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Yeah, I am using the 20lb orange stuff. I think my Decho might have more flex in the tip than your Goran if it's anything like my Goran 6126. The Goran has tons of back bone so that probably makes a difference.

Good point. I'm using a 16' Snowbee polyleader cut back to 5', not a 5' polyleader.

Max: It's not a problem with reefing it hard enough. If I miss the set I'm decorating the trees behind me. I think the Airflo running line is just heavy because of the high diameter so it takes a while to lift off the water. I'm not leaving much slack on the water at all. Usually just throw a good mend then start stripping slack throughout the drift. I agree with the fact that they're probably not made to float as high since they're made for swinging. I wonder if the Sharkskin running line might not solve this. RusteHookz: If you pick up a polyleader the first thing you'll want to do is cut the mono off the front of it and make your own loop using the polyleader itself (fold back, nail knot). I've had that mono fail on a hookset before and it isn't a fun feeling.

I've been using spey casts with my single hand rod for all my nymph fishing in the spring/summer/fall since most of the fish I hit at that time of year are within 20 feet or so. I figure that since spey casts work so well with the single hander on a 2-3 nymph rig with an indy that the long rod would work just as well. I've been using the Decho 5122 with a RIO AFS head as well. I really love that line for everything and will even throw smaller streamers with it no problem. Normally I'll use a 10' polyleader with it, but for nymphing I cut a 5' floating polyleader, attach about 5' or 6' of 10lb Maxima to my first fly, and whatever to my second fly another foot or so down. I rarely fish more than two nymphs since I find it increases chances of tangles exponentially. I initially tried a leader on the end of the AFS, but I found it didn't turn over quite as well. The main problem I'm having is that it's difficult to set the hook quickly with a lot of line on the water. Might try going to a lighter running line to see if that has anything to do with it.

It's a topic that's only spoken of in whispers and most people who do it will deny it. If you're opposed to it don't read any more, close your eyes, hit the back button on your browser, and just pretend you never saw this topic because I don't feel like debating it. I know there are people out there using their spey rods with an indy for dead drifting nymphs at this time of year. So my question is, what kind of setup are you using for it? Line type, leader lengths, which casts work best, etc.?

I bought a pair of Patagonia Heavyweight Mountaineering socks and they helped a lot. Wool, polypro, Capilene, anything that wicks moisture and avoid cotton. Flyfishfairwx is right about boots being too tight and cutting off circulation. Make sure to keep your core warm too. If your core gets cold, then your body starts reacting by reducing blood circulation to your extremities.

Simon G. just posted the new RIO line recommendations. From his post on Speypages he says he added Redington CPX, Sage TCX, Winston BII MX, Deer Creek switch, and Echo Dec Hogan rods plus the new Skagit short lines. http://www.rioproducts.com/photos/file/200...line%20recs.pdf

Yup, there was.

Check out this article and this one for good descriptions of the different line types available. I prefer a Scandi line for most of my fishing and only use a Skagit when I'm tossing really big uglies or need a fast sinking tip to get down deep in a hurry. I like a mono running line in the summer and the Airflo running line in colder weather because it doesn't coil like mono. Haven't had the need to chop any of my heads to match a specific rod. All of this is personal preference so expect someone else to post the exact opposite. This stuff also depends on where you're planning on fishing and for what.

The reason it's all portable gear is that it all comes on vacation and business trips with me I'd probably be way more upset if someone stole my fishing gear, though.

I think a couple of things were already mentioned earlier - they're lumping all non-BC Canadians in with non-Canadians and steelhead are federally protected so a percentage of our federal tax dollars go into the fishery. Plus, catch and release is a conservation measure and the Skeena AMP is about crowding so I don't think the example works too well. There are a couple of good threads on FlyBC and SpeyPages about the AMP that do a much better job at explaining it all. And from what I can tell, most on FlyBC (residents) are opposed to it as well.

Not totally risk free (nothing is). I'm a Mac user (MacBook Pro, iPhone, multiple iPods) but I wouldn't call it 100% safe. They're targeted less frequently than Windows computers though, which may have to do more with market share than anything else. Also saw this article today.

Antispyware won't really help much if it was a trojan and running more than one at a time can cause more problems in terms of stability. Sounds like a trojan that could've been installed through a bad banner ad or as a drive-by download from some website you visited. Make sure after your reinstall that you run Windows update and install all the security patches. Keep going back to the update site until it tells you there aren't any more patches available. Make sure to keep your antivirus up to date and also use a full security suite that includes a firewall, browser protection, anti-phishing, etc.

That could take a lot of disk space and suck up bandwidth. Plus the mods would have to police the pics to make sure there isn't any inappropriate content like pr0n or copyrighted pics. You could always just post those pics on a photobucket account and put the link in your profile or sig instead.

Most likely they were pets that someone decided they didn't want any more and dropped them off there. Blows my mind that someone would do something like that rather than bring them to a shelter.

FC side.

Just got back from the CIL hole and wanted to give everyone a warning, especially if you fish there alone like I was. Two wild dogs followed about five feet behind me for a good way. One was a black shepherd and the other was some kind of American bulldog mix - both sizable dogs. No collars on either one, but I'm guessing they were abandoned fairly recently. These dogs are probably going to be getting pretty hungry and they aren't fast enough to take down a deer (which they were trying to do before they spotted me). I'm sure they didn't attack me only because I didn't show any fear and was carrying a 12' rod, but they were definitely sizing me up. Anyway, just be careful if you're heading out that way alone.

Very cool vid. Love how much you can see the rod flex in slo-mo.

I usually end up switching between my skagit and scandi heads on the same rod. Each time I take a head off and hand wind it I'm introducing twist into the line, which can be a pain the next time I take it out to use it again. Anyone have any tips or tricks to get rid of this or not to put twist into the line in the first place? I usually let the line dangle in the current to take it out, but it can be difficult to deal with when putting the head through the loop on my running line as well.

What's the setup? Multi 7130, Multi reel, and a Skagit line? Looks very nice. I'm sure you'll be really happy with it.

You mean this one? http://www.flyrodreel.com/Fly-Rod-and-Reel...-February-2009/

And since the Highwood is a trib of the Bow might as well not bother fishing it either. Never know what kind of ripple effect one of those slides might have. I'd just avoid any flowing water north of Carseland for the next few years to be on the safe side.

I haven't actually used mine in around 6 months. I usually carry a single hand rod and my 12'2" 5 wt with me. The single hand rod is mainly for nymphing and the spey rod is for streamers or swinging nymphs, wets, and larger dries.

I have the Beulah 5/6 and it works fine for two-handed casts but would be tiring to use for single hand overhead casting. The matching Elixir line works pretty nicely on it and it will toss a decent trout-sized streamer easily. What are you planning on using it for? If it's only trout on the Bow then I'd stick to the 4/5 or 5/6. Honestly, if you're looking to do a fair amount of overhead casting with it you'll be better off getting a single hand rod and just spey casting it when you don't have room behind you. My primary nymphing rod is a 9'6" 7 wt that I single-hand spey cast and the only time I overhead cast is when I'm fishing dries.

But there might be environmental repercussions. I think that a non-resident angler from another province pays a higher fee because they don't pay provincial taxes, some of which go back into the environment. A non-resident angler from another country pays an even higher fee because they don't pay provincial or federal taxes. So you would be taxing the resource without contributing as much to the protection and maintenance of that resource. I'm not 100% positive that this is how it works, so someone correct me if I'm wrong. Sure the Skeena AMP sucks, but screwing the system doesn't make it right. Instead, fill out the response form and petition so that it isn't implemented: http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/ske/qws/feedback/ http://www.opposeskeenaamp.com (Thanks to pkk for providing the links)