maxwell

like other have mentioned! going a reel size is not a bad thing. i have all of my sticks one reel size too add a little more backing capacity aswell as a little more line retrieval on teh pick up~!

if you want too make short casts and not use the full 30+ foot head for most of your casting you will want too overline your rod with a 4wt or buy a more aggresive front taper were most of your flylines weight is in the front half of the weightforward(shooting) head

the creek is a sweet rod! great for everything small stream! but still has some power to cast in teh wind and a good distance compared too some softer 2wts! i ove my 3wt for all that is dryfly bt still break out the 2wt for small stream stuff!

lmao good read! thanks for posting!!! and al that is too funny.. i dont think u fit that description tho! sorry!

u betcha dude they do sink more thats forsure! and ive seen a few break.. but i think that takes a decent amount of wear!

good on ya dude!!!!!! thanks for sharing!!!!!

nothing new wanny all lines crack... jsut the way she goes!!!!! like jack pointed out it has something too do with the casting.. airflo lines seemt too be the most durable out of any other imho.. they crack te least and last the longest.. useto love my SA stuff when i was a kid but i havnt fished any of there lines in 5 or 6 years now.. rio has a few sweet tapers too but airflo is slowly taking over almost all of my lines with teh exception of a few loop lines...

well it seems that spring is almost here! saw a bumble bee last week.. still hoping she stays cold and we get a ton more snow over the next month or two too help our summer water levels but ya never no! heres are some of my favotires from the bow over the last few months! enjoy...

fukeneh!!!!!!!!! what a dope olympics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! totally stoked on how she all turned out!!!!

u got it dude!!! something special with they spey cast!!! most days now are not about the catchin as much as they are about the castin!

nice entries all! not much time left so get in on this one while yall can! and big toad i can submit your second one no problemo BUT that first one would be one i would have on my dash forsure!!!!! but its your entry.. they both are dope ties!!! will get a poll up one the month ends!

that is a dope idear!

i use the mustad tube hooks in 8's n 10s i believe.. nice little hook and really sticky! they are really heavy thanked too so havnt had any problemos bending.... i like the braided wire for my stuff.. its pretty think and super strong so i dont halfto worry about abrasion wear n tear and it fits through the eye of some pretty small hooks

sad too hear doc! i had a cat tear through a few of my grade 1 capes a few years back..... almost lost it when i found the several hundred dollar mess..... life goes on.. but it doesnt feel good for a little while thats forsure! tightlines dude!

ive u have some experience no reason why u can float right now.. 22x is closed but glenmore and police are open.. have friends who have bin runnin jets all winter... but if u havnt or dont want too be dragging your boat up n over some ice u should float till mid april when all is open.. even then down at mac u will proably halfto winch your boat up n over the 5+' high ive shelves... but it can easily be done... JUST BE SAFE because it is sketchy at times....... if u havnt floated any streatch n are not 100% familiar with it i would recommend not!

i like speys in teh 11'6" - 12'6" range for te bow in a 6 or 7wt.. lights speys are nice too if your looking for more fight with the smaller mid teen n down fish bu ti find they tons toss tips and larger flies aswell as nymph rigs at distance if u have a headwind but its all in teh application as u can see alot of members use different sticks for different reasons.. i like my switch n single hadner for short range but when i want too fish at a distance it is all abotu the 6 n 7wt speys for me!

congrats too proflytyer kyle for winning the january fly of the month!!!!

headscan makes a good point.. if u cant get down my guess would be something in teh 11' ish range should do u fine for what you are after.. maybe even a 9wt too give u a little more beef for larger steelhead... a short skagit head should be perfect for you aswell!!!!! but if u can get down too calgary and swing by a few shops and give a few rods a go!

right on canada! 1 of each medal after day two and tied for third overall!!!! not too shabby!!!! bin some dope action the last 2 days! should be a good olympics!!!! GO CANADA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

from what ive learned in my past two steelhead trips dude is u wana not swing so deep too find more aggressive and fresh fish more willing too chase.. stay away from tail outs late in the year aswell.. also dont fish super high up in a river system were its more likely a fish has traveled a long way and is now stagin... it wont always happen but u can limit you odds of hooking "stale" fish if u try too stay away from them... u might be militing your chances of how many fish u hook on a trip but i feel its worth it for my fishing needs! ive only hooked a few steel and havnt landed any of em but they were dime brite! and totally kicked my a$ n that is te way i like it!!! its also kinda like hunting bulls in alberta.. u can either fish the pools n runs they like too live and eat or look for pre spawn holding water and targed the stale fish..... please can this not turn into a mega argument tho! this thread has bin dope with alot of awsome pics from across out pretty country and it would be nice too keep it that way...

i realy dig airflos coatings ! i find they are pretty slick and super durable... i havnt fished that taper before bin the only flaw ive seen in any airflo is that in cold weather -5 or greater they can hold some memory

and my personal best crow bow i picked up early in oh9!