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I like a wirey type line on my reel, I find it works better for my style of casting as it wants to "spring" off the spool as opposed to back winding.

As I noted above Dave I've never used any type of braid on my center pins but I'm sure Bill (or someone) will chime in with his thoughts on using it.

If memory serves me correctly I believe Bill is using Fireline Crystal, not sure which test?

Oh those long distance hooksets are the best! I've never run braid on the center pin Bill so I can't comment on it. In fact these days I'm pretty much limited to a bait cast set up. It's a whole new learning curve but I'm enjoying it.

I haven't, never needed one above or below the float, though I also never cast off the side of the reel. I've always used a spinning pull type cast, it's how I learned.

I don't have anything on hand Geoff but deals can be made. Bottom line is, like you I'd avoid EVA.

EVA grips suck IMHO. Other than that I've can't offer any advice unless you want custom.

That would be the one.

Udderly fantastic!

All is well in the Hammer, clear skies but quite windy. No need for the central air.

I've read the report a few times now Lew hoping to come up with a word other than "awesome" but alas "awesome" it is!

Really, so the hour meter I have installed on mine is worthless? I'd go as far as to say it seems to be quite accurate as I check it after every outing. As for how many hours, not nearly enough!

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I was in the same boat Wayne until Joe cooked them up for a group of us at Bernie's. My mouth is watering just thinking about them..... I'm hoping they'll be on the menu in September Joe....*hint, hint*

Looks like a Fallfish to me.

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Fishy signs lost in translation? Tuesday August 16/2011 Environment Hamilton members have taken to posting signs warning of contaminated fish near the Hamilton International Airport over the weekend out of frustration that the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority hasn’t done enough to protect the public. “The most pressing public health issue as a result from this is the fact that for more than a quarter of the population shouldn’t eat virtually any fish that you would catch along this stretch of the waterway,” said Joe Minor, executive board member of Environment Hamilton. Minor posted four signs Friday and was out posting as many as 20 more Monday, warning people against eating any fish and leaving a number at EH to call. “There hasn’t been any real public education campaign about this,” says Minor. The federal government has known about PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) contamination at Lake Niapenco and along the Welland River watershed since 2009. Environment Canada scientists were studying organic toxin accumulation in Hamilton Harbour and the Humber River in Toronto, and picked Lake Niapenco as a control site. Continued @ http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/578890--fishy-signs-lost-in-translation

Climate change will halve the Canadian trout population: study Monday August 15/2011 http://www.thestar.com/ Research suggests that climate change will make it harder and harder for anglers to find a good trout stream in the future. An American study published Monday says warmer water, altered stream flows and changes in the life cycle of bugs will reduce the number of streams in the United States that are suitable for all kinds of trout by nearly half over the next 70 years.Research suggests that climate change will make it harder and harder for anglers to find a good trout stream in the future. And while Canada won’t be hit as hard, fisherfolk north of the border will also notice a decline in one of the most prized species of game fish. “The fundamental prophesies operating, in terms of the temperature of the flow, those should be fairly universal,” said Seth Wenger, a staff scientist at the conservation group Trout Unlimited. His paper was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Wenger looked at how the temperature of water in suitable trout streams is projected to change over the coming decades and combined that with what is known about how stream flows are expected to shift. With more precipitation predicted to fall as rain instead of snow and with spring coming earlier, streams will probably reach high-water marks earlier in the year. That could see trout eggs prematurely scoured from the gravelly stream beds they need to hatch. Climate change is also expected to change the behaviour of other species that affect trout. If the bugs the fish love to eat hatch at a different time it could throw off the delicate timing of freshwater environments. Cutthroat and brook trout are expected to come off the worst. Wenger said brook trout could lose up to three-quarters of their habitat in the western United States by 2080. Rainbows could lose more than a third of their streams and browns nearly one-half. Canadian streams, generally colder than American streams, won’t suffer as badly, he suggested. In fact, some high-altitude streams may warm up enough to actually become trout habitat. “We may see upstream migration and colonization of habitats that are currently marginal for them.” But the overall trend is the same. “In the low elevations, I would expect to see some loss of habitat for sure,” said Wenger. I would expect in parts of Eastern Canada we would see declines in brook trout as well. Brook trout are going to have a very hard time of it in the future.” And the outlook for bull trout —Alberta’s provincial fish and a species of special concern under provincial legislation — is worse than most. “Bull trout are by far the most climate-sensitive of the fish we looked at,” Wenger said. “The predictions for them are very dire. They’ll be better up in Canada, but I would expect severe difficulties for them.” Streams are already warming up as the climate slowly shifts, although that hasn’t yet produced any noticeable effects on trout numbers, he added. “Trout are flexible and they will adapt to the extent they can. But at a certain point, you get a combination of conditions getting worse for them and then an event happens that leads to a rapid change.”

I know when my fave tribs start producing I won't be yammering about on the internet.....just saying....

You got it, good eye.

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Yet another amazing report Mike. Congratulations. *makes mental note to never let Mike drive when we finally get to fish together*