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Only the older ones. The newer ones have a different accent that I can't quite place...

Good info. Two more questions - is the reel fully caged? and is the spool rim exposed for palming?

Love it except for the hotspur-style double handles - my knuckles hurt just looking at them. Nice to see someone other than Hardy making a nice spey-sized clicker at a reasonable price, especially a Canadian company. So is the weight of both spools the same or is that the weight with the No. 8 spool?

First, what are you going to use the rod for? Swinging streamers for trout on the Bow? Steelhead? That will influence the length and weight of rod you should look at. There are good deals to be found in the trading post, but you can also get some good quality new rods at a decent price - Amundson, TFO, Echo, and Beulah I think. Whether you go new or used, make sure to try it out first.

If you're blowing your anchor try slowing down your cast, particularly the sweep and D-loop formation. Your cast isn't going as far when you wade deeper because the bottom of your D-loop might be hitting the water. Try doing your sweep and D-loop formation a bit higher when you wade deep. You still won't get the same distance wading deep - I think I read an estimate that you lose almost 10' of casting distance for every foot deeper you are. If you're planning on doing a lot of deep wading and need distance you might want to look at a longer rod. If you can, try to find a casting instructor out there. It's amazing how much you can improve in a single day with qualified instruction. If you keep the length of your sink tip shorter than the length of your rod it'll be easier to cast. I use the 15' Rio tips cut back to 12' on my 12'6" rod. It'll still cast the full 15' tips, but not as nicely as 12'. If you're fishing different tip lengths, you can slow down your cast to keep from blowing your anchor on the very short ones or can compensate the tip length with a cheater. That's the whole concept behind the Rio Skagit MOW tips. Go with whatever you feel most comfortable with and adjust your cast to tip length/weight as necessary.

The guys I fish with who run jets on the Bow would never do that and always give drift boats and wading anglers a wide berth. They know that they can easily get to another spot in a matter of minutes with ease. I've had drift boats and pontoons low hole me or fish through the run I'm in plenty of times as well but I don't think they're all like that or should be banned. The thing is, you tend to remember the douchebags and not the courteous ones.

Birchy got it. The bubbles are air expelled from the fish's gills when they take something off the surface.

Another great self-taught spey caster...

Isn't that Hannah Belford? I would suggest not watching the video unless you're going steelheading soon.

I get 366 on oanda.com. Are you thinking Zimbabwe may try to annex Austria and the Sudetenland?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nation...article1771042/

Didn't notice any of the local shops shut down after Bass Pro opened so I can't see how Cabela's will affect them or the shops in Edmonton. Much ado about nothing.

For the Bow I use somewhere around 50-75 yds of 20lb dacron. Go with however much you need to fill your reel though. I don't fish still water, but I think you might want a bit more backing on your reel.

Oh, they do. Just wait until your policy is up for renewal and they increase your premiums because you made a claim. I'm guessing that everyone's premiums (both home and auto) will probably go up next year because of the amount of damage done by that hail storm.

CBC says the initial numbers show voter turnout was around 53%. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/201...tion-mayor.html

Signing up for the do not call list was your first mistake... https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/cofi-fico-eng and also

Saw a lot of browns on redds today and sadly lots of guys fishing over them - both gear and fly fishers.

Fish Tales carried William Joseph the last tme I checked.

And you needed a bigger boat.

How about GRHEs, zebra nymphs, cdc mayfly duns, san juan worms, chenille stoneflies, quick leeches, and woolly buggers? All relatively simple and easy to tie yet effective. If you go to one of the local shops and take a look at their "learn how to tie" books the first few patterns in them should be quick and easy ones as well.

Funny, I've had the same Airflo Compact Skagit 420 since they first came out (2 or 3 years ago?) that has seen tons of use and it shows no signs of wearing out any time soon. Does Amundson have a relationship with SA?

Isn't there a saying that goes something like "fishermen are born honest, but they get over it"?

Press release. No indication if they'll fold it into their Scientific Anglers line or keep it separate, though I imagine they'll want to somehow keep the Ross name.

This has to be the first time I've ever heard anyone refer to Brad as a gentleman.

You want to bring the fly line upstream of you so you can form the D loop off your right shoulder, correct? A snap-t or circle spey would accomplish this. Otherwise you can always bring your casting hand across your body and do the same cast you're using off your left shoulder. A perry poke would also work well in this situation. The best thing to do is learn all the single hand spey casts off either shoulder so you can fish either side of the river in any direction of wind.