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clive, i have discovered you dont really need pots & pans for rice crispies. i sorted it out. just not very happy about it at the time. i will try the crasins. i used chocolate chips in the last batch Yummm chocolate

yeah, that is the difficulty i was coming across with the men's waders, big enough to fit the hips but i was swimming in the upper body and the legs. i like my ladies hodgemans. they fit my hips and waist, they fit my chest but a little tight, they legs are a little snug but not ungodly the only issue that i have is that the next size up are made for large boned women over 6ft tall. and the next size down is around a size 6 and that's a medium. i just find the womens sizes are not realistic. it would be nice to have a little more space so i could wear my warmer longjohns in the winter

hey rock, wanna start a team... no one wants me yet

Lynn, what do you wear for waders, since you are the ony other woman around. i purchased hodgeman ladies waders last feb. i only use them in the late, winter, early spring or if i'm in my u-boat. i got the large size for the T & A and they are still kind of snug, not spandex spray ons, but snug. however the next size up - queen size would have fit both of us and 3 munchkins. i just cant seem to find anything in between.

gentlemen... just as i said to Fishhead, i will re-itterate for the rest of you. you can have a constructive conversation without bashing each other or someone's personal preference. it's a two-way street. although fishhead may have prevoked the attacks, there is no particluar need to fuel and fan the fire by counter-attacking or lower ourselves to the same level poor DBT apologized for starting the thread and that's not fair either. so in everyone's personal opinion for which they are entitled to... why is spey seemingly so suddenly popular? and i'll add in, why are drift boats so popular?

I'm in! how about July long weekend i have fly portable gear too. what about syncline or castle camp grounds right on the river? both close to 12 different rivers and an easy paved drive for those who dont have a 4x4

lol, i'm not encouraging you and ur gangsta talk... so, i will go with maybe to probably but not so much with the side of gangsta, still need experience to give a complete and meaningful opinion

i wanna pic of the great Kiwi rockfish

sigh... wish i was there

1 'N' clive. i would love to make butter tarts, however, 90 % of my kitchen is packed in a box, thanks to the over zealousness of my ex. i went to make rice crsipy sqaures the other day and discovered - no messuring cups, no mixing bowls, no cake pans. i got creative and ended up with a coffee mug, a salad bowl and a corening ware dish. not fun but the messurements dont need to be exact for rice crispy squares. fresh pastry on the other hand...

i love you too dave, but i'm sure it is the whiskey talking.. which denny's and what time? you can buy me breakfast

i wanna go fishing christmas day. i'm by myself again this year. kinda dull

now it looks like he has one big arm and one skiny arm. the symmetry is off again. looks like he's using one arm for something a lot more than the other

i can head down after work on the friday and stay over if someone doesnt mind me crashing in my truck in a driveway.

here is a point of view from someone who has watched a few spey casters but has never speyed myself, i have fished the thompson and the fraser as well as a number of other really large, deep and fast moving rivers. i've also managed to fish with around a dozen members from the forum. sorry greg, i havent managed to get to you yet. i have waded, canoed and done a drift with guide on the bow. i have a fairly consistent range of 60ft with my single hand 6wt rod. i do have issues with the backcast and space. if there is a piece of grass taller than 3ft anywhere behind me - i will catch it. i'm not a big girl with gorilla shoulders and the back of a mule. i physically do not have the upper body strenght that the men do. just the way it is. so the curiosity for me is reducing the effort and energy needed. i may not NEED to cast out farther than 60 on the Bow, but there are some seams and trenches that are beyond my distance ability. it would be nice to have an additional set of skills to be able to hit those seams IF i so felt the urge to. there is some grace to the different spey casts that i find kind of enchanting. but what i find really interesting is the ability with the leverage of the longer rod and heavier lines to be able to nicely swing 60-80 ft of line out without my back cast also being 35ft + behind me and to do so with less effort. the less effort i put out the longer i can fish for without injury. the bow drift was fun and i caught my first brown that day, as well as a few others. i had my 8wt only because i forgot my reel for the 6wt. i only needed to cast 10 - 30 ft using a simple over hand cast but after 5 hours of that, my wrist, shoulders and back were pretty sore. i found the drift went by too quickly. so i discovered - interesting experience but i prefer wading. which means crap, kids, dogs, trees, grass etc will be behind me. personaly, i am intrigued with the possibilities of extending my distance without affecting the length of my back cast. i think some of the excitement surrounding the recent popularity of the spey on this forum is because there are a number of very visible and outspoken members who have taken it up and said, check this out, i tried this and this is what i have discovered. it interests people and they try it. either they like it or they dont but it seems more often than not, the people trying are really enjoying a new to them technique - for whatever personal reasons. Fishhead, i'm not saying you should be blowing flowers up people's arses or that you have to play nice with anyone you may or may not have an issue with. but unprovoked attacks are not necessary. if you really want to call someone out, do it by PM. i come here to learn and meet people who have similar interests, not read your tantrums

ahh, i see. very interesting concept. interesting way to divide up usage. i hope it prevents over crowding on the river

nice meeting you Rock at the event. thanks for buying tickets from me. i cant wait for the spring event

a few pages back there was a reference to the ladies stepping up. so other than roasting weenies i will also join a team. whomever may want me... are we looking at a one day event in march or are we going to do a weekend thing come july or both? enough of the testosterone kids. it's a fun event to get us together for some laughs. we all know there are a dozen people kicking around here who can cast a 100fter on a single hand rod. i would not be one of them but would love to develope the technique. so if that is something that i can get out of this, that would be great. and if someone would like to show me some of those different casts so i dont stare blankly and blink when asked to do it, that would be nice as well. i'm still working on the double haul.

can you splay the tail a tad, not much

old ones. and you werent supposed to get that one, because u is the oluns

RIIIIIIIIGHT?!? no clue, i'm sure very rarely are parents ever impressed by the things their off-spring do. you could donald trump and still be barely passible. at least in my family anyway.

ok if harry can drag his sorry butt up there, i can too. it might take me 3.5 hours and i may have to start at 5am but i WANT to do that.

southfork, that is what i was thinking of. ok so it is the same thing.

spending you school money on fishing stuff, eh? i think i want those socks too. i'm in the house in a heated room and my feet are still cold. mind you, i'm female, my arse and feet are always cold and looking for someone warm to stick them on LOL

that should be the last weekend of stampede. and i think it was the other lake, not barnaby. barnaby was a 2 day trip if i remember correctly or a fly in