FloatnFly

seagaur abrazX $22 but its very good especially on a pin

i would not reccomend braided line for a main line pin setup, as braid will eventually sink

Superstitions are masks of confidence, so best thing to bring would be your determination I'd say.

you're right, its why everyone goes to their "lucky lure" when the fishing gets slow

You can do that here too.

i saw that, but its a redundant system here, since its effectively done with the green dots beside the topics, i just meant if you had separated subsections

I wouldn't be towing that with a F150 either.

why not? its really not that large of a boat, just sits really tall, especially if you forget to remove the mast lol

Yeah, my original remark wasn't about it being a Ford so much as being the wrong tow vehicle for that boat.

not really, the expedition is built on an f-150 frame, and was the replacement for the ford bronco. just because its called an suv, doesn't make it an suv, its basically a 1/2 ton pick up without a bed

He's towing that thing with an Expedition? LOL!!!!!

if that were a chev, he;d be stuck where he hooked up the trailer! built ford tough!

On every board that does that, I never check the NF section and miss some great stuff. I think they made this so that you can easily search for reviews than going through the whole board.

on another forum, they have everything separated into subforums, but on the front page they have a little widget that shows you new topics, and new posts, there's also a menu that will show you all new content since your last log in.

its just a way of keeping the forum cleaner and not so jumbled

either sandles or a pair of $7 swimming shoes from canadian tire, mesh top with a rubber sole, i also use em for wet wading in august an september. that way you're feet aren't sweating an you don't have to worry about stepping on a misplace hook

these are good never understood the banana in the boat thing though

Title says it all, so lets hear em

Mine is I can't use a brand new setup, has to be old rod with new reel, or new rod with an old reel, my theory is the new gear doesn't know how to catch fish yet, so it needs to absorb from the old gear.

thats a lot of shore line reconstruction, i know in a lot of parts of ontario, that shore line development is prohibited, that you must keep your shoreline looking natural, i know someone that got dinged because their deck was too close to the shore

personaly, i've always wanted to go to lake of the woods, so this is where i would go

http://www.bignorthlodge.com/fishing.html

they still have the downtown toronto location

LOL so true

the Cpl thousand flies I have tied has been fun

got a little strange when daughter wanted a set for earings..lol

a little adjusting some coloured feathers and they looked great

hope they were barbless hooks

before you get specific on what fly to ty

just go ahead and have fun...experiment

noting more satisfying than catching a fish on something that's yours

enjoy!!!!!!!!!

i head ya there, make something that looks like a bug, hope it works lol i like experimenting, so i think this will be a good avenue

that would be greatly appreciated, i'll have access to the entire deer carcass, well anything that isn't damaged by the bullet wound anyway, and their party usually shoot about 6 deer a year, the way im seeing it, its a hell of a lot of flies i won't have to buy.

the turkey feathers i have came off the tail around the bottom edges

yea i realize i'll need more materials then just the thread and furs/feathers, would mostly be interested in trout/salmon an bass patterns.

the turkey feathers i got actually change colour depending on the angle, from jet black to copper, to orange to red to green kinda cool

Hey all,

as the topic says, I'm just getting ready to purchase my first vice to start tying my own flies, I work with a bunch of hunters so furs and feathers are definitely not in short supply. Just got some turkey feathers from a friend, so looking for any tips or advice/patterns i could tie with turkey/duck/goose feathers as well as deer hair in the fall, and possibly coyote

haha yea, i see you're in london, maybe try a park around 10pm after the dew sets in, go out with a flashlight, its possible to collect a few dozen in an hour or two

could always pick your own at night save the $65 for another case of beer

even the fly department is hit and miss especially if you get the old skinny with the mustache, and their selection of flies is kind of lack luster

That's your opinion. Some of us have jobs that are about 10% customer service and 90% actual work, I'm a butcher , not your butler. I have the right to not look at a soul who walks by, asks questions, rings bells. So if I am nice enough to leave my block to help you out, be nice, or I'll turn around and start cutting again.

 

The things the dumbass consumers don't think about.

Im a butcher as well, you obviously work in a chain store, since thats the kind of attitude i would expect from one. If I ever came into your work and thats the attitude you gave, I would put in a complaint to the store manager daily. You are lucky I don't know where you work, otherwise I'd be sending him to this forum, you are the type of person I would never want working for me. and you wonder why companies want to look at your facebook page before deciding if they're even going to give you an interview.....this guy is why.

without customers, you have no job, YOU should be kissing THEIR feet

Some customers are jerks. That's tolerable. Some are pushy jerks, also tolerable. Also what I am paid and trained to deal with.

 

Some customers are bullies. I'm not paid to deal with them, but if nobody else will, I WILL deal with them.

 

Done rant.

thats what managers are there for, they removed the problem from the store, if it persists, then the police are called in.

the guy could have easily had a knife or gun with him. if its one thing i've learned, never under estimate anyone

"How the customer treats the staff" ...

 

As a worker in retail, all I can say is thank you for pointing that out. Often the store of the employee gets the bad rep.. but how far out of your way would you go to help a lost cause inconsiderate person with no manners or respect whatsoever? Probably not far, for minimum wage.

 

Remember those people are simply earning a paycheck, and not much of one, so their abuse tolerance is likely limited.

 

I've followed rude customers home at the end of a shift and put fear in them.

 

Anyway, thank you misfish!

 

I've personally always had good experiences with BPS too. The staff is always helpful and ready. Unless it's a really busy time, which obviously just means that well, its busy.

 

I think 90% of people think they are the most important people in the world and just dont understand we get paid the same to serve jimmy a donut as you a bass boat... Figuratively.

i work in retail, a customer service job, I GET PAID TO LOOK AFTER THE CUSTOMER! not the other way around. Sure its nice that the customer treats you well, but they don't have to. They are there for a certain product, and if after walking around for 5-10 minutes and not seeing any staff to help them, it gets irritating. just always remember, without the customers, there is no paycheck.

The last 2 times in BP, I was getting a pair of wading boots, had to walk around the shoe department for 10 minutes before someone finally came out of the back room. the other, was looking for a new spinning reel, guy behind the counter came over, told him i was looking for a new reel and was trying to decide between a couple different ones, he just kinda gave a hrmph and went over to someone else