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Guess I'm an ***hole then. That's ok though, I make the same assumption about anybody who has a quad.

I've found there are busy times and slow times with Sage. The summer is usually busier and results in longer waits and the winter seems to be slower with shorter turnaround. I suspect there are probably also a lot more Sage rods out there than St. Croix which probably has an impact on how long it takes.

If you aren't planning on taking the vehicle off road then AWD is the system you want. The wiki article that jayhad posted isn't entirely accurate (not surprising for wikipedia) since it doesn't differentiate properly between AWD and a true full-time 4WD with a locking centre diff. Here's a learning tool that was created for Toyota salesmen: http://www.majormedia2.com/4WDSimplifiedv5/4WD.html

Depends on if it's AWD or full-time 4WD with multi-mode. On a truck like the 4Runner Limited or manual transmission FJ it's a true 4WD with a centre diff to switch from AWD to 4WD and also can be switched between 4HI and 4LO. A part-time 4WD system like on the other 4Runner models means that you're in RWD (2HI) until you switch the transfer case through a lever or button into 4HI or 4LO and power is applied evenly to all 4 wheels (never drive in true 4WD on dry pavement). AWD usually involves a viscous coupling or ECU that transfers power to the wheels that are slipping and doesn't have 4HI and 4LO options like Audi's Quattro system. I've seen people take an AWD like a RAV4 off-road, but I wouldn't do it myself. True 4WD systems also have other options like locking diffs and ATRAC to improve off-road performance. How much off-roading are you planning on doing and by off-roading do you mean dirt/gravel like an FSR or do you mean running trails like Whipsaw?

Since it's a Toyota why not get a quote from the Heninger Body Shop? Had my rear bumper replaced by them and they did a great job. I've also had good work done by A1.

http://www.skeenawatershed.com/ http://www.sacredheadwaters.com/ http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/281/p...action_KEY=5503

I wheel and I can say that the vast majority of people know what's illegal and simply choose to ignore it. The article says that other people were telling the guy that what he was doing was wrong: According to an agreed statement of facts presented to provincial court Judge Catherine Skene, Bertram had been warned by other campers to get his truck out of the creek. But he continued to drive his truck “up to several hundred feet up and downstream.” I think if you're going to engage in an activity it's up to you to learn what the rules are and that sort of thing, just like we did with the fishing regs. Ignorance is never an excuse.

Wow. If Slave Lake didn't need them then why didn't these things end up at the Mustard Seed or some other local charity instead of the dump?

Too bad they didn't fine him more and confiscate his vehicle. Nice to see the money from the fine is going to the Ghost Watershed Alliance Society instead of the provincial coffers.

Do you mean rock snot aka didymo?

So you wear a PFD when you're walk and wade fishing? If so you're among the maybe one tenth of one percent who do. Anyhow, there are very few details out about this tragedy, so why don't we rein in the speculation and chastisement?

"The best time to go fishing is when you can." - Ed Zern

What, no beaver lodges left for you to dynamite so you had to find another furry mammal to shift blame onto? Maybe we should look at doing something more about the major decimators of trout (or more specifically their habitat) before going after a native predator. Totally agree with Harps on this.

The fad is probably already starting to fizzle. I've seen a couple of girls wearing hair hackle in Calgary which means it's already passe in places like LA and NYC.

I go down to that area once in a while to fish SJW's water so shoot me the description too.

I get lowholed, etc. by fly fishermen as often as by gear fishermen so I don't think it would make that much difference. To my knowledge "fly only" regs have never been introduced as an etiquette solution.

Of course you do. There are usually pretty flowers and butterflies around for you to take pictures of as well.

I think 311 is the sort of catch-all number to call for any city services including bylaw.

Yup, better be careful about calling yourself a guide (or letting anyone else call you a guide) on the west side of the Rockies.

Good thing you don't tie your own flies otherwise you'd have multiple bins of material as well. I think the last time I checked I had a half dozen new spools of the same 6/0 black thread alone. Don't even ask about how many of the same colour rhea feathers I have at about $15 a pop. The worst thing I do is go into the shop, see something and think that I need it, then get home and realize I already have a brand new package of it in a drawer.

Just think of the iPhone as a really small laptop. Rushing water is explained by taking a quick break to walk the dog, though they normally don't hear it. You just have to let it go to voicemail, get out of the water, and call them back from the bank since you were "in the washroom" when they called. And when you're playing hooky like that you learn where the good fishing spots that still have a signal are. Man, you guys just aren't devious enough about avoiding work to fish while not getting fired. I've done a conference call from the banks of the Adams river and a press interview from the Bow in the last year.

Sometimes I'm "at work" when I'm fishing. Need the phone with me so nobody knows I'm on the river instead of in front of the computer.

Are you using lighter test below the top fly? Could it be your knots? If you're using fluoro you really need to make sure to lubricate your knots well before you cinch them.

Use 10lb test and keep your stone as the top fly with less expensive flies at the bottom.