[The Mighty Us Dollar....]

if they bought and paid for it (which all have, and all before the sudden change in the dollar)...then they're suddenly out a LOT of money selling it for less. Plus all the duty and stuff it takes them to get here, thats why it will take a while before the prices to go down in the shops, and why it wont suddenly take a jump down

 

This is definitely what's happening and I sympathize with them. Having said that, it's also in their best interests to move their stock. If people who would normally have purchased something locally start buying online because of the price difference, then the stock (which has already been paid for by the retailer) will sit. It isn't a good thing for a smaller retailer to have a lot of money tied up in inventory that isn't moving since it limits their ability to bring in new merchandise. Sometimes as a retailer you need to bite the bullet here and there to be competitive and stay in business.

 

And to answer the OP's question, www.cabelas.com might be worth a shot. Their prices seem to be similar to feather-craft and they ship to Canada. I haven't ordered from them myself, but I haven't heard anything bad about them and they are a large, well-known brand.

[Quick Question]

The ultimate fly line to leader connection is a Zap-a-Gap connection, but I've never got it to work and I haven't been able to find a pin vise.

 

You can get a pin vise at most hobby stores and model train places.

[Big Fish, Small Net]

I did end up getting a bigger net - a Fisknat San Juan net I found down at West Winds on the weekend. I've also since figured out how to dip the fish's head into the net and keep it in the water the whole time I'm landing it. With smaller fish, I just use a pair of Dr. Slick release clamps to get the fly out without netting the fish and barely even touching it.

 

Thanks to all that replied.

[Big Fish, Small Net]

Wow, I didn't realize when I originally posted that this was such a contentious issue...

 

I think I'll ride out the rest of the season with the net I have and go from there. I'll try tailing any fish that look too big for it and if I have any more trouble, I'll consider getting a bigger net. Thank you all for the input.

[Big Fish, Small Net]

Ok, so up until now I've managed to find answers to all of my questions by searching through previous posts. I just ran into something that I haven't found an answer to yet, though.

 

Normally I fish the lower section of the Highwood and most of the fish I catch down there aren't huge, so I've been fine landing them. I have a net that's about 15" for some of the bigger ones and it's worked fine so far. On Saturday I managed to hook a pretty big brown, though. When I finally got him in close enough, he was a good 5" longer than my net opening and managed to flip himself out of it. I tried to net him again, but he seemed to have figured it out and jerked his head which snapped my tippet. So is there a technique to netting bigger fish with a small net?

 

Marc