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Not sure if your looking for a deal on a used rod or not, but if your looking for a new rod, go to your local shop and try out one of their Orvis Zero Gravity 8wts.
I have one and it’s super strong for any size streamer, yet super light for all day casting action.
Sweet pattern. I imagine they push a lot of water and have a great gurgling effect.
I could see them working well anywhere big hungry fish live.
I’ll add another nod for the Pentax Optio W30.
It’s rather small and compact compared to other digital cameras I’ve had, plus the waterproof feature is sweet. No need for cases or leaking zip locks, the camera will stay dry even if you take a dive in the drink.
It takes fairly nice pictures for the untrained (myself) and if you know how to use all the features and settings it could take awesome pictures. The macro feature is one of the best on digitals I’ve seen and used, and the underwater pictures and videos turn out very nice.
This picture is on our website so I had to make it fairly small to fit the page, yet it looks pretty good in my opinion. It’s a underwater shot in a fairly fast current.
Here is another picture, again minimized for our website, this time using the point and shoot auto focus.The more important question is how contented the cows are. Contented cows mean contented fishing :).
One of the local guides here, Zach, used to tell me to watch the buffalo at Garfield when going up to Beaver tailwater. I have not been able to always make a correlation, although I joke about it to my customers. The problem is it is 10-12 miles apart, so who’s to say the buffalo didn’t lie down when the fishing slows :).
One funny thing happened on Beaver once however. We started to notice when the crows started crowing the fish would start biting. This went on for 10-15 minutes. The crows would stop and the fish would stop biting. This cycle continued for about 4 hours. It was the only time I’ve ever made a connection, but even my customers commented on how uncanny it was.
Mike makes a great observation. I’ve often noticed on mornings when I drive to the river and the wildlife is very active, the fish are generally feeding well too.
Hey Folks,
I got a question that fits the topic.
Now bear in mind that I’m an amateur at best when it comes to taking pictures. I have the Optio W30, and it has a whole bunch of settings and one of them is a low light setting. Would this setting not help a low light situation out?
Yet another comparison. This one humorous.
http://photobusinessforum.blogspot.com/2007/12/nikon-vs-canon-introduction.html
Looking forward to those reports. Would like to see some Chilean drift boat shots, Ian.
That is 10,000 miles from Alaska, Ian. You are becoming quite a world angler.
Hey, we need a photo of the assembly line, Zach. Nothing like a little pre-Christmas production spirit. 🙂
Scott, if you want to set up a January or February float on the Eleven Point, I would definitely be interested in meeting you down there.
Good report Matt. That’s a float I’ve been wanting to do. Man, you guys put in a hard day of it. And nothing like the smell of wet dog all that way home.
Look like Carharts……I think I will save the $ and stick with them.
That’s my only problem with them. They are well made and the crotch gusset is nice. I have a few pairs of the utility pants, they have double knees and such. HOWEVER, Carharts are made of a heavier canvas, their double knee is stitched and riveted, they have tool loops AND they are less expensive – WAY less! MK Utilities are ~ $80 and Carharrts double knees are $39.99 at Gander Mtn. I like the fact that MK’s are made in the US but I probably wouldn’t own as many if I didn’t have a pro deal – the Carharrts are a longer wearing pant.
Thank you one and all. I enjoy being able to share them.
It almost makes me want to come out there and visit (which is the intent, right?)
Absolutely. 😉
Just a note on the rainbow trout taking the midge Ian mentioned. I think that was the same fish drawn from two different sequences I got of it to show more precisely what is going on. I don’t know how well this comes across, but the trout actually has it’s mouth open to eat the midge in the first photo. It has taken the midge in the second. The third photo where you see the wake or the rise form is actually the fish turning to go down. So the actual rise form is an aftermath of the trout having eaten the midge.
John, you are blessed to be able to spend the time to pursue such magnificant creatures. We had a lot of barred owls around our neighbood. Any hints on how to get some daytime photo opportunites? Thanks for sharing.
