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was that the fly yesterday? Colin

Hey Al, let me know where you're gonna be, I might be able to drop by for a bit. Weather wise Friday looks promising. I've got a sparkly new Beulah 12'7 7/8 coming off the wrapper this week so I might have to test it before it goes to the customer. Cheers Colin

I voted red, although I find the logo very similar to one I already have on my tuck and a T-shirt. Colin

Straight Maxima for me as well although I will use a poly leader once and a while, as Mykiss stated turn over is rarely a problem with a 2 handed rod. Colin

I did a couple of these for silent auction prizes, pretty easy to put together, frames from Micheals, ceramic tile cut for the back, and a peice of driftwood from the river. have also done a few with river rocks glued in a pile and the flies (mostly steelhead patterns) mounted on the rocks. Colin

I've seen Scott cast, make sure you have a really wide screen TV for this DVD Colin

very cool B) !! Thanks Colin

Thanks, I'd forgotten how good the bacon was in NZ, now I'm gonna have dreams about it. Glen, my brother in-law is a Kiwi and he has family that run an avocado farm on Matakana Island, we we're lucky enough to get to visit, as you can see from the picture of the beach there wasn't a soul except for a couple guys that we're netting these mackerel like fish only 10 or 15 feet from the shore, sure wish I had a rod with me that day. Taupo was great, unfortunately the weather didn't co-operate and the rivers we're blown for the week we were there, only got out on the Waitahanu River (20 minutes south of Taupo) a couple times. Colin

Have Fun!! Spent Xmas and most of January on the north island, didn't fish as much as i would have liked but still got out a bit, rivers around Taupo are spectacular, clear water and big fish. and theres always beach action as well, this was on Matakana Island Colin

Thanks, wish I carried the camera more, got some real brutes this year on the spey and switch rods. Colin

a 'Cackeyed' Double Spey (thats what Simon Gawesworth would call it) or a Snakeroll. Snap 'T' or 'C' would also be an alternative cast as well. Something that I spent almost a whole winter season on was learning to cast with my off hand, (for you that would be top hand right, bottom left) it has allowed me to be much more versatile with my casts, also frees up both sides of the river equally. Colin

Okay, I'll add a couple Colin

These were the 'go to' fly when I was in New Zealand last Christmas, only with a pearl mylar body instead of blue. Brought back a dozen or so with me but they're all gone now, testament to they're effectiveness I guess. Colin

Have in the past done a lot of practice casting (spey) on closed waters on Vancouver Island. We always used yarn without hooks or at least with the bend of the hook cut off and never had a problem with the CO's. I think that if you are not trying to hide anything and are upfront if approached you shouldn't have a problem. Most poachers try to hide what they are doing. Colin

Always wait til the second date before you tell them you can cook. 25 years ago when I first started in the business I never told anyone I cooked, now with The Food Network its cool to be a chef, who'd a thunk? Another lesson learned over the years never base a relationship on fly fishing sooner or later she will become better than you, make you look bad in front of all your friends, buy her own (better) gear, meet some guide dump you and move on (just because he knows all the good steelhead runs on the Kispiox). No I'm not bitter, I've moved on, really I have. Colin

Similar to what Simon Gawesworth refers to as a 'Turbo Spey cast' with a singlehand rod. He's basically doing a 'Snakeroll' (whether it be a single, double or triple) with a haul at the end. On the first cast in the video he is allowing the line to touch the water to load the cast before shooting. There are a lot of 2 handed casts that can be applied to singlehand casting, it is all practice, practice, practice. I use 'snakerolls', single spey, snap-t, circle-c, double spey casts all the time when fishing with my singlehand rods, I'll admit i don't try to be as 'fancy' as the gentleman on the video, but the casts do work well in different situations. Colin

Wish I could have stayed around longer, nice to fill a bag of garbage though. By the way whats up with all the bloody golf balls? Colin

PM me if you want it done, its a good opportunity to do something custom to the grip, feather inlay, inscription, ect. SilverDoctor is correct though it would involve stripping down that section and rebuilding. I've got a pretty full build schedule for the next month or so but would have time in late Oct. Cheers Colin

Looks like one of the many varieties of Rock Fish that inhabit the Pacific NW, Canary or Yellow eye would be my guess. Tastes like snapper and are usually sold as such. Colin

Was out at Policemans this afternoon, decided to bring the 13' 8wt to give the shoulder a bit of a work out, had some vicious strikes on a olive deer hair bugger. Managed to keep one nice brown on, lost plenty to LDR's. Got a couple on my switch rod, #18 beadhead nymph under a foam cricket. Colin

been having a lot of success with sculpin patterns both wool head and deer hair head, tungsten bead and a little flash, lots of violent strikes with plenty of missed fish. Colin

Lets see, 41 years old, cast my first fly at 4 (grandfather was a member of the Issac Walton fly club in Ontario). Started tying flies at 12, built my first 'plastic' rod at 31 (sorry Don no cane for me yet, but soon I hope!). Started Spey casting 5 years ago. So I guess you can put me down for 37 years. Colin

I've had my Wardells since 99', they were $249. Only issue is a small compression leak in the foot. I baby my waders, wash and re-waterproof them twice a season. Colin

Being a die hard Hip fan I'd have to say any of their shows I've seen over the last 18 years or so, although i am partial to the outdoor shows, Another Road Side Attraction at Thunderbird Park in Vancouver was incredible (what i remember of it anyways ) Colin

Had a chance to cast some CND rods at a get together on the Squamish in the spring, most of their lines were 85' +, takes a little getting used to but once you get the timing down you can really blast out a cast. I have a couple Trion's in trout size and I find them to be great reels for the price. Colin