lonefisher

Cool I'm pretty sure most everyone will remember you. I do you were in northern sask/man right? its good that you made it around to this forum

I figure thats all part of the fun of kayaking..... I watch a guy go ribs first into a big rock off a small falls on the highwood..... I thought for sure he was gonna be seriously hurt..... he ended up upside down and bailed out and was just loving it..... no serious injury even.....

wow congrats man and 25 hours without drugs! Your wifes a trooper........

I will usually pic up anything that is not retchedly disgusting and that will easily fit in my pockets or backpack...... big things like canoe parts (weird how many canoe carcass's show up on the upper bow) barrels, barbed wire, and stuff like that I leave........ I also hate picking up minnow and smelt containers cause they STINK like you wouldn't believe. I also fish a lot of places where few humans go so much of the time I see very little refuse.....

Makes sense Toolman thanks for all your help! PS the rod was ordered on thursday shipped on the friday before the long weekend and just arrived at 1pm today the tuesday after the long weekend...... I call that fast shipping.... Rod looks awesome and feels awesome although it does feel really long. The next 8 hours of work today and 6 tommorrow morning are gonna feel really long but I should have time to toss a couple loops before my afternoon shift tommorrow...... I can't wait as I know a few browns that I have never been able to easily reach from shore who may be the first to fall victim to the big stick....... All I can say is that with my GLX getting back to me yesterday and my new spey today I have had a great week for rods so far......

hmmmm without knowing the details and stuff I would have to say that that sucks big time........ I would have been almost livid as vacation time I think should be guaranteed but I don't know what sort of work you do...... obviously you are important though..... I would ask for 2 vacations next year or a damn big bonus.......

Have fun man sounds like a blast of a trip. Take some pics so you can really make us jealous

Thanks a ton toolman this technical stuff seems harder then the casting itself..... I am still a little torn on what system to go with as I do not really want to buy several lines and running lines ect all at once..... Plus a reel..... Do you use the big reels (10-12 I think) just for the extra backing capability or is it also for a better balance on the rod? Its gonna be a week or 2 before I can get to a shop that will have anything close to a 10-12 wt reel and was planning on rigging up my okuma slv 7-8wt large arbor for the time being so I can atleast toss a line when I get the rod...... I know that I will not be running into many fish that can strip all my line and backing unless I hook something HUGE on the lower bow which will not be till after I get a bigger reel.

Deadly I want 5 of those stickers

Just got my GLX back from G loomis first time it broke and I used it almost exclusively for well over a year and a lot. All they asked for was just the 5-6inch section with all the rod specs which is cheaper for shipping..... i got back a whole new rod and sock cost 60$ and shipping...... so about 80 bucks for a new rod that retails starting at 645 US....... I still have all 3 of 4 sections from the first rod which had just the one break 1 inch from the tip might toss a replacement tip on there just in case I break the new one while on a trip and i need a temporary back up...... of course if I break the butt section this will not be possible..... I was fairly impressed with the service as the rod was gone for less the a month...... I think actually about 3 weeks...... warranty fee is higher but the rods capabilities are great....... I know this thread was about tfos but I figured I would mention my loomis as 1 break in a year at 80 bucks for total replacement is pretty decent compared to some people with several breaks over a similar period at 25 bucks per piece replacement....... The great advantage of the TFO though is obviously the ability to just go in with the broken piece and out with a fresh one.

Yeah I am easy and I know I will be happy with whatever SJW picks even if its the fish I have lots of shirts with fish on them...... But yeah Normans idea of a guy shooting some line is a good one...... I can't draw one though......

Thats wicked MTB may need to be a bit less detailed on a t shirt but thats exactly the sorta thing I think would be cool......

If anyone has a nice side shot of a caddis or a stonefly I could likely make a pretty nice silhouette logo..... but it would need to be on a white background as I am a photoshop hack and really don't know how to crop the background cleanly.......

yes I would have to add a running line...... think I might opt for this one as I am pretty sure it has a built in running line Scientific Anglers Mastery™ Spey Shorthead Multi Tip ........ its a shorthead so it should be a skagit style line right?

Yeah TM I read your suggestions in the other thread for lines that you had that would cast well on my new rod and I appreciate the suggestions but I have been looking at the spey skagit deluxe with tips from SA...... think that would be a good choice for me? I remember you saying that the skagit lines would likely be good for the big streamer type fishing I will be wanting to do this fall...... I will likely pick up some other lines next year for fishing the other presentations and dries ect but for a good streamer tossing line would you and spey ghillie reccomend this line or another one? Just looking and now I am not sure if this is a full line or just the head......I thinh its just the head with tips which would mean I need to add a shooting line as well eh?

I kinda hacked in the FlyFish Calgary Writing it could be done much nicer. I think something like that might not be to detailed to get printed on clothing........

SJW I hate to alter a persons pic without their permission but I have to say that this pic inspired me and I would love to see a logo like this...... maybe its not good enough but I figured it was a bit different

I would love to see a logo that kinda breaks the typical fly fishing logo rules.... meaning perhaps a little less emphasis on the fish...... fish are always the dominant feature it seems.....

Found it it was not the single spey but the snake roll..... although I have now seen two diffferent casts called a snake roll..... either that or I am confused. http://www.questoutdoors.net/skills/spey/video/ the very last vid on the bottom right single handed snake roll.... Love that cast..... I also really like the running T and and the one where you go up, left, up, right accross your body anchor to your right side sweep the D loop

Speyghillie i'd love to meet up with some real spey casters some time ...... normally weekends suck for me but I am trying to see if I can pull enough strings to get the whole day off. Hopefully but we will see.......

lost 3 this year one upper k, one north ram and one on the crow early early this year........ none recently though..... hemostats on the other hand I think i lost 2 of them in the last 2weeks.......

yeah its ordered..... i like the other stream dance rods I have casted including shorter metolius's that I have tried but I have never had the luxury of casting this specific model....... should be a good week if all goes as planned I get a brand new 10ft streamdance glx back from warranty and a brand new metolious trout spey....... and after a few weeks with the crappier rods I feel I have improved my casting stroke. You say a great dry line spey have to admit thats lingo I don't know....... Also what is the cast where at full dangle on the river with your right hand side being the downriver side you sweep the rod tip (starting low tip pointed downstream) backwards up and around fully once so the line make a huge loop and anchors just in front of you. meanwhile you have continued the first total loop into the D loop of the cast............ I really wish I could describe that better LOL. I hadn't seen that one before but it popped out tonight while I was mucking around and its a pretty sweet cast....... does it have a name?

very bottom of the rod list 13'4" 5/6 wt trout spey on sale 150 bucks off....... I just became dangerous....... http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template...&hasJS=true any suggestions for reel and line setup? or should I just try and balance a reel and wing it with the line ect......

SD nailed it thats the mountain experience..... my last few trips to BC have been crapshoots as well but just like your local waters you get to know the far and away places better everytime you return...... The maligne is a lot of fun but it is a pretty technical creek...... I sometimes fish those deep fast runs even with dries , or work the seams...... the seams are where you find fish on this river the most with the exception of some of the pools..... fish holding seams can be kinda tough to recognize on this river though and it takes some practice....... I remember being back to a bank with a majorly fast rapid about 8 feet wide directly in front and just by dabbling the fly on the other side of the rapid on the slightly slower water and catching about 15 fish over a 20 foot stretch of river..... most were small mind you but the big ones will surprise you sometimes.......

LOL Max beat me to it......