards this rod due to the amount of people that rave about it and I haven't heard anyone who dislikes this rod, being a fast action rod it should be a good fit with my casting style as all my other rods are moderate to fast action Wayne

I am thinking of picking up a couple of z axis's either 3/5, 3/6 or 4/6 I mainly fish the crow, oldman, and smaller streams in the gap I also want to be able to throw some big bully streamers as well. I also like to fish lakes. Based on this which rod combination would make the most sense. How well would the 3wt work with bigger dries in the wind? or is there anything else I should be looking at. I currently have 3wt tfo signature series 7'6" 4wt tfo ticr 9' 5wt tipflex orvis t3 9' 6wt tfo ticrx 9' I am thinking of selling these and just replacing them with 2 high end rods Thanks Wayne

Does anyone regret getting these. Any problems or issues? Do any other companys make a similar design? Thanks Wayne

What would be a good price on these waders

Sounds like you either have tennis or golfers elbow if the pain is on the top it is tennis if the pain is on the bottom it is golfers elbow. I would recomend getting one of these braces as I fit lots of them on people with similar complaints http://hitechbracing.com/products/elbow-braces/

Thanks to all who helped me decide which camera to buy. I choose the optio w60. very happy with this camera I picked it up wednesday went fishing thursday here is some pics of my first bully 23" and fat. Wayne

Who has the optio w60? How is the pic/video quality in and out of water? I am leaning towards this one. could some one post some pics from this camera Thanks Wayne

I do fish mostly mountain streams so I was kind of leaning toward the olympus because of the shock resistance does this make sense? which optio are you guys using? I found the w60 on sale for $320 is that a good price?

What waterproof camera does everyone use? I was looking at the olympus. The 850sw is on sale for $259 and the 1030sw is on for $350 is it worth the extra $100? Is ther any other cameras I should be looking at? I would like to keep it below $300 but could go as high as $400 if needed Thanks Wayne

I also use the H30's they come with 3 interchangable lens and all 3 colours are polarized http://h3opolarized.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?

That looks alot like the 1 from Canadian tire http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_...fromSearch=true

Do you use a water bladder when fishing? what size do you use? would you like smaller or larger? I am looking @ the fishpond but can't decide between 52 or 100 ounces. 100 ounces would be close to 9 lbs that semms like alot Wayne

Thanks make sense the kit has stuff I would never use.I also checked out the Danvise message and see that I could get that vise for the same price would that be a good choice or not ideal for a beginer? I tend to upgrade everything so I would rather start with something good rather than purchase another 1 next year Thanks Wayne

I want to start tying my own flies. Should I buy a kit? What quality vise, tools are in the kits? Or should I purchase a vise, basic tools and the supplies for the flies I want to tie? What is a good entry level vise that I wont be dissapointed in also reasonably priced? What should I look for in a vise? I will probally not tie anything smaller than size 16 I will be starting with SJW then buggers and nymphs once I master these I would like to tie some dries as well Thanks for any info Also I am in Lethbridge so selection is limited Wayne

I find my feet stay alot warmer with boots on rather than stocking foot only

Any comments on the SA ultra 4?

The 4 would be for dry's the 6 would be for streamers or lake fishing

What rod were you using it on ? I need the 6 for a TFO Ticrx what do you think

SA ultra 4 $47.00 or Rio Gold $65.00? both in wf floating 4 & 6 Weight Thanks