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Drat. Would love to because I have always admired your skiff. I can do Saturday if you dont mind me casting a Rapala countdown while center pinning a fat night crawler behind the boat. A

I have used pheasant tail as well for the shell back also, since I did not have any turkey quills in black. Same effect. I dont know that it matters as much what you use. I've tried swiss straw, midge flex, & foam. Andrew

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 I've been adding a shell back of clear UV epoxy on top of the quill like this (not my pic) Andrew

That is not bad for a beginners kit. I usually tell people to stay away from kits, namely those sold in places like crappy tire etc. At ~$25 it seems to be a good selection of items if you are not sure if you want to make a big investment in materials. Andrew

Fish should be a legit 20" too. Not one of these guys passing off 16" fish as 22". A

Dear Penthouse Forum....

Try Cosmo's Collision or Calgary Coachworks. Many guys in my VW/Audi club use them and are very pleased with their work. Andrew

Could be that the higher flows and cooler temps has kept it down. Andrew

Nice Fish for sure. Please provide GPS Coordinates. Andrew

My order arrived from them yesterday. No duty or customs. You guys are right about the lack of differrent deals. They were better when they first started out. Andrew

I have looked at thier reels a couple of times and thought that they looked like a good reel for the price. I'm interested to hear what you think of it long term. Andrew

I have seen that one and yes it was Max. Andrew

So far my order has shipped & it is being tracked so I guess they ship to Canada. Buy away guys. Andrew

I have had bad luck with fishing & technology lately. In May I fell in the river & my Torch was in my bag, next to the ziplocs and got wet. It worked after being dried out, but was still a little wonky. Last week we were picking up my buddies boat and I opened the back door to get the hitch ball and his iPad jumped to its death on the concrete. It was in the case, but the case was open and it landed open, facedown. End result, smashed screen. Talk about a bad way to start the day. In my last job I could get away with saying I was in the field, benefits of being a biologist. My employer even bought me new waders for the field work. I'm not sure it will fly in my new job. I cant see any reason for a business anyalyst to be standing in a river. I always bring my phone with me, but rarely have it on. How else could my wife call/text me to tell me I said I would be home 3-4 hours ago? Andrew

the options were USPS and FedEx, no UPS which is good. I have taken it in the brown from UPS before, although it has been better lately. I think they have done away with $50 fee to collect $5.00 in duty. I'll update this thread when it gets here as to what y experience was. Andrew

I just ordered some simms water bottles from them yesterday. They do ship to Canada. 3 aluminum bottles to Calgary was $7.35 via USPS. If I wanted FedEx it would have been $14.50. They do post the deal until it is gone, but often the same deal will come up on a couple of days. Andrew

I did not buy the reel, although I am thinking about it if I keep the rod. As for the price, I got it through a friend, but retail it about $250 I think. The rod is a little lighter in the tip than I am used to, but I am sure it will make a great dry fly / streamer rod. I nymphed with it for a while the other day and I have to say that it is not really suited to that. It would need a little more lifting power for that application. Rods are a matter of personal preference. I really want to like it, but if I were buying this as my only rod I would look to another rod. If I decide not to keep the rod it will be in the classified section here. Andrew

Yes, I have the BVK rod and it is really light. The matching reel is pretty sweet too. Andrew

Some cool pics from a cool guy. It was nice to meet you last week. I was with Jeff putting in at Glenmore the same time as you. Andrew

I have the Fuji XP20. I have to say it is even better than the XP10 as they have improved the buttons so they are not the rubberized ones that were tough to press. With the Olympus, be cautious of the little door that covers the lens as they tend to get gummed up and may not open properly in time. I have not used the D10, but in looking at it I found it to be a little bulky. I like to keep my point & shoot in my shirt pocket so I like a slimmer design. With the Sony you may want to try out the touch screen to see how you like it. It seem many people either love them or hate them. Andrew

Bow River Shuttles is all you need to know. They are a class act for sure. Andrew

I have one too and I like it, although it did crap out in the middle of my trip. I am not sure if it was the battery because it was low, but it was acting weird. If you do end up getting one, buy the optional LCD back. I find it makes using the camera WAY easier. I am in the process of making a flat polarized lens. The flat lens makes the underwater shots a million times better and the polarizer will help reduce glare. Another alternative to the GoPro is the CountourHD which a lot of people like. I saw them in the Future Shop flyer this week. Andrew

If the river ever sorts itself out let me know. Andrew

Too cool Mike. Andrew

That was the first thing I thought of when I read this post. Andrew