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Probably the attitude that every new fisherman learns from those who teach them; it gets passed down that whities are too easy to catch or suckers are dirty fish, and nnwe're also inundated with magazines and films about the cool fish, but I've never seen a whitie make the cover of a magazine.

Has nothing on http://www.bbqaddicts.com/bacon-explosion.html !

I'd advise against soaking the reel - the corrosion resistance of the stainless steel and aluminum components rely on oxygen being available from air so that they can form an oxide layer which is a barrier against the chloride in seawater. Rinse everything thoroughly in clean water, and then make sure to dry it.

The rod isn't going to load for a normal cast when you've only got a short amount of line out (also depends on what rod you were using; this will be more of a problem with heavier rods), but you still have a couple choices. If you're nymphing and within a rod length or two you can use the water tension of the line when it's dangling downstream of you to flip your nymphs upstream and high stick or czech nymph (check google or ask Max for a lesson) through the drift (this can also be done with streamers). Another technique with streamers is to fish upstream of your target while swinging into the lie you want to fish, and slowly take steps downstream to cover the entire area. Both the scandi and skagit lines are shooting heads, just designed for two different styles of fishing, so you will have to strip both in in order to recast them.

Happy b-day!

Is the article online? What works for those casters may not apply in different fishing situations. And damn you euros for your ,'s as decimal points!

Did you watch the Silva/Luchida fight before that? More one sided, and he ended it in the first round with a nice punch. I was hoping for a bit more entertainment like in the Jones/Bonnar fight before that.

Was a fairly quiet night tonight. The casting pond is bigger this year so that 3 or 4 overhead casters can try out rods at the same time. The old one is off to the side but there's little room for backcasts and the ceiling is too low for spey rods. The setup is a bit better with the theaters on opposite sides, but the mic on the tying one wasn't working.

IIRC, there's also a cash machine on site.

Doug did exactly that with his Temple Fork 8 wt and had it out yesterday, talk to him about it. You may want to go with a heavier line though.

There's a Simms patch kit available at most places if you want to reinforce them - it comes with a small tube of Aquaseal, which can also be used on its own. I haven't seen anything that could be sprayed on.

Happy bday!

What do you call a woman with a broken leg and no crutches? Ilene What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs who goes swimming? Bob

The streams are closed for safety reasons (no ice fishing through moving waters), so opening them, as Max pointed out, wouldn't make sense.

If they are comfortable with computers though, a cheap Hauppage add in card will allow them to record it themselves.

What is the video source (tape, DVD) or is it already on the computer? Any basic video editing software (or some playback software) should be able to do that.

The Boat and Sportsmens show is where all the lodges are advertising; fortunately this show is focused on fly fishing with tons of presenters and would be well worth the trip if you're looking to try out the latest stuff. Most shops have some older stuff they're just trying to get rid of if you want a deal. The only thing it doesn't have is a practice pool for spey casting.

http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?...ic=3586&hl= Powered dubbing block I made, very useful for quick leeches/buggers, etc, especially when using a coffee grinder to mix dubbing.

Hopefully the two aren't related and you're ok! I had Wiiitis yesterday from boxing.

Right back at ya!

Be prepared for anything given the weather could be warm and sunny or a blizzard - if the weather nice there could be some mayfly or caddis hatches, but if the weather is crap or runoff is early, they need to be prepared to use nymphs, leeches, BAW's or streamers. They could also do the Crow or lower Oldman if they're in ok shape. Probably best to wait until the week before they leave to make any concrete plans.

Remember that with road salt, it can rust very quickly, and the temperature has been warm enough for it to melt ice the last couple of days.

Merry xmas doc! Hopefully see ya at some H&H meetings next year.

My lake up in Coventry Hills is filled with storm water runoff...anybody want to go for a swim?