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I've seen that guide (or possibly a similar one) before. I honestly just don't have the time or inclination to put the jig together and start twisting mono. Ok, mostly building the jig since my carpentry skills are somewhat, uh, lacking...

I was aware of the BlueSky and Feather-Craft ones but not the others. I'm just trying to figure out if it's something worth playing with or not. Since I'd have to order them online it doesn't make much sense to order just one or two, but at the price I don't want to order a bunch to find out they don't work as well as (or no better than) polyleaders. Maybe if there's enough interest here a few of us could go in on a group buy to make it worthwhile. Either that or with any luck someone will have some at the show.

Ok, I understand the differences in construction between furled leaders and polyleaders. I've also seen mentions of both having the ability to turn flies over nicely. It seems that polyleaders are more widespread in both use and availability, though. Is there a reason for this? I can't find any direct comparisons between the two or where one might be better than the other based on the situation. Does anyone have a significant amount of experience using both? I have some polyleaders on the way, but I've never seen any furled leaders locally. Cheers, Marc

Lots of good reviews of these lines on Speypages as well. That's exactly why I picked them up for both my spey and switch rods. Plus the fact that Beulah tells you exactly which Elixir line matches each of their rods takes a lot of the guesswork out. I think that getting properly outfitted for two-handed casting is far more intimidating for the beginner than with single-hand outfits. If Beulah starts making reels matched to their lines and rods they'll make a killing with spey neophytes.

Al brought this up a little while ago: http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?showtopic=2636 I think (but am not certain) that Spey and Switch rods have different tapers than single handed rods, so you'd be better off getting a rod that was designed specifically for that application than trying to convert a single hander. A Beulah switch would be a better (though more expensive) choice IMO.

I really enjoy the new version of the SA GPX line - it shoots well and can still give a delicate presentation with smaller flies. Have a spool of Sharkskin but haven't had an opportunity to cast it yet. Durability has a lot to do with how you use it. Cold weather, dragging it on rocks, standing on it, etc. will all take a toll. That being said, I'm hard on my line and the GPX has held up well.

Fly fishing meets Maxim. I'll stick to Fly Fusion.

Sounds like Courtney was pretty busy today fielding phone calls from the 403 area code. Greyhound and Canada Post are going to have to send extra trucks out there this week...

Check out these threads... http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?...2&hl=korker http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?...9&hl=korker

Spey to Z is quite good. Plan on watching Rio Modern Spey later this week.

How exactly should we contact you? Email or PM here?

I only know NFL nicknames... "Mean" Joe Greene Walter "Sweetness" Payton "Broadway Joe" Namath Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Ed "Too Tall" Jones Jevon "The Freak" Kearse Reggie White, "The Minister of Defense" Deion "Prime Time" Sanders "Night Train" Dick Lane Daryl "Moose" Johnston "The Nigerian Nightmare" Christian Okoye "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh George "Papa Bear" Halas The NFL has great nicknames for plays as well: The Immaculate Reception Music City Miracle The Catch The Play The Holy Roller The Fumble-Rooski

I agree with Al that it's first and foremost a rod that matches my casting style. When I first started out I had a rod that didn't because it was all I could afford at the time. This caused me nothing but frustration and a mild case of Tourette syndrome. After finding a rod that was a better match I realized that my casting wasn't as bad as I thought. Good bang for the buck is another essential factor. I've found that fly rods are a lot like stereo equipment - the difference between most $100 and $300 rods is enormous, but the difference between many $300 and $500 rods is marginal. YMMV.

What are they made of? Kinda looks like plastic (although I doubt it is).

The dots to line up the sections are supposed to be a different colour on the US rods than on the Canadian ones.

Think I'll wait until the show before laying out any significant cash on more fishing gear. Thanks for the heads up though - I wasn't even aware that Wayne carried any Loop stuff. Must be something new.

I was told that they don't. This was back in October when there was a significant price difference between the US and Canadian rods, so I don't know if the policy has changed since.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Potlicker Not sure what you guys have against the Irish...

I don't think you can really compare sandpaper (grit) to plain paper... Sharkskin is a new concept. Some people will buy it and others won't, which is why some people still fish split cane rods rather than graphite. Only time will tell if the line has any long term effects on your guides. I'm willing to test it

I would think the guides will wear the texture off the line long before the line wears the guides. I have heard that if you're going to be using Sharkskin for streamers you should wear a glove or tape your fingers otherwise you'll end up with some nice burns from stripping the line back in. One thing about this line that I haven't seen mentioned very often is that it's extremely supple - almost soft. My GPX line stays on the spool easily when I take it off the reel. I had to put a rubber band over the Sharkskin spool when it isn't on the reel or else it starts unraveling. Very little (if any) memory on this line.

You can hear what it sounds like here: http://www.feather-craft.com/2007FL.asp (Scroll to the bottom of the page for the video)

I'd think that those faceted tungsten beads would do a better job of that. If I was headed to the shop to pick up some beads and saw these, I might be tempted to try them if they were the same price as regular tungsten beads. Otherwise I think you hit the nail on the head - gimmick.

Ran across these: http://www.flymenfishingcompany.com/products.html They look interesting, but I can't help thinking that a couple of little bumps aren't going to make much if any difference for catching fish. Anyone ever try these or something similar?

The article is called "Three-Minute Eggs" and it just shows how to tie some really quick and easy egg patterns. The author touches briefly on the ethics but doesn't really take a stance other than to say he won't use them when fish are positioned around their redds.

Haha, yeah. I think I have it narrowed down to Sage, Loomis, Scott, Snowbee, Beulah, Echo, Winston, CND, or Meiser