lonefisher

I'll be "Dredge Rivers" or "Double Hauler"

Had you going there for a second didn't I..... Nah we just wanna knock boots

Hmmm girls think we are so easy to figure out.... "we know what guys want"..... not true sometime we would just like to come home to a big boquay (boocay, bouquet I dunno) of flowers or a singing candygram or a string quartet at work..... Maybe some cuddling round a warm fire or just some talking..... were not so 1 track minded as you think......

I like them as its a different form of flycasting. They have their places where I find them quite usefull but in some places and uses I see them as being a bit cumbersome..... I also have say that fishing nymphs with a skagit head at distances over 60 feet it damn near pointless if you have conflicting currents as you can't mend the heavy head very well with the light running line...... But a different line could remedy that issue. So like regular fly casting you need to continuosly modify your rig and gear to best use them for the present situation...... So this means a whole nother set of lines, spools, reels, leaders, tips ect..... it all costs money so if you want to keep your expense in the fly fishing hobby to the absolute minimum don't take spey as you will find that very little of your single hand stuff is gonna be useful. Another thing to mention is that until you have learned to push the single hand capabilities to the maximum the spey rod will simply become a crutch...... atleast thats how I feel. But if you have plans to go fish big streamers for big steelhead and salmon or trout in confined casting situations on large water...... they(spey) have to be priceless......

I'll start the bidding on hydros fly selection# 7 make it 60 bucks

Someone call 911 I think Fishietales is having a seisure!!!! LOL had to read that last line 3 times. I wouldn't worry to much about these things yet.... they have not quite got the whole population to a state of total complacency and apathy yet. Once they do then they will make their move....... I just hope I get a new model of chip implant evey year and a green shock collar when "They" set their plan into motion.

I subscribe also to the P.O.S system...... you can even do it with an open bed truck...... just put valuable fly rods in the back of the truck, cover with a wormy moldy old tarp and a broken childrens tricycle circa 1965 maybe a couple worn out pairs of shoes and bobs your uncle........ I think you could hide gold bricks in the back of a truck if you covered em with maggotty bread 4 hubcabs and a 2 month old bag of fragant smelts. Anyways enough jokes I have heard that some of those GPS police systems are really really good. Am I mistaken or can you get such a system that they can actually shut the vehicle off remotely? Thought I heard about that

Well that valentines day was......... about 7000 kms from perfect. But atleast I got to go fishing for a bit

you know what scrap me.... just found out I have to go out so theres probably no way I can even get mine posted today. I'll post it when I can but I'll have to take a miss on the contest......

I know i'm late but can I still enter a fly...... its 9 am now but I should be able to get mine up by 10 am if my camera charges up

Well hopefully they get all that stuff sorted out for you Din...... Sounds like you got some backup gear so you can still fish....... What'd your buddy say when you told him his stuff was MIA? Its tough its to blame the the cops to much I figure. I know a few people within the Calgary Police and they are so desperate for more cops right now they'd even let me in..... Also the typical cop answer for the why are you sitting behind that sign arguement would be that they catch more criminals of all types doing that then they do chasing a single relatively minor crime that they have little or no chance to solve.... I think its a valid arguement but it sucks at the same time.

are you serious? That sucks big time sorry to hear about that.....Man I think those SUV's must be the hottest target for thieves..... Did you lose all your fishing gear?

Just be careful what ice you walk on and bring a little net so you don't have to get right to the edge of the ice to land a fish as the ice ledges can and do break sometimes...... just a heads up

I have the loop opti stillwater and its a nice line...... mine is a floating however. But I would imagine that the same line in a intermediate would be just as good...... That said I like a longer head because on the longer casts I find you get a bit better line control and better sensitivity. This will likely be my next stillwater line SA stillwater Invisible Sub-Surface Fly Line both links are the same line but the one has the taper info. I haven't tried this line but for a slow sunk intermediate it should be good..... relatively long head so you should have great sensitivity up to 38-56 feet depending on what weight of line and rod...... Thats also before adding a leader. Should also pick up easier at distance if you need to quickly pick up from a long ways out and drop a cast on a cruiser....... http://solutions.3m.com/3MContentRetrieval...version=current http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_U...waterInvisible/

http://cgi.ebay.ca/G-Loomis-Stream-Dance-M...1QQcmdZViewItem I know its a bit outta your range but its a nice rod but I would say in some ways one of the better value rods..... however its been discontinued by g loomis as they came out with some new lines this year..... if it were me i would try to find out what the warranty replacement rod would be if you did break it. But if your looking for a rod in that range you could check out TFO I don't fish them much but I have cast a whole bunch of em..... problem is I don't remember which were which but they all cast nice and they were cheap...... some of the other guys fish tfo a lot so I will let them make suggestions as they would know better.

No problemn TM wasn't sure what the protocol was

Me and Glenbow will up the bid to 380 for #9 the Jet and Wade!

I would accept a YFZ450 just in case any of you ladies on here are stuck for something to get me. Pythagorus Its Johnny Cash The Last Gunfighter Ballad lyrics The old gunfighter stood on the porch and stared into sun And relived all the old days back when he was livin' by the gun When deadly games of pride were played and livin' was mistakes not made And he thought of the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke The thought of the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke And it's always keep your back to the sun And he can almost feel the weight of that gun And it's faster than snakes or a blink of the eye And it's a time for all slow men to die His eyes get squinty and he's straight as log and he empties his gun at the dirty dog And he's hit by the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Hit by the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Now the burn of a bullet is only a scar And he's back in his chair in front of a bar And the streets're empty and the blood's all dried The dead 're dust and and the whiskey's inside So buy him a drink and lend him an ear He's nobody's fool and he's the only one here Who remembers the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Remember the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Said I stood in that street before it was paved I learned the shoot or be shot before I could shave And I did it all for the money and the fame Noble was nothing but feelin' no shame And nothing was sacred but stayin' alive And all that I learned from a Colt 45 Was to cuss the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Cuss the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke Now he's just an old man that nobody believes Says he's a gunfighter the last of this breed And there's ghosts in the street seekin' revenge Callin' him out to the lunatic fringe He's out in the traffic down checking the sun And he's killed by a car as he goes for his gun So much for the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke So much for the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

Unless they put Don A on the ballot were doomed any ya look at it.......

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BAH HUMBUG A pox on all you happy Valentiners

OK I'll bid 60 for the 2 dozen of fly tyers favorites #16 And I would consider the big bid on the jetboat trip if we could for sure go into the reserve....... I have always really wanted to fish down there. Gotta see if I can find a partner to go in on it with me

Colin the sad thing is you are likely right about the FBI thing bet someone watched me and my place from space most of the day yesterday..... But anyways hold on the EMP I would have to walk to far from my car to safely use that anyways..... I was gonna call you tonight anyways as I checked your link and have a request and a question or 2. Thanks Cool Courtney thats good to hear a company with a good warranty will always get my business before one with a crappy warranty....... My problem is I want to many rods...... But one for sure is gonna be a snowbee. I think I know which one as well. I Just wish I had casted it up at the expo....... But then we would have needed a bigger pool as it wasn't a short cast rod.......

Cool thanks for all the info guys I am going to look more at the custom Dancraft FT Rod 10ft 3 wt Sounds like a perfect fit..... Luckily we have a builder on the site that by the sounds of it can make me one with a couple little design features I want by the way CDone how are you making out with that rocket propelled fish seeking missile cork attachment I was asking about? Can I have a thermonuclear option? Or do I have to live South of the border for that?

Bhurt thank you for the suggestions but I suppose I should maybe have been a little more complete. I have a 13' 4" trout spey 5/6 and its a great rod and yes casting it is usually quite nice..... But its not usually the casting that gives my shoulder a problem. Its the fully extended arm holding the rod parallel with the water like when you czech nymph. I have a broken collar bone so rather then lack of strength or pain when casting I just get fatigued in that position a little faster when I am holding it..... I should actually learn to nymph with my left now that I think about it...... But anyways I also have a nice streamdance 10 foot 6 wt GLoomis and I love that rod but it is definately a powerful rod and it lands fish really really fast too fast in fact. Also I think its at the upper end of the stiffness and line weight reccomedation for this type of fishing which is why I wanted to drop down to the bottom ie 3 or maybe 4 wt. The Loop that Max and TM have suggested looks great and I have looked into it a bit now....... But I only have 1 concern and yes its a dumb one....... It seems like to much rod....... By all accounts its a freak of nature casts a 3 wt line but will land salmon....... I want one........ Big Time...... But I mean part of the reason I am shopping in a low wt is because it will be more sporting..... That Loop seems kinda like buying a cannon hiding it in a water pistol and using it on a squirrel...... A little bit overkill.....But that said I want one cause it sounds like a monster. The top of my list at the moment if I decide to buy from a manufacturer are likely the greys or the snowbee or the sage..... both come in cheaper and seem to be designed more for this specific task. However the greys would be the top of the list as it comes in at the lightest weight and seems to me to be the best option but a readover of their extensive warranty info has me worried as it says that I would need to send the rod to the nearest Hardy & Greys Limited approved Agent..... however they have only one dealer listed on their site for Canada...... But as long as he could process the warranty concerns that would be fine..... Basically the same with the snowbee and I am just curious if Courtney (Islandguy) can tell me how warrantee's work in canada as the snowbee site doesn't say much in that regards. LOL was just about to post and it didn't work so I got to read DDF's post. Is it generally accepted that fast and powerful is key? Cause I have read conflicting things about that...... but myself I would tend to think fast and powerful would be best..... however some CN sites say that sofer is better so you don't get to many breakoffs on the hookset...... is this worth worrying about Again thanks for all the help everyone