soggysocks63
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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
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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.
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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!
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I have simms studs in my felts - work fine - can't remember the cost (about 20-25 bucks???) but the kit only comes with enough for one pair - had em in for 3 years now (maybe 4) and still working great
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!
Studs work great if you are still inclined to wear felts which are still the best when they are new. Just remember not to step on your line and bring a peice of carpet if someone invites you for a drift in their boat as studs rip up boat floors quickly or better yet invest in a set of those fancy pataguici crampons which are easy to remove when needed
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
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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
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http://www.gripstuds.com/Waderboots.php
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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
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You can find lead tape at your local golf store..... Or you can pay absurd prices for a quarter of the amount at a local fly shop.
The golf shop will have the lead tape by the roll.
Hope this helps.
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.
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Thanks guys. Just an fyi, they are weighted. Lead tape
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.
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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
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Hey Everyone,
If anyone comes across a Bear Grylls knife 6'' blade and black/orange handle while their fishing willow creek just let me know and I can return to it's home.
It is probably in the most ridiculous and impossible place to spot. If you see it out there in your travels out in the northern willow area.
Thanks in advance everyone!
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Nail polish works for me, just looks funny when i buy it lol
that actually does make the most sense...Thanks for the reply!
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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?
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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
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lol, going to be even funnier if those tires ever go flat
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Primus or Vonage VOIP.
Comes default with more "features" you can shake a stick at. When I get a telemarketer call.. I say, "you got me at a really bad time, can you call back in 10 minutes?" They always say yes. Then I immediately login to my web portal, click on their number and choose "screen call". I then have a bunch of options.. forward to VM, Ring Busy, forward to another number, etc. I always put them on "virtual ring".. so when they call back, on their end it rings and rings and rings until they decide to hang up.. on my end, the phone doesn't ring at all.
If I'm feeling mischievous I may automatically forward them to each other.. I thought about forwarding them to the Calgary Police number.. but then I decided it's probably best I don't harass the police station that way!
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.
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I remember when I had my tick bite last spring and read up on Alberta lyme disease. Very rare but possible but, I remember some of the articles i read. I still have tick in a jar incase i needed to send it in to be tested. But here's the article that concerned me...
http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTV...hub=CalgaryHome
"In June, a Calgary woman says that she contracted Lyme disease even though doctors in Alberta were unable to positively diagnose her.
It took Susan McInnis to send a blood sample to a lab in Seattle to receive a positive result and treatment."
Seems really irresponsible for a doctor to refuse a second test if your displaying symptoms. That bullseye welt is a pretty definite give away that you should be treated regardless. Isn't the treatment just antibiotics anyway?
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Funny I've been playing around with the same idea for a boatman with biot tails.I call it the princeman.
I'll have to remember to call them that, its a good name for em. It's been working well for me some days but I am ditching the rubber legs and going to go back to tying white biots on the side. Rubber legs are always getting stuck around the hook bend anyway...Not to mention I find the biots give a real professional look.
You can also use a piece of turkey quill in a colour of your choosing in place of the biot. A mottled oak colour makes a nice match for the pattern on the boat man.Kinda like this
Never used turkey quill but looking at the pic it looks like it has the same properties as pheasant tail. Is there a big difference when comparing the 2?
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My first ties that aren't a direct replication of something i read from a book! Still got the inspiration from the flies they are based on though
1st is messing with an already good thing, just personalizing the catatonic leech idea. Looks like it will fish the same and still function as a streamer! I've since plucked out more of the larva lace dubbing and it looks a lot closer to a traditional catatonic leech.
2nd one is a spin off of a prince nymph. I think I am going to lose the rubber legs and go back to biots for the arms/wings. I sometimes get the feeling the mylar makes it a bit too flashy...Wanted to give it more of a boatmen feel but, that defeats the purpose of the prince nymph! If I want a direct boatmen pattern...I'm going to use a boatmen pattern!!
This one I tied just looking at a pic of a boatmen swarm I took the other day. Now looking at the pic I know I need to add a second biot to really make the wing casing really come out. Real easy tie too, just some weighted wire, hares dubbing and a goose biot
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What?? You going to show us what your tying with static bags? I'm rather intrigued now...
Now that i think of it would make a good skin for some times
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I suppose anywhere anytime at all times is worth checking out. My favorite places are just behind a fast riffle where it pours into a nice deep pool.
I'd fish the water Rickr is describing too. In my time I catch less in that water but, I have a hard time reading the fast water so I'm usually fishing blind.
Deep deep deep is always fun fishing...You never know whats lurking down in the depths
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Wade out a bit, no more than 10 yards, then cast BIG streamers within a foot of the bank. Nothing's sure-fire, but this is usually your best bet at the bigger fish.
Don't be shy to just let the streamer swing around in the current for minutes at a time either. Strip a few feet and repeat. I use an indie most times but i think 9 times outta 10 your going to feel a strike but I find the indie to help with short strikes so i can start stripping in if somethings playing with it. They don't like it when it tries to get away.
I found this article though which I find to be pretty well written to explain what your looking for when breaking down the river.
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To me it looks like the sucker might of been attacked by a bird of prey or some other type of predator animal. It could also be of done by a foul hook.
It's hard to say, his far eye was popping out of his skull too which could be the result of an infection I suppose.
These other guys might be right. It could be a zombie....
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It was found in the Bow in the city.
It was pretty gross I must say
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Chances are you have a materelli style tool, as for the size I personally can use a very small one and i have a fairly large hand myself. When I hold mine I only hold it with my thumb and index finger. How do you hold yours?
I found the Materelli whip finisher that flytyer mentioned to be the one and only one that I can use. It isn't easy from the beginning level but doesn't take too long to master.
I dunno if it will help you but, I found it easier to complete the whip finish if I focused on maintaining the shape of the triangle the thread forms when you set it up. Pull the string too tight and the string slips off the catch, too loose and it will just fall off. Gotta play with until you find that tension that is just right.
Try to learn it by hand as well using 3 over hand knots.
Most guys at fly shops would be willing to show you over the counter as well if you were to ask.
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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,,,