Karlin Bilcher
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The shop I worked at had a MCI that worked on Saturdays. We would attempt to schedual him as many lessons as we could during the week so that he was out of shop and in the park working with students.
Our store policy was that if you bought a complete outfit from us you got free casting lessons – forever. Few people capitalized like they could have. Otherwise, anyone could sign up for a lesson and the shop charged a nominal fee. The MCI simply got paid his normal hourly rate from the shop and sometimes he got a tip. This was the way it worked for us.
Are you paying the guy a flat fee for the lesson? You should problaby tip him something and you should problably find out from Zach what kind of technique he learned from Tiger Woods, that sounds interesting… 😕
Kb
Yea, what Dave said…how are you distiquishing between a “guide boat” and a “non-guide” boat?
I don’t get it, please help.If I was going to look at a plastic boat I would consider this one –
http://www.hogislandboatworks.com/hog-island-ltd16.html
I enjoyed being on the sticks in an H.I. for a few days a while back.
Kb
I am wrapping up a few loose ends and then driving down for the Charleston, SC F3T show tonight. Looking forward to it.
Mike…that is too bad about Metalhead. Do you think that maybe we’re “porned” out with all the big fish footage everywhere? Or were you disappointed in the film for other reasons?
Mike – one more question, do you have a pulse?
Simon,
An outfit that I used to work for – International Angler – hosts trips every year to Alaska and they have been doing so for twenty years.Anyone watching the Curling at the Olympics?
NO
Check out the footwear –
If I did find myself lonely enough to watch Olympic Curling perhaps the footwear might be the most interesting aspect.
Case closed your honor –
The only case closed might be the case of MGD you’ll need to keep you interested in Olympic Curling
Long live felt –
You’ve missed the boat on this one, in five years felt will be banned OR lodges and outfitters will require renting their own in house boots
(please note that I really need to get a life) –
No argument there…
Kb
Cory and Keith seemed to make the most sense to me.
My two cents:
I have family that commercial fish in Nova Scotia Canada. Right after the movie version of “The Perfect Storm” came out I was visiting with them. I anticipated a critical response to a Hollywood version of their lives. I got just the opposite. They felt legitimized, mainstreamed, even cool.Fly fishing geeks (like many of us) have been around for long time and in someways are just recently being thought of as cool for it. Thanks to the hipsters putting it on film with sweet sound tracks.
My motivation is saving time and money – the Waddingtons at my local shop are 10 bucks for around 10 shanks.
I wonder how the cotter pins would work?
Kb
Back to Tim Bits and his point about “best”…
If real estate is all about location, location, location, “best” rods are all about application, application, application.
The question of “best” 8 weight can be answered only after the question of
Great idea. Might be a tough sell to the wife!
Have you checked out any of the backpackers hostle in town? Never stayed there but seems OK.
http://alaskabackpackers.com/?page_id=8
Kb
Nice work TimScott. Chris makes a much better subject than my fat ass. Sorry I couldn’t be there. The pictures never quite do the big fish justice.
Perhaps this would make an interesting thread for all the photo geeks out there…
Without all of the fancy gear, all of the computer editing work, holding the fish with your arms streatched out –What are some tips for “point and shoot” digital camera guys to capture our prizes on film?
Kb
R.S.,
Mike E has you covered, he knows his stuff. Call International Angler in Pittsburgh PA, talk to Mark, mention my name. If you are looking for additional info. pm me and we can talk it through. Don’t believe the hype…in OH you can find plenty of room to fish alone. I fished Erie Tribs like a mad man until I – 1. Got married 2. Had a kid and 3. Moved to Alaska. I still love Great Lakes steelhead and dream about them often. It’s 18 degrees here and I will not have a fly rod in my hand untill May! I miss fly fishing in November!Perhaps I am off topic here but I am confused by some of the language folks are using – Seems to me the terms “natural” and “native” when refering to the Brookies of the lower savage are being used interchangably? Of course there is nothing “natural” about a huge rez and a dam – but the Brookies of the Savage River are very native and very natural.
Timbits –
I sited my first source – Nick Karas, the DNA study was done by Matthew Hall and Roy Danzmann of the University of Maryland. Good course, your should check it out… 😉
