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Hmmm.... I have an 8ft boat that needs to get to the coast as well, was considering driving it as far as Kamloops, I might have enough room for both (8ft bed with boat racks on canopy) would probably need a little gas $ and thats it. Colin

I used 2 of the Canadian Tire solar panels on the roof of my trailer to keep the battery charged during the day, worked well for 7 to 10 days trips. I also used a group 31 deep cell battery as my power source so as long as it was fully charged going in I could keep it fairly well topped during sunny days. Colin

If thats the one I remember what a beast!! Colin

Actually its one of the most effective loon calls available. Or if you fish Spider lake on vancouver Island, a bald eagle call Colin

I have my WW1134 lined up with a Snowbee 6/7 Scandi cut back to 290grains (3 ft off the front and 9ft off the rear) I'm really surprised at how well this set-up casts. I'm also using the matching WWXL7/9 reel. Haven't tried the St.Croix and not sure if the Deer Creek 4/5 is out yet Colin

Glad you enjoyed yourself, keep practicing and let me know when you want to get out again. Colin

I'm not doing anything tomorrow, I've got a Snowbee 12'6 6wt, a Beulah 12'7" 7wt and a custom Amundson 1134 (that I'm still trying to dial in a line for) shoot me a PM if you ant to get out. Colin

Thanks guys, no fishing today, but hoping to start my 45th year off right with a few to hand tomorrow. Colin

Fish tales just got a bunch in, Nancy was un-packing them on Friday when I was there. Colin

12'6 6wt Snowbee Torridge (now the XS pro) is my favorite and go to rod. Also toss a Beulah 7wt spey once in a while, really liked their 5wt trouter as well. Colin

Air-Brake tubing from any auto parts store, I bought 10' for $7.00, thats about 50 tubes give or take depending on size. Another option I use is brass and aluminum tubing from your local hobby shop, I bought a small tubing cutter and flaring tool to make the tubes. Colin

Thanks Jack, looking forward to working with this rod on the Bow (even more time now that I'm officially un-employed), bring on the Chinooks. Colin

At least it doesn't smell like a barn anymore, what was up with that last night? I left work (downtown) at 10 PM last night and the whole area smelt like a cattle truck, talked to some people who live down south (Shaunasey) and they said they smelt it as well. Colin

Inended up with that beat for one session, did manage 1 fish though, the beat above produced 17 for that session and 12 fish from the beat below. Oh well that's fishing. Colin

Fishing without a license is illegal, and fishing illegally is poaching is it not? Colin

South Bow is a sponsor, so feel free to mention them, oh wait I already did Colin

Nice looking pup there wolfie my mutts oh, and the handle, CD (my initials) and one. Colin

Its very cool except for the sound effects. When I first set up my reef tank I was pretty sure I had a Pistol Shrimp hitch hike in on my rock but I haven't heard any clicking for a while so either it died and got gobbled by a crab (bad crab that I can't catch that has a taste for fish) or it was just my imagination. Colin

Jack, in regards to your comment on 'Dealer Margin' I have a pretty good idea of what mark-up is on these rods (and most other manufactures) but just how much is the average angler willing/expected to absorb. And yes I know, inventory, wages, rents, advertising, licensing and the like all cost money. Look at a store like Whole Sale that carries 8 or 10 different manufactures as well as each manufactures whole line-up and ask yourself how can they afford to have so many selections? well that's mark-up, now look at a smaller store trying to compete with the big boys (because we've pretty much forced them to with our shopping habits) and they have to mark-up even more to allow them to bring in the selection we want. I sometimes wonder, is pricing set at what we are perceived as willing to pay and not necessarily what we need to pay to allow the manufactures/shop owners to break even (not sure how profitable one expects to be in this industry)? I think in the end we can only look at ourselves as to the reason for these prices. I had a conversation the other day with a couple guys after looking at a rack of rods (high end to low) you could find flaws in almost every rod, guides, components, finish, wraps, cork, ect. Although some of the less expensive, off-shore built rods looked a lot better than the supposed American made rods. Colin

I've got a fair amount here Rob, I've just been going through it pretty fast so will probably need to pick some up in the next couple of months. Thanks Colin

Whats the size on the stuff from the golf shops? I use a lot for nymphs and would love to see a consistent supply. And as Max mentioned both Wholesale and Fishtales is where I've gotten mine, think I saw some at Russels a while back as well. Colin

Hate to say it but you may want to pick up a spare rod for your trip. Hardy is not the fastest at warranty replacements, 2 weeks is tight for any manufacture other than maybe TFO. Where did it break? Close to a ferrule, middle of a section, tip? With these faster, lighter rods the manufactures are going to a much higher modulus graphite which tends to be a lot more thinner and brittle than say IM6 or 7. The slightest nick from a hook point can cause a clean break. Colin

I have a custom built 8'6 4wt 4pc on the trading post if you're interested. http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?showtopic=8701 Colin