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Carry on with quantum physics all you want, but I still maintain that the simple formula of CI (current inventory) + 1 is always the correct number needed. This formula has been working for me for over 50 years, and no error discovered yet!

I always hated DEET and still do. I was reluctant to use it. But I realized I hate, hate, hate skeeters even more! And black flies too! So I resigned myself to bathing in DEET as needed and soaking my clothes in it to repel pesky damn skeeters. It was after my trip to Kamchatka that I...

FBB, I disagree. If you've been observing politics and capitalism since the SCOTUS decision in Citizen United, then you have seen that wealthy capitalists are simply buying the politicians who will be docile servants and restructuring the political landscape to best serve their interests at...

Current inventory plus one is always the correct answer.

The wind is howling this morning upriver where WW is camped. We're screwed as far as fishing on the Madison goes today. Dang! Yesterday was the best salmon fly action we've had this week. I might mosey over to the Ruby and see if the wind is calm enough for me to fish.

Inconceivable!!

I had a spring break on one of my Ross Colorado reels (V 1.0) last year. I emailed Ross and got a reply email saying some replacements were in the mail to me. Since the reel is over 20 years old and gets a fair amount of use, I have no complaint. Even the heavier of the two drag springs is...

Half wells, full wells, and Fenwick are the ones that work best for me.

No plans for me. I usually try to make sure I don't have to drive anywhere on holidays and will pick alternate days to celebrate or go places. I understand celebrating centennials, but I didn't know celebrating semi-centennials was even a thing until this year. America is still so young it...

No, this is something that Jim Travers has implemented. Your attention must have been directed elsewhere to have missed it. It's BigLY nEws if You'RE foLLowing Jim Travers.

That entire stretch is regularly floated. I recommend pulling in at Oxbow campground and launch site right off of Hwy 101. Walk upstream of the launch site and check out the "S" turn rapid there. It's the trickiest spot on the entire river that I know of. If you're comfortable with that...

I have several, and they all work great. The Katadyn camp filter is nice in a group camp since the bag holds 6 liters. I also have the Katadyn Be Free in a smaller, 3 liter size. For mini filters for backpacking I have used a Sawyer mini the most, and most recently a Lifestraw, which is even...

Jim, of course "They" should. Whomever "They" is.

Wow Gary, that is big news. With the mortgage you have, and renting in Pitt, it seems like renting out your Tacoma house should work well. I hear that renting can be a nightmare, but we rent out the condo since moving into our house 16 years ago. My wife uses a trusted realtor to vet new...

Good thing I hitched up the trailer yesterday instead of doing it this morning as I was ready to leave. I always check the trailer lights after plugging them in. And they didn't work. Ground wire was broken. Simple, just strip off a bit of coating and re-attach. No go. The ground wire...

Felts & studs most of the time, just felt most of the rest of the time, and vibram with studs for YNP or local saltwater use.

I'm all WF lines, all the time. If I needed to roll cast 50' or more, then I'd be using a DT. I haven't found the WF to be a disadvantage for the distances that I roll cast.

Either you have small hands or you catch large fish. That river scene looks familiar.

Yeah, and I always thought that meant that the owner was the Alpha of the pack, but now I see that many are Beta, while the dog is Alpha. Crazy people!

Why? Doesn't she like venison or elk?