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The fisherman had tossed it in the freezer and it was frozen solid when he did the TV interview with CBC. It did not look very impressive, frozen like a giant fish stick.

Yep. Sea run and caught on baited hardware. I saw the interview a couple of months back on the tube.

Sad news. Both only 28 years old. A properly fitted PDF would have likely saved both of them.

This is true...BUT... I knew that big Broonie would be in that exact spot at precisely 9:42pm last night... and... If I had cast to him, we would likely be looking at his picture this morning...LOL! But, as usual, you still got the fish of the day with the beauty Rainbow.

Thanks again for giving up your valuable fishing time to do the responsible thing Castuserraticus. No one likes to wait around for an hour or two, untill F&W arrives, but it is sometimes necessary. Collect and enjoy your reward.

Also, I showed Hawgstoppah a secret little hole, not much bigger than a hot tub, with a 28" Brown swirling around in only 18" of water....but sadly, he could not fool him. What ya gonna do? I tried to be a good host, show the fellas all the good spots...What do I have to do next, put the hook in the Broonies mouth as well? That old Broonies gettin' smarter everytime I visit him...he's beating the best now. From now on, I think I'm going to call that Ole Broon... "HAWSTOPPAH"

I think it would make a great story for the Featured Articles. You could tell us how you create these beautifull works of art. Interested?

Welcome flyangler. Looking forward to your photo's and storys. Big thanks to Pacreseltoro for the excellent job setting up the new board for us all to enjoy. Well done!

NOBODY knows Toolmans secret spots. I tell everyone I fish with that I have taken them to my favorite secret spot, as a diversionary tactic...seems to be working.

Nope. Our clinic was held the previous weekend at a different location, but I did see the fisherman at the Ivor Strong Bridge on Sunday AM.

"If it ain't broke, don't try and fix it" ...seems to apply. Sage, are world leaders in rod design and blank manufacturing.

Thanks, still waiting for the photo's to be posted. Brad? Max?

SOLD....Love them Brookies. Plus, I can keep a secret, unlike a few others who's name will remain a SECRET, but who's betrayal will last forever....grin. Of course if you find big Broonies and call me...all is forgiven.

BUSTED! Well done....music to my ears. And...next time I see you, we go through my fly boxes and you get 6 of my favorite flys.

Great shopping report Lynn. Love the new Avatar. You're taking this Grandma stuff pretty seriously eh...grin. Lucky kid!

I use Airflow Spey line and really like it. Most cracking and line fracturing is caused by the line striking rocks, trees and the ground on the back cast. Also, most fisherman overload the line with heavy streamers, triple nymph rigs with corkies etc. The line can overload and fracture during the forward cast, when there is no more stretch left in it. These are a few of the more common causes of line problems that most manufacturers see. They usually just take the hit and give the customer a new line, as the last thing a fisherman wants to hear, is that they caused the damage to their line. If you need to cast big weight, it is important to use a balanced system, consisting of the appropriate rod wt. , line weight, leader and tippet sizes that the fly requires. Many rod tips fracture as a result of overload as well. I have snapped a few tips this year on my single handers, trying to throw 70' casts, with 10' of T-14 and tanden #4 Cone head buggers. This will usually result in a fractured rod tip and/or a couple of tanden #4 Cone head buggers to the back of the head. The manufacturing processes used to produce todays modern line systems, are very accurate and consistent. Quality control measures have virtually eliminated bad lines reaching the market place.

Wat's up Birchy! Orlando Rocks! Been there a few times and love it. Hope you don't get stuck in the Hotel at conferences all week. Cut loose and take in the sights if you get a chance. It's a different world down there. Enjoy! ps. Take PHOTO's! ...bikini's from Florida... always good.

I agree esleech. Funny though, I never have a problem with the service at Wholesale Sports, or any of the other flys shops in town. I guess you just have to treat folks with respect and you get it back. Maybe that's Brents problem, respect.... As stated before, bashing anyone or the business community on this site, will not be tolerated.

High Water run off has been going on for a couple of weeks now. I think the warm weather will get the bugs going soon enough. Fishing should be pretty good.