birchy Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Do any shops in Calgary sell it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolman Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Gord stocks it at Westwinds. Both fluro and mono.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 Gord stocks it at Westwinds. Both fluro and mono.. Westwinds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolman Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 It's located off of Southland drive. Gord is a master flyfisherman, in my view and he has taught me many things about the art of fishin'...All customers get a free fishin' lesson with their purchase, if they ask nicely. Drop in and say hi to Gord for me. ps. I use Frog Hair Fluro for sub surface and Mono for surface flies. Simply the best...IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 Sweet. Will do. Thanks TM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 It's located off of Southland drive. Gord is a master flyfisherman, in my view and he has taught me many things about the art of fishin'...All customers get a free fishin' lesson with their purchase, if they ask nicely. Drop in and say hi to Gord for me. ps. I use Frog Hair Fluro for sub surface and Mono for surface flies. Simply the best...IMO I'll vouch for that. Picked up some sinking tip line from Gord on Weds and mentioned that I had never fished anything other than floating line before. He gave me some good tips on how to fish it properly and the next day I caught my biggest fish on the fly to date. I also agree with the Frog Hair fluoro for sub-surface and mono for dries. The only other type of fluoro that I've used was Rio and I had some problems with it that I don't with Frog Hair fluoro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rocknbugs Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Fishtales has it to if thats easier for you. I agree I started using Frog Hair about 2 months ago and I believe its the best I have used. Rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker1 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Dido on the advice from Toolman regarding Westwinds, Gord, and Frog Hair. Westwinds and Fishtales gets all my money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 Thanks for the replies gents! One other question.. Are you guys using Frog Hair leaders too? Or just using the tippet material and tying your own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloom Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Been using Frog Hair ever since thier first visit to the fly fishing expo a few years back...they sold me on their stuff. Really like the flouro for the suppleness and thin diameter. Never been to Westwinds, but love Fishtales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Thanks for the replies gents! One other question.. Are you guys using Frog Hair leaders too? Or just using the tippet material and tying your own? I picked up a Frog Hair fluoro leader for nymphing but haven't used it enough to form a solid opinion. The little I have used it, though, I can't see a significant enough difference from my trusty SA leaders to justify the price difference (about $10). The tip of the fluoro leader doesn't retain memory as much as mono, but the butt section still does on mine. Haven't had an opportunity to try the Frog Skin mono leaders yet. The fluoro tippet works great with mono leaders as long as you use a 4 wrap surgeon's knot to connect them. Fewer wraps seems to increase the likelihood that the fluoro will cut through the mono when you put weight on it (ie. a fish). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Anyone notice any significant difference between the supple butt vs. stiff butt leaders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 there would be a slight difference in turnovers..... if u are using the supple but and its not turning over for ya try the stiffer one........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudkid Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Best stuff on the market. Salt or fresh ! Used them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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