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I know exactly what you mean. I tried using an x-acto to split the feather at first until I had visions of me standing in the emergency room with a finger in a cup of ice...

It's bum, not bumb. If you're going to rag on someone for their spelling and grammar at least try to get yours right when you do it.

Unfortunately I think the opposite will be true. Floating down the river with a six pack is a lot cheaper than going to a patio on 17th or something else. When the economy tanks liquor sales go up.

Or our March 21st one? http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/re..._e.html?abrm121

Ah, I started at the base since I figured if I was going to screw up it might as well be with the least usable part. Just gave it a shot from the top and it worked like a charm. Thanks Pete.

I tried this with ostrich the other night but it was pretty dry and brittle so it kept cracking around every 10-15 fibers. Would soaking them help this or is it just because I'm not doing it right?

The reason they push the extended warranty so hard is that's where salesmen make the bulk of their commission. Even at a place like Future Shop where they don't make commission they still get some sort of incentive for each one they sell. My parents made the mistake of buying one once. The product failed outside of mfr's warranty period but within the extended warranty but they had to fight the company to get them to honour it. It took threats of legal action to get them to do the repairs. Rick, this is bang on with my experience as well. They figure out those curves then get a bean counter to tell them the point of diminishing returns or whatever it's called. Usually the point just before that curve starts to climb again is where they cut off the extended warranty period. There will always be outliers in any statistics based on the real world (as opposed to academia) and those are the people you hear about that actually benefited from an extended warranty.

Now yore just being picky.

First you need to check the regs to find out what's open. Most of the smaller rivers are closed until mid-June which is why so many people are fishing the Bow right now.

Take a look in the sponsor announcements section. Fish Tales is running a lake fishing seminar this Sunday.

There's a school zone and playground zone that I have to pass through on my way to and from home. The people I see speeding through them most often? Moms with kids in the vehicle (after all, her kids are safe in the vehicle, not playing in the area). I'll bet if I sped through the school zone where her kids were she wouldn't be so happy about it though. And by the way, I never speed through these zones. In fact I have no demerits on my license and haven't gotten a ticket of any kind this millennium. Naturally now that I've said that I'll get a ticket tomorrow morning...

A while back Gord Kennedy told me that he always roots for the fish. At the time I didn't really get it, but back then I was getting skunked more often than not. Once I started figuring things out and catching fish with a lot more consistency I started to understand what he meant. If I landed every fish I hooked or even worse hooked a fish on every cast then it would take all the fun out of it. For me it's about the chase much more than the numbers, so the one that got away is what keeps me coming back.

Anyone tried using the Albertarelm site today? I can log in, but when I click the link to purchase my license it says it can't connect to the server.

Don't forget the GPS has a margin of error as well. Something like up to 3 metres or so I think. While speeding excessively may be bad, let's not forget there are tons of other behaviours while driving that are much more likely to cause accidents in my opinion. Tailgating, changing cd's, eating, reaching for that dropped cigarette, dialing a phone, texting, yelling at the kids in the back seat, reading (yes I've seen this in rush hour traffic), and the list goes on. The girl who I saw with a smoke in one hand, cell phone in the other and steering with her elbows the other day in Arbour Lake wasn't speeding. These cameras aren't a safety measure so much as a cash cow. When you go speeding by photo radar you don't get the ticket until a couple weeks later so you continue speeding on your way. You could get multiple photo radar tickets in a single day without it having any effect on your driving. It isn't an immediate deterrent like a cop pulling you over. Eventually people will learn where the cameras are and slow down through those intersections then speed up again anyway.

I bought mine before the old one expired last year as well. Unless they changed the regs I don't think they knew what they were talking about. The phone number is on their site: For assistance call the RELM Help Desk at 1‑888‑944‑5494 or email drawhunt@ca.ibm.com

I've had the Simms G3 for a year and a half now and I don't think it can be beat. The biggest advantage it has over the Patagonia in my opinion is more individual pockets and two integrated zingers for clippers or whatever. There are the two big chest pockets that will each fit a large C+F box and a bunch of smaller pockets with waterproof zippers. I keep my cell phone in one, camera in another, then distribute things like leaders, tippet spools, and other odds and ends between them. I actually miss wearing it in the summer when it's hot out.

http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/...a_pimping_game/

I'm in the "depends on the time of year and river" group. Since I carry a backpack most of the time I tend to carry more fly boxes. Right now my dry fly boxes stay at home and usually when I get to where I'm fishing I might leave a box or two in the car if I don't think I'll need what's in them. Generally it's one small nymph box (GRHE, PT, CJ, princes, etc) one big nymph box (SJW, big stones, etc), one terrestrial and big dry box, one mayfly dry box, one caddis dry box, and two big streamer boxes.

Saw a drift boat go by on Saturday. They said they were pulling out at FC and I'm guessing they put in at Glenmore.

I got mine at West Winds and I've also seen it at Fish Tales and Troutfitters. CP probably keeps it in stock too, but honestly I've never looked for it when I was there.

Nice looking fish and bright as a dime. Congrats.

Ditto. Don't need/want one on my 2 and 4 wt rods but for heavier rods they're great.

What do you want to do with this laptop? Email, web, and MS Office? Databases? Graphic design? Some video games on the side? All of that will make a difference in what you get.

Yeah, when I first started tying I looked at it and thought it was over my head so I bought the Intro version which is really good as well. When I finally bought the Benchside Reference I was blown away by how detailed it was and still useful for a beginner. The photos are excellent and the steps are thoroughly explained. It's the only fly tying book I couldn't live without.

The Bow will be closed this weekend, so everyone please stay home. It's the annual weekend that they clean all the rocks in the river. If you happen to see me out there with a rod it's only because I volunteered to help with the cleaning. I'll have a special rock-scrubbing fly on the end of my line.