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I needed to trim the straps as they were too long - I wear them over a regular hiking type boot rather than really big heavy winter boots.

I have these and they're very good - have used them for icefishing and hiking with no problems and no sliding around.

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Just put it in Google and this appeared http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/a-mitchell-graphite-fishing-rod,-model-5080,-8-ft-1-c-9563c831a9 It's a fly rod, judging by the numbers, probably a 5 weight so would be good for trout panfish or light bass. Unlikely to be a hidden gem (especialy being graphite), most Mitchell stuff is mass produced but it should be very useable if you wanted to put a reel and line on it.

Nice fish Mike - it's a nice spot there, never fished it for bass though - may have to give it a go.

Yeah - you need more than that, most air chisels and impact wrenches are in the 3-5 cfm range

Either go knock on some doors and see if the owner will let you go in on your kayak or contact the MNR - first option is more likely to lead to a peaceful fishing trip (assuming you can woirk out whose property it is)

If you're going to fish the Upper Credit system, check the regs, once you're upstream of Old Baseline Rd in Caledon, it's all C&R with single barbless hooks and artificial baits only.

Clouser minnows in chartreuse and white or black and white will get you into some bass, poppers are a lot of fun when thy're in the mood for them.

If you're in the area and have your fly rod , let me know

It's like a worm rod, dropshot rod, crankbait rod etc etc - they'll all work and all catch fish using a crankbait but the crankbait rod will do it that bit better (maybe not the best example but hopefully you know what I mean ) It's all about finding which line works with your rod for the style of fishing you're doing.

SA and Rio probably make a the best lines out there - I use the Rio Mainstream lines for my bass setups as they're cheap and cast big flies well, they do trout and other applications too - probably very similar to the SA Headstart. One of the best allrounders IMO has already been mentioned, the SA GPX - half a weight heavier so loads the rod better but a little more delicate than the shorter bodied beginner stuff, if you can afford a Rio Gold and want a do it all line - I'd go with the GPX.

If it's sinking after a few casts it could be getting water in the core. Normally happens if you don't have a welded loop on the end, water will soak into the open end of the line otherwise you may have a crack in the coating. Can take a while to dry out, then seal it up with epoxy or aquaseal.

I got a Frabil rubber net from BPS - the mesh is quite large and I think that helps to avoid removing too much of the fishes slime, they also sell the regular knotless cotton ones too. Alternatively Wilsons in Fergus will have something that fits the bill.

You need some resistance especially with line going out or you'll get some nasty overruns. Some guys like the loud clicking noise but most of my reels either have a very quiet click or are silent. A good value quiet reel is the Okuma SLV, not sure aout the CT ones but they're probably similar to the click and pawl one you have now.

Cool - good luck! I think the lovely April Vokey might have something to say about your last comment

What kind of knot is it? You need to set it like this.... Fly line (white stuff) > Leader (thick end connected to fly line loop to loop) > tippet (2-3 ft of mono) 5ft tippet is still very long, when it gets short, you just chop it off at the knot and tie on another 2ft. Most leaders out of the packet are 9ft long and tapered their entire length, the taper helps evreyting land on the water properly so just use it as is with a short tippet.

Glad you got out there and gave it a go If the reel holds your line OK, it's fine, that's pretty much all it's for til you get into fish that will take line from you like a steelhead. White is fine for line colour, the fish won't see it, it's meant to be easily visible to you - I have luminous yellow lines and still catch plenty if fish with them. Assuming you have a 9ft leader with 5ft of tippet, that's more than enough, especially with an 8ft rod. A longer tippet will give less control of the fly and more chance of slack in teh system so you won't feel hits as well. Tell you what - if we can arrange a date, we'll go fly fishing somewhere and get you heading in the right direction - pm me if you're interested

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I normally use a leader/ tippet combo the same length as my rod (the exception being fishing in tight spaces (go shorter) or fishing very deep (go longer). If you make your own tapered leader, you use decreasing thicknesses of mono knotted together, a knotless tapered leader is the same but is made in a factory without using knots - a lot of guys make their own, I buy the same ones you have, life's too short The leader you have attached should have a loop on one end, that attaches to the fly line (loop to loop) you thenn attach a length of tippet to the other end with a double surgeons knot. The tippet is basically a disposable length of line that you can chip away at when tying on new flies, once it gets short, just tie on a new one. If you need to shorten the leader, take it off the thin end, not the thick. Fly fishing really isn't that complicated

Saw a blueish coloured lamprey dead in Bronte last night, was over a foot long (didn't have a camera and I wasn't going in to get it!). Have read a little on them and apprently they change to that colour when heading for the sea?

Nice gesture Do they look like this? The std Vibrax Classic is classed as mid-depth - they'll take trout, bass and pike (I've had best results with the black blades like a Mepps Black Fury but I'm sure what you have will do the job nicely too.

What's the yellow card/paper people are talking about? I renewed my card online with a 3yr Conservation license and I don't think I ever got a yellow piece of paper.

Just under the magnetic strip on mine it says "Three year licenses expire with this card. All other tags are validonly for the year stated on the tag" - so you're good til next year