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Don't do the lawn thatch any good either Billy Bob... but as for blowing onto Neighbours yard from there... I think I'd need a tad more horsepower considering they're 2200 feet away !

Then you need one of these!!!!

Big Mothering Leaf Blower!!!!

Sell it and buy a 16 footer!!!!

Or do what I did sell the 12 footer and buy an 18 footer!!!!

6 footitis at it's best!!!

When we moved to Grand Valley in the mid 90's we needed a snowblower being on the edge of the snow belt.

We ended up buying a 10 HP 28" Canadian Tire snowblower. It worked great for us except in times of heavy winds (we were in the open) when the snow would pack as hard as concrete. We would just call the neighbour when that happened and he would pull into the driveway with is John Deere 4 wheel drive 8 wheeled tractor with 8 foot wide double auger blower, took care of the problem in no time.

During the 10 years we were living there it got worked hard all winter long. We went through a few sheer bolts on the auger (gravel driveway), a couple of drive belts and a rubber clutch disk. All inexpensive and easy fixes. After break in I used nothing but synthetic oil in the engine and after 10 years of hard use it still starts first pull. A very good deal for the $$$ IMHO.

Another new reel? You are such a gear junkie!

 

I'm just jealous.

Correction:

Another new reel? You are such a gear WHOORE!!!!

Funny, I've got a pd day on tap for this Thursday.

You have one of those every Thursday!!!!

Not mine but these are to good not to post.

OMG

 

It's the UNDEAD POST THAT NEVER DIES!!!!

 

:worthy:

 

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What SUV's are you looking at? Most have racks available.

My Honda Pilot has one and I have seen them on Subaru's, Chevy's, Ford's, Dodge's, etc.

Some SUV's onlt have the rails which is useless if they don't have cross bars.

The Mitsubishi Outlander is one that you can't get factory cross bars for.

I have seen quite a few SUV's with home made cross bars held on with U bolts.

When I use my car top carrier I have a set of cross bars from my old roof rack permanently mounted to the carrier and I U bolt it to my vehicles factory cross bars.

Remember the good thing about escalators..they can never break. Worst case scenario is they become stairs (Mitch Hedberg very funny comedian said that).

Mitch Hedberg was indeed a very funny man.

Too bad that he is no longer with us.

Taking the stairs doesn't help.

I take the stairs many times each day and it hasn't helped me at all.

Maybe if they stopped putting growth hormoes in everything we eat, then that might help.

I have the same hut as the Clam 2000 from Fabrill and I'll echo that it has ample room for two guys. I use two fold up chairs, i have room for my big BPS waterproof bag in-between, and my backpack I throw in the space beside my chair and the door. Still plenty of room to pile stuff on top in the middle such as jackets, rods/rod bag and on the other side of the second seat and under each seat.

 

I have a fold up stool that i place in-between the holes for my fish finder to elevate it up for viewing and to clear the heater which i place in front. I now use a Coleman Blackcat, but a Mr. Buddy will fit nicely as well, which you can attach to your 20lb tank with a hose and keep the tank outside. Only issue I foresee is that it radiates straight out horizontally and may not spread head efficiently. The Coleman can tilt up on an angle, which is why I got it. You are right that it will be tight and a burning hazard to try and fit a 20lb tank inside, so if you go with this style hut you may want to consider the heaters I mentioned or a sunflower one that is portable with legs that you can attach to a hose.

I drill two holes on my side: one for the transducer and one to fish. On the other side you can drill just one hole and use the extra space for a heater as well. I use that free space for my butane stove to cook.

I have the 2 person model of the Sub Zero hut and use a sunflower on a 5# tank as it's much more compact.

I don't even bust out the heater, or hut for that matter until it is below -20.

Why would it be a problem?

 

Being good at bottom bouncing is far more technical then float fishing anyway. If someone has enough confidence to walk into a run occupied with a bunch of float guys and bounce it chances are they are good enough at it that it wont be a problem.

True, as long as it's not elbow to elbow.

If there is enough room between anglers there is no problem.

I'm another proponent of bottom bouncing in fast water.

Those are amazing pics Dave. Photographs like those were the ones to really inspire me to get into photography. I've been googling up waterproof hard cases for DSLRs and the setup that your buddy Sam has looks like it's going to cost me as much as a new car

 

All the salmon/steelhead fishing packages I've looked into for the Northern BC and Alaska all recommended I bring a waterproof camera...Might as well go big for a trip of a lifetime

 

Is that a bead I see in the bottom pic?

He's makes his living taking pictures so he's got tons of expensive toys.

He's had lots of photos printed in magazines such as Saltwater Sportsman and others.

Yep, it's a bead.

2008 Yamaha RS Ventrue GT. Up in the far North we ride everywhere.

Remember you can vote once per day per IP.

Just finished placing my 6th vote, 4 from homeand 3 from work.

If you are looking at Pigeon, don't forget the 2 lakes off the North end Big & Little Bald. You get a nice quiet home area with instant access to Pigeon and the North end locks. Dalrymple while nice and it does have good fishing is confined to Upper and Lower (if I remember correctly ) while Pigeon, Buckhorn, Stoney etc. are interconnected giving you access to more fishable water.

Just my .02

Thanks a lot guys. Really appreciate the replies. I'll probably go with Doc's idea of a dry bag. I found a few small dry-bag waist packs online which look like they might fit the bill just right.

 

 

 

Thanks a ton Sean. I was really looking for some sample pictures from the Aquapac. I would probably have a camera dedicated just for underwater pictures and use my other camera for the other pictures if I went the Aquapac route.

 

At this point in time, I will probably save up for a waterproof camera. Really liked some of the underwater sample pictures I found online from the Canon D10.

 

Thanks guys

You can see my buddy Sam's underwater housing for his Nikon DSLR in the back ground of this shot. It's probably worth more than all my camera equipment combined!!!!

It takes pictures like this.

He's got a ton of good shots from his recent trip to Alaska here: Sam's Alaska Pics

Another epic novella Bunkmeister!!!!

I also have some good memories of that area.

Thanks for the replies Gents, sounds like there is some more to this than I initially considered.

 

Maybe I will have to rethink this, I was hoping there was the potential to really do something on the cheap. Maybe another year of savings is in order.

 

 

Speaking of Alaska Drifter have you fished the Situk in the spring or fall? I suspect thats outrageously expensive to access?

 

I was just looking at the feul costs and other expenses to get back into ontario or michigan and that adds up quick as well, thats why I started to consider other places, for hopefully a few bucks more....back to the drawing board.

I haven't fished it yet, but will at some point.

I have friends that keep inviting me.

You can do it fairly cheaply when you compare it to BC.

Fly to Anchorage can be done for under $1000, Anchorage to Yakutat flight $200-$300, Rental vehicle in Yakutat (you would have to call around on that one). For accomodations you can A/ camp (you need steady nerves with all the bears around) B/ stay at a B&B or Inn ($100 and up a night)

Baitcaster do have their place but they do not work nearly as well in rivers with lower flow rates.

i.e. your estuary water or lower river areas where flows are much reduced or low gradient streams.

The baitcaster technique is more suited to higher gradient, high flow water.

thats what HD PVR is for...can u evn get WFN with bell?

Yep.

I have never ordered it 'cause every time I look to see what's on it's BASS fishing!!!!!

There ain't a bloody bass within a 1000 km of me!!!!!!

I try to watch it when they have their free preview but can't handle watching bass fishing.

Sorry if I offended any of you bass fishers.

P.S. I have a crap load of bass fishing stuff from my days in Ontario if any one is looking to buy some.

I started out in the 70's watching the Red Fisher Show.

It ruined me for life!!!!!!!

As no one in my family fishes but me, good old Red was my Saturday morning mentor in all things fishing when I was a younun'.

I remeber vividly Red and Bobby Hull fishing at Plummers Lodge on Great Bear Lake.

I said to myself that I was going to fish there someday, I think I was 12 or 13 at the time.

Well, in 1991 I fished there.

In 1995 I went and worked as a guide at one of Plummers other lodges on the lake and have been going there almost yearly ever since!!!!

Thanks Red, I owe you one!!!!

I would still rather watch his shows more than a lot of the shows produced now.

Really interested in going myself too – I’ve been jonesing for a trip there for quite some time. Back in 2007 I was so close to going to my uncle’s fishing cottage near Bella Coolla near the Dean – unfortunately he couldn’t get time off from work for a couple weeks. You can try asking the folks on the Fish BC forum. Great bunch of people there too and they gave me great tips for when I eventually make my way out there. From my own research, I can echo what Dave said about licences…Fishing the Dean was going to cost me big

The Dean is a river all by it's self in terms of licensing.

There are Class 1 and Class 2 sections plus there is a draw to get to fish it depending on if you're Canadian or not.

Dean River Draw

All anglers are required to buy a Classified Waters Licence to fish the classified portions of the Dean River (see Region 5 table [PDF 2.11MB] for specific areas and dates). There are no limits on the number of days which a Canadian resident may fish the classified portions of the Dean River. A Non-Resident Alien (someone who is not a resident of Canada) is allowed only one Classified Waters Licence for the Dean River, and may only fish one classified portion (Class I or Class II) of the Dean River for a maximum of 8 consecutive days per year regardless of whether guided or unguided.

 

A non-guided Non-Resident Alien wishing to fish the Dean River from Crag Creek to signs 500m above the canyon must enter an annual limited entry draw held in March.

(Please note that the Dean River below signs in the lower canyon is a Class I Water and classified from June 1 to September 30. This section is NOT included in the annual Dean River Draw.)

 

Applications for the draw can be obtained by writing to the address below. You can also download the form below:

Dean River Draw Information Package [PDF 37KB]

Dean River Draw Application Form [PDF 380KB]

Credit Card Authorization Form [PDF 54KB]

For more information about the draw, please contact:

Dean River Draw

Fish and Wildlife Branch

Ministry of Environment

PO Box 9363, STN PROV GOVT

Victoria B.C. V8W 9M2

Phone: 250 387-9589

Alright gentlemen,

 

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Rob C

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