Weedy1

There's almost always something good that come out of bad experiences.

The more of these a**holes that end up in the hospital the better in my opinion. Yep, may sound a little harsh but the reality is if they don't get a good dose of justice or end up all busted up and paralyzed they'll just end up out on the street ripping off someone else.

How do I vote for the Best Functional Midge Pattern (Not Best Looking) when I haven't tested any? Everybody send me a half a dozen, I'll go out and test, then come back and vote. It's really the only fair way. Nice work everyone.

I bought a couple of hundred dollars worth of flies from Glenbow last July. I was quite happy with them and found them to be excellent quality. You won't be disappointed. BTW, don't you guys get quantity discounts on flies at the shops in Calgary?

I have never purchased anything at Walmart due to the fact they put companies and people out of business. I remember a TV show based on a company that produced ketchup for Walmart. I don't remember the exact figures but it went something like this. Walmart paid a price of $11/carton for the ketchup when the company first started production for Walmart. The ketchup company was relatively small at the time but of course grew drastically after getting the business with Walmart. The company continued production until Walmart turned around and said they were only willing to pay $3.50 per carton. The company could not afford to produce the ketchup at that price and ultimately folded due to not having any market share. The show explained this was one of Walmart's business tactics. The following article explains a bit about this tactic. A quote from the article: "... Wal-Mart puts the pressure on these manufacturers to: "Come in here and sell me the same merchandise you sold me last year, but sell it at a reduced cost. And we know you can sell it to us at a reduced cost, because we've been to your factory. We've seen your books. We've seen your cost of product, cost of shipping," so on and so forth, "your wage cost." They look at all that, and they call it "partnership."". http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sh...ews/lehman.html I'm not the type of person that is going to drive fifteen minutes to a Walmart, fight for a parking spot, walk 300 yards to the front door, search 300000000 sq-ft of store for an item, then wait at the till for 10 minutes just to save a buck on laundry detergent. Even more though, I'm definitely not the type of person who would feed the mouth of a Walmart owner. Some more shocking facts from the pbs.org site on Walmart: Here are some stats and facts that capture Wal-Mart's size and scale. * 100 million: The number of people who shop at Wal-Mart's 3400 American stores every week. * 50 million: The amount of square footage Wal-Mart plans to add this year, including 50-55 new Wal-Mart stores, 220-230 new Supercenters, 35-40 new Sam's Club and 130-140 new international stores. [View a chart of Wal-Mart locations worldwide, as of Jan. 31, 2004.] * 1.2 million: The number of Wal-Mart associates in the U.S. Any full- or part-time Wal-Mart employee, up to and including the CEO, is considered an "associate," in Wal-Mart parlance. Internationally, Wal-Mart employs an additional 330,000 associates. * 600,000: The number of new employees Wal-Mart hires each year. The company's turnover rate is 44 percent -- close to the retail industry average. * 1979: The year Wal-Mart's sales first top $1 billion. * $256 billion : Wal-Mart's sales in 2003. In the words of Wal-Mart CFO Tom Schoewe, Wal-Mart's sales are equal to "one IBM, one Hewlett Packard, one Dell computer, one Microsoft and one Cisco System -- and oh, by the way, after that we got $2 billion left over." * 35: The number of Wal-Mart Supercenters in China. * $15 billion: The amount of Chinese products Wal-Mart estimates it imports each year; others suggest the number may be higher. * $120 billion: The U.S. trade deficit with China in 2003. * 8 percent: The amount of total U.S. retail sales, excluding automobiles, accounted for by Wal-Mart. * $9.98: The average full-time hourly wage for a Wal-Mart employee. The average full-time hourly wage in metro areas (defined as areas with a population of 50,000 or more) is $10.38. In some urban areas it is higher: $11.03 in Chicago, $11.08 in San Francisco, and $11.20 in Austin.

At fly fishing? Self explanatory. http://www.isuckatflyfishing.com/ Watch "The Story", good for a laugh.

"Forensic Expert Says Bigfoot Is Real" http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...23_bigfoot.html Hey if Jane Goodall figures they're real that's good enough for me. I mean come on, who wouldn't believe someone that spent half their life talking to a chimp.

You guys need to get up north a bit more. Pike bite if your stupid enough to get your hands in the way. The steel mesh gloves are handy (no pun intended.)

Huh? Does this have something to do with new city regs? I'd be pretty po'ed if this was true.

If Rickr's plan doesn't work out and you happen to wake up with her in your bed in the morning, tape 20 bucks to her forehead and run like hell! Works every time.

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You're forgiven Max, this time only though.

I can't wait until all you young punks hit your 70's and can't remember where you left the toilet paper.

If it runs on water then why the need for the dual fuel Hummer? Something isn't right there.

Thanks for the tutorial on this fly DBT. I have never really spent the time to learn how to spin properly, the tutorial was a great help.

Here's an article on Gel Spun. Doesn't sound like it's worth the hassle. http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/gear/cutchin_gelspun.aspx

Absolute BS. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...0102?hub=Canada

How about clean non skid mark underwear? Now that's a sign of true love!

I think you mean this one Max. http://www.hardyfishing.com/index.php?if=view&pid=424 That's $9856.00 Canadian today.

A reel is just somewhere to store line - a tin can will do the trick just fine - just like a broom stick will work as well as a highly engineered fly rod.

I'm not saying a high end rod is going to make an average fly fisherman with a $100 rod into a fly fishing star. I said, "but a good rod will definitely have many advantages over cheaper rods (for the most part)." How large or small these differences are is very open to interpretation, if they exist. Personally, I went from a TFO signature to an XP this year. It made a world of difference. I also compared the rods side by side several times throughout the year to try and determine if buying an XP was a stupid move. I wasn't disappointed. I can cast 15 feet further with the XP and the sensitivity is way better on the XP. My accuracy is also better and the rod was still in one piece at the end of the season. Every other year I went through at least three rods, go figure.

Hey Tim, If ever want to buy a really decent rod for next to nothing let me know. I have several you may be interested in.

That's very good news ADC. Thanks for your ongoing efforts.

I would agree the rod will not make a better fisher, which is something learned, but a good rod will definitely have many advantages over cheaper rods (for the most part). -High end rods usually allow for better presentations as well as longer casts. -The weight of high end rods is usually lighter = getting less tired -Tougher -Stronger -They are more sensitive = enhanced line control and accuracy. -Generate higher line speed and will cast further and more accurately. -Are made of better components. = less down time. Agreed, I buy most of my rods at 25-50% off, doesn't make them any worse.

Good to hear from you Pipestone, Happy New Year and enjoy that 12 string, beauty guitar I bet.