Have you ever looked into a body with the full frame. I have the a 20d and my neighbor has the 5d and it's like viewing a widescreen tv. I was suprised at the difference. I haven't been able to justify the additional cost though.

Olympus 790 is waterproof also. Small enough to fit in the vest.

The Redington RS3 combos are not all that bad for not getting into too much money. I have an rs2 combo and have been using it for about 5 years and not had any problems. The 7'6'' 4 wt is what I use on smaller streams. At the time I bought mine Redington was part of or owned by Orvis and they...

I only use acetone for cleaning the blank before applying flexcote and wrapping. It's good for removing sticky stuff, but once the flexcote hardens and is set, about all it does is make shine better. I wasn't thinking it was bamboo though. I am pretty sure most bamboo rods do not use...

Use an exacto or razor blade and make a slice just through the flexcote and thread parallel to the rod. It will then peel off.

I believe I recall the person that was the president of the Saucon chapter was Christian Berg. He can probably give you some good information. In addition you might want to bring up the question on paflyfish.com.

Be careful where you decide to live in that area. I had a place built in Stockerton about 6 years ago before lay offs occurred. Needless to say, I lost the down payment on the home, and didn't get to purchase it. The taxes in the area have sky rocketed and there are also quite a few problems...

I have been an aquaitance of both John N. and Wyatt Dietrich from Dream Catcher rods. I knew John N. from the Earnest Schwiebert T.U. chapter in New Jersey. From a pure business perspective, I would recommend Wyatt. I have fished John's rods of a friend of mine and found nothing wrong with...

The problem that I have with this after serving in the military is that those professors can sit there on asses and write their doctrines and become subject matter experts and they never left the university that they have been sitting at for thirty years. I guess they forget the people who are...

Hey Mudpuddle. I live in Shippensburg if you want to hook up and do some fishing. I did live in NJ, but has since moved to PA. I have been here for about two years now. Email me at j.mackanick@comcast.net.

I am also getting the a canon 20d with the 17-85 IS lens. I will still be taking it with me on the stream though. Too many oppurtunities missed leaving the camera in the car. I will probably be looking at the Simms bag though.

Thanks for the info. I am actually stepping up to an slr after being dissatisfied with blurring pictures on any shots that included movement. I do not think the shutter speeds are fast enough on the regular cameras. I am moving up from a nikon coolpix 4500.

I know some you out there are carrying slr type cameras with you on the stream. How are you carrying them and what kind of case are using?

You know, I am getting tired of hearing about the so-called "River runs through it" rush that everyone thinks exists. Take a look at the fishing license sales in just about any state and you will see they are declining. I moved from New Jersey to Pennsyvlania and everyone hear is complaining...

I purchased the Benchside reference in adobe pdf format for about $60. It comes on a cd.

I was trying to program my tivo to catch some shows also, but didn't find any. There used to be on called TU TV I believe.

As Pete mentioned about the size of the image. You can slice that image in photoshop to help the dial up users.

Take the trout out of the right side of the photo. I thnk the fisherman on the boat by himself would look fine.

I still am using a richardson chest box, but I so a really cool idea for the c&f boxes. This was taken from the flyfishers paradise web forum. RBF's C&F Chestbox Specifications - Two C&F Design Waterproof boxes with Flip Parts Dividers. Glue the blasted boxes together with JB Weld. Or you...

Streams are low. We have not had rain for about a week. A lot of people fish the fly section near the Allenberry Playhouse or the stretch of the stream that comes out of boiling springs lake. I believe the white fly hatch should be starting on the breeches in the next week or so. Prepare for...