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I been wanting to try these for a while but so resistant to change. I really think they sound great in practice though. I think I'd be a lot less stressed about snagging if I knew I wasn't losing 2 blood knots of tippet! I'm not sure what the line strength retention is on a blood knot but all I know is I'm most likely losing my 3x and 4x sections on my leader when I snag! I'd be pretty confident that with 2 identical knots that the breaking point would be the weaker line. I'm skeptic trying out some dries on it. Sure it doesn't break water tension is a bowl of water but, put some current and will see how it floats. Still if I could switch between nymphs to dries with out a bunch a line f*ckery that's a win! One thought though is...I don't think you'll be sliding indicators over top of these so I'd be switching to thingamabobs too...I don't enjoy thingamabobs,,,

Walked by the Glenmore boat launch..Looks like a bomb went off there. These Pics don't do it justice. The protected area just south of the launch wound with a cargo container, dumpsters and other misc large debris

Interesting article on the subject here. http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tec...tist-1.1339687 It's depressing to think of the Bow suffering the same fate as the Spray River. I'm going to remain optimistic and get out and check out some these areas and see what's new. If Allen Bill pond was obliterated from existence as i heard I wonder how many other places share the same fate.

Well, thanks for the feed back everyone. Considering a lot more options than initially. The more I read about those crampons makes them seem like something really solid but, what a price tag! I like the idea of having something I can remove for the hikes to reduce unnecessary wear and tear. Not sure how long the aluminum bars would last on the boots. So many positive reviews though! The Simms star studs seem pretty positive too for an addition on my current felt bottoms. A little worried about when I'm walking on paved path ways might wreck them. Definitly going have to check all these out. I remember when I first got the felts in the riverbed and made a huge difference in how I wade but, now I'm scared dry land and steep hills with those. Again thanks!

That's reassuring atleast if they are able to last. Also considering just getting the Simm Vibram soles and adding in there star studs if they can last long enough to justify the cost. Kinda where the Kold Kutters come in. 0.10 to replace them but they have a huge profile! That's the beauty of the Korkers is can pop up the soles. But I'm also worried they're too thin to fit the studs into. Might be time for some new boots in the end. These look like something forest gump would wear! But again if they last and do a good job, I'd get em

Hey Guys, Was looking for some opinions on after market studs for wading boots. I've fallen on my ass for the last time going down grassy hills. It's like you wear felts to wade confidently in the water but lose all traction walking down grass hills. Put on the rubbers for the walks but then you stumble over the rocks. Been reading about it all day and not sure if carbide is really all the worth the cost when I can buy 1000 of Kold Kutters for $100 vs 100 Carbide Studs for $100 + 10 for special tool to install them. I imagine they will need to be replaced once in awhile making the carbide even less appealing I found this article quite convincing since i was considering just using screws around the IT lab to provide a little extra bite in the soft ground with the felts. So what do you guys think? Anyone around tried anything similar before? https://koldkutter.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=21&osCsid=778c2cfc560c1c71a64f0b9789289051 or http://www.gripstuds.com/Waderboots.php

Saw this on Reddit and figured I'd forward it along here. Pretty neat site for beginners to see the common patterns and a quick description how to use them too. I wouldn't recommend putting a Mepps Syclops on your fly rod though! Maybe a small spinner would be fun though! Anyway check it out, cool site to browse when you're bored none the less The Source http://www.reddit.com/r/flyfishing/comments/1bmhrp/i_just_came_across_a_directory_of_trout_and/ And the Site http://www.nzfishing.com/Directories/FliesandLures.htm

I'm slow to respond but thanks. I will have to keep pursuing more golf shops. I've only tried one and they didn't have it. The one owned by sportchek or whatever. Nevada bobs i think? All the golfers here at work are looking at me like I'm crazy and have no clue what I'm talking about.

I've had no luck finding lead tape at the big hardware stores. Where do you buy this normally? I been wanting to try since it watching Davie McPhail vids and see how nicely it builds a body. I imagine they're all the same but while on the topic I suppose...Is there any difference in what's available? I'd imagine the 3M stuff is durable enough to be tightly wound around a hook shank and the adhesive holds on the hook. This is stuff I've been looking for myself

I get those foot ball shaped basalt ones. Thill's...Basically it's everything a corkie is but it's IMO a little more aero dynamic. It comes with it's stopper but those always eventually slipping out of your fingers and getting lost in the rocks or water so, i clip up some tooth picks(Round one withs points on each end) and use those instead. The line will foul up less with pointed towards the line and I get away with keeping it longer too. You can watch the tooth pick for any movement for hits that don't take the indie under or make an obvious stop. It's easy to adjust depth on the fly and it doesn't leave any kinks. Just pull the toothpick to loosen it and slide it up and down. DONE! Also i feel they cast better in the wind then the other options for bobbles. They do come down with a rather hard splat though like the Corkies do. Not a huge determent in mose cases The down side is they charge $2 each when you get a bag of corkies for the same price almost but...I've the same 2 indie's for 2 seasons now so...doesn't seem to be an issue Another thing that I like to use was something I pulled out of my wall eye tackle. It's the lindy floats. They're small and make little disturbance on the water. These are ones that look like penicillin pills. Same idea with tooth pick too. They work pretty well for me in small creeks I found some links for these lol i wouldn't expect anything I'm looking for to be in stock at wholesale but just to give an idea http://ca.wholesalesports.com/storefront/fresh-saltwater-fishing/terminal-tackle/lindy-snell-floats/prod72654.html http://ca.wholesalesports.com/storefront/fresh-saltwater-fishing/floats-buoys/the-ice-n-fly-special-float/prod279240.html

that actually does make the most sense...Thanks for the reply!

Hello, I was wondering what paints would be the most durable to touch up my egg sucking patterns. Going to start with some of craft paint from Michaels and see how durable it is. I can't imagine weighted beads surviving more then a couple days banging in the rocks anyway so, it will be nice to be able to always keep them touched up. So my questions is what paints stay the brightest and last longest on metal throughout your trial and error?

I keep seeing this story and surpirsed I didn't see any discussion on the board yet so I thought I'd share some links to spread the word. "No Habitat, No Fish: Harper Plans for Elimination of Wildlife Protection " http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/111...protection.html "Fisheries Act plan draws more heat from right; Removing reference to habitat protection would be 'very serious error,' former Tory minister says" http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Fisheries...5147/story.html "Canadians don't care about fish habitat" - that's pretty much what Minister Hatfield said .. read his statement here http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/statement-d...0120316-eng.htm

lol, going to be even funnier if those tires ever go flat

But! The enemy has also learned to use VoIP. Remember the old "This is a warning that your car warranty has expired" fiasco? All done from a single source able to spoof any phone number they wanted. So blocking a number really has little benefit. Now, I haven't played alot of with VoIP so, perhaps you can block the caller by their IP?But, then they get around that with proxies... I think the whole telecom infrastructure is full of vulnerabilities and there is really little we can do today to prevent phone spam.