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I don't think that's the stuff that pisses people off. It's when people do things in the launch when they could have done it elsewhere.

HaHa I was waiting in the truck in reverse! Hint hint!

Yeah people are ridiculous. I was waiting to take my boat out at BH and these guys made sure to get ahead of me and load their pontoons....then proceed to sit there, change out of their gear, take down the rods, take a piss, grab a snack etc etc while in the launch.

Mostly the spotting pattern. Cutties have heavy spots near the tail and then become sparse toward the head. Slash under the jaw, rosy pink sides (rather than belly), and to a lesser degree, its length. cuttys are mostly short and fat. The other hint is the hot fight it probably put up. I find that Any "cutty" I hook that is surprisingly hot (or a surprisingly voracious eater) tends to be a cuttbow.

Definitely a cuttbow.

As per bcubes logic, no worries about water temps though. Cold in June means cold in August!

Especially given how considerate BC is to albertas export needs.

My interpretation of the drop was that it was a bit cooler the last few days. Peak flows lasts a couple weeks, not a few days (even though it's already felt like forever.) If you look at the snowpacks, there is still a ton of water up there (high average) at most of the stations.

What weight is that rod? Nice cuttie

In touch is just Lower stretch from what I recall. Just buy the cheaper one as long as the taper is good.

Lol did he go down sideways? Woulda helped with buddy in the front rowing a bit rather than sitting in there all puckered up. Reminds me of rafting the nile in Uganda. We'd go under every rapid we hit. That being said those are monster rapids. They'd swallow a 14 foot raft and it would come up 200 feet downstream!

Guess they're just going to wait for someone to die before pulling those two boulders out. Is that displaced rip rap? If so, that could be a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Approximately how many hours?

It's a real easy phone call. With the new regs so clear, these guys don't have an excuse. Can't even cite confusion anymore!

Why stress about it. Just call it in. Worst case scenario fng doesn't come and they poach a couple trout. Best case scenario they get busted, you end up with a few hundred bucks in your pocket and feel great that they got caught.

No, The line otherwise is essentially new. Bought it August of last summer if I recall correctly. If I had to guess, It's probably got 30ish days on it. The coating cracked and then started to peel back at the junction of the loop and mainline. Stress point I guess--one side is stiffer than the other, so it bends a lot at that point. If it's not that issue is the mono from your perfection loop cutting into the coating and wrecking it. I just took some 30lb maxima and did a nail knot and a perfection loop and then joined that to my 30lb butt section. Haven't tried it yet, but looks nice anyhow.

Glad you got your boat out. What would they be able to complain about? Did fng call you?

We have a spike anchor. 30lbs. They stick okay. When we get three dudes and a dog in the boat, it's hit or miss.

Yeah I can't see that river anchor holding on too well. Nothing worse than not sticking when you want to stick.

Yeah it's funny it hasn't been identified as a problem and fixed. I've always used rio and just figured it was me being hard on lines. My most recent line, extreme indicator ii, I bought last summer and the loop was giving me problems 5 trips ago. I fish a lot, but it was the first time it dawned on me that something's not right. I suppose I'll try to find some shrink tubing and give that a whirl.

Junk? I find mine fall apart after a year of heavy use. Wish they made them longer. What's your preference? Do you just cut them off and nail knot or make a new loop?

Remember to Use your 4wd to reduce the formation of washboard...

Can't help but I'd consider bringing some sort of jack and even compressed air? Never done that before but seems like a good way to break the seal.

I hear the X is a helluva rod

I see it two ways. Buy another rod and you'll have a spare butt section and be able to send any future problems in for repair.(confirm ferrule fit first) Or find a buddy with the same rod and send his butt section in with your tip, assuming the fit is right. A scummy move but that's also kinda lame that sage wouldn't fix it even for a fee.