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They ran out of beer? Now that is an outrage! Why didn't that make the news instead of the media trying to drum up controversy about an all english national anthem? Andrew

That was the only good thing about the half time show. Andrew

No need for a boat launch. Snow Drift Andrew

and my mind has no concept of time when out on the river. Whatever it is it's not long enough. Andrew

Done. A

We were there as well. That place is the bst kept secret in Calgary. Andrew

Higa's SOS Midge Andrew

I tried getting a collection together. No takers. A

Sorry to hear about your experience, but I am sure we can all relate. Customer service in Canada has declined so greatly it is not even funny. Having spent a lot of time shopping in the US the comparison is night and day. People actually seem as though they enjoy thier work and are not rude. I actually had a girl working in an office supply store tell me to "F-off" and cursed me the whole way out the door. when I did call the store manager she explained there is nothing they can do because she is under 18. Last time I checked telling people to F-off would get me well on my way to being canned at my office. Younger people, and some people in my generation seem to have this sense of entitlement and they should not have to work while they are there and being paid. Drives me crazy. Sadly, decent service is the exception rather than the rule in Calgary. Good on you for contacting management. They cant fix the problem if they are not aware of it. Andrew

I thought you may like it. A

Ebay Auction Any takers? A

We need top bury this thread in case out wives find it. A

Hand them a watermelon and tell them that the Riders are playing and they will be outta there. A

The one made with multiple, carefully chosen high modulous carbon fibers and a new space age resin system? LOL. That is a classic. A

Short answer for me is no, but I dont do it to save money. I never come out of the fly shop without more than what I went in there to buy, For me it is a pleasurable activity to pass the off season. Being able to customise one's flies is also valuable. For example, I find that alot of the patterns have the proportions a little off, especially small flies like midges. They are almost always too fat. The ability to use better materials is key ie, better hooks, tungsten vs. brass beads. I think if a guy were to only tie what patterns they fish in large numbers, and only tied those flies it may save money in the long term. The problem with that is hardly anyone does that. Andrew

I recently bought a Wapsi Super Fine Dubbing Assortment from WSS like this: The colours that I tie my EHC in are light cahill, olive & mahogany. I prefer tieing dries to nymphs personally. Andrew

sNSFW, but then you should be working. Ferd Fifteen Thousand Andrew

I dont have any experience with them. Take a look on the Bass Pro shops site for some reviews. I'm not sure what ones you were looking at, but all thier waders get mixed reivews. Andrew

Rather than pollute splasher5's thread I was wondering who everyone's favortie tyers were. Myself, I like Charlie Craven & . Davie's voice in his videos is like butter. Makes me want to grow a beard, pack my tweed coat & head to Ireland to spey cast. Andrew

That Shark Caddis looks killer, & simple to tie. I am going to whip some up with a black tungsten bead & perhaps dubbed with some deer hair for that "leggy" look that I use on some other caddis. Update: Here is one that I did quick, but in green because my yellow was too pen was too bright and I had no cream antron. The notes that I read said less is more for the hare's mask but I think I need a little more in there. I also think I will use ice dub instead of pecock herl in version 2.0. Andrew

If you are a Costco shopper this is about the time of year that they get thier Viking rain suits (jacket & pant). I dont have one, but I know a few guys that do and they seem to like them. I think that are about $80. Andrew

That was too damn funny. You have too much time on you hands. As for your pitch to the Dragon's Den, let me know. I did a pitch to the Dragon's in in studio for the 2010 season but it did not make it to the show. Andrew

Do they come with cheesy sound effects, animation & clip art that people think will jazz up an otherwise boring topic? If not you can keep them. The nice thing about a dropper loop is you basically run the hopper as you indicator. The dropper loop allows you to move it without cutting you line. Here is a good video by Mikey Wier on how to use the "Hopicator" system. Andrew

For the price of those you could buy 20 pairs of new nippers and be set for the rest of your life, or so. Here is a "review"/rant about these nippers on Rough Fisher FUBAR Andrew

That was epic. I would have loved to see how big that fish was. Andrew