Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Main Discussion Area => Topic started by: Iain Goolager on 12/02/2012 at 00:32
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Almost as eagerly anticipated as the start of the new season was the road test of my new bamboo rod.
Weather was a little cold windy and drizzly but the need to feel a fish on the stick was too strong to resist.
I doubt very much that 3wt bamboo rods were considered during the design stages of the SLX but the WF4F suited the rod admirably (or at least where my casting is concerned).
Iain
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Nice one Iain :z16
Welcome to the World of the Boo!!!! :wink
Alex
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Iain
And here's me thinking you were a man well endowed with common sense but now you've gone and got an expensive toothpick :wink
Ah well, I suppose you have to be a bit daft to be a fly fisherman anyway.
Irvine
ps. The music is OK on this video :z16
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Video missing?
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Nicely Christened :z16
As you say roll on April :z18
Sandy
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Iain - Great wee video :z16
I can't see the orange head on the water, you must have been putting out a fair line ..... excellent :cool:
Sandy - Must be great to see the first outing of the Boo :cool:
Best wishes
Mike
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Video missing?
Probably just the forum gremlins this morning Noel :oops
Cheers
Mike
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Looking Good Iain :z16 Bamboo ? is that the same as Split Cane :wink
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Jim
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That's what the philistines from america call it Jim :z4 :z4
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That's what the philistines from america call it Jim :z4 :z4
Aye I knew Philistine was the 51st State (only joking guys) but never knew there were any in Kintore :z4
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Jim
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That's a coincidence Peter, I used to go out with a Phyllis Stein :X2
Jim, I just thought that now we (that's us Scots not you Eastern Europeans) have Pandas it'd be a nice way to turn a conversation onto fishing if at a party for example. :z18
I've changed my Signature to please. C-Below
Iain
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I've changed my Signature to please. C-Below
Iain
:z4 :z4 :z4
For some reason, I've always preferred the word "bamboo" to "split cane" ...... perhaps this goes back to my schooldays! :wink
Best wishes
Mike
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Still can't see video? This is happening a lot since started using iPad. Anyone else, Iain you're on iPad as well?
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Does this help Noel?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjp6wqygJrY
If not, try using w.youtube.com/watch?v=kjp6wqygJrY ..... but with the 3 www at the front?
If not, try going to YouTube and searching for kjp6wqygJrY :z3
Cheers
Mike
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So there you have it. Another fisherman turned to the 'Boo side...
Looks lovely Iain and it sticks out a great line.
The video looks good too.Was any of that last batch of music any better for you than the first lot?
As for the whole "split cane " "bamboo" thing, I don't recall pandas ever eating cane. Technically it should actually be "tapered Tonkin grass"... :z7
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So there you have it. Another fisherman turned to the 'Boo side...
Looks lovely Iain and it sticks out a great line.
The video looks good too.Was any of that last batch of music any better for you than the first lot?
As for the whole "split cane " "bamboo" thing, I don't recall pandas ever eating cane. Technically it should actually be "tapered Tonkin grass"... :z7
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Currently residing in the Luddite district of Warsaw so its Split Cane for me :z13
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Jim
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We must have another Bamboo Day at Haddo this year, they've always been good fun :cool:
Cheers
Mike
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I'm in! :z16
From float tubes Ben?? :z7
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We must have another Bamboo Day at Haddo this year, they've always been good fun :cool:
Cheers
Mike
Can I come with my Split Cane rod :z4
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Jim
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Ahhhhh the age old 'look at the watch' strike attractor technique.......never fails eh :z14 :z14 :X1
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Noel I'm having the same problem on my iPod :mad :mad
Liam
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:z4 :z4 :z4
For some reason, I've always preferred the word "bamboo" to "split cane" ...... perhaps this goes back to my schooldays! :wink
Thats cos if you half close your eyes it looks like "Barrio" :z4 :z4 :z4
Sandy
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You don't have to do that if you are Chinese Sandy........... Relax I'm not xenophobic, or should that be zenophobic.
Calling all would be apple technotwats - I also can't view the vid on the I-pad, which I wish I'd never bought.
I've looked at the settings to see if there was anything that I could change from a compatibility standpoint but to no avail. I uploaded as all previous stuff and there hasn't been an issue before. Anyone any ideas?
Iain
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Euan,
Ok so I'm fishing a Hong Kong Scaffolding pole.
Music was much better :z16
Iain
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I'm in! :z16
From float tubes Ben?? :z7
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Wooden shit rods & rubber rings, hmm, let me think about that Euan :z4
Could be fun if I brought along an air gun and some matches I suppose, count me in.
Ben
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Nice video Iain, what other line did you fish on yr wooden rod, the one on the Loop reel?
Cheers
Ben
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I thought I'd try a WF3F Mallard? Which took a little bit of getting use to but is will be nice for soft and gentle river stuff.
Iain
Matches & air gun? Sir, you are a real ned! :z7
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Thats cos if you half close your eyes it looks like "Barrio" :z4 :z4 :z4
Sandy
Always half closed my eyes when I was getting the cane :z7
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Euan,
Ok so I'm fishing a Hong Kong Scaffolding pole.
Music was much better :z16
Iain
Hong Kong scaffold! Love it! :z4 :z4 :z4 :z4
Good news about the music. I'll see if I can dig up some more but there's enough there to keep you going for a while.
So now you have a "stick" you will also receive "stick".
Be prepared to get a lot of grief but shrug it off safe in the knowledge that some scaffold poles are better than some new lightning conductors.
Ben,
Should I put armoured plating on the Red Oktober? :z7
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Nice Iain and welcome to Boo-benders. :z16
I´m looking forward to all videos from your fishing at the Don.
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//Harri
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Thanks for that Mike but no joy. Dug out the laptop to watch it :z16
Pretty good Iain. That thing fair bends eh :shock liked the music at beginning but as it felt like I was buzzer fishing fell asleep after a few mins.
Been reading up on the YouTube iPad compatibility stuffs. Fell asleep again. Time for bed now if I can make it up the stai
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Noel I think it's cause of the format of the video? :z8 it's not playable on portable devices or it may just be apple products?
You have a PM on the big forum :z16
Liam
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I own a Millwards 5weight trout rover 8ft 3ins, been thinking about it all winter, looks like it will be out on the water soon, inspired watching the video.
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Queens greatest hits for the Ipud
Flash! No way!
Never for the Apple crowd.
Flash! No way!
Apple says it's not allowed!
Can't watch your video
Can't play your gameo
Every Touch, every Pad, every Book, every Mac, not a chance there,
FLASH!
:z7 :z7 :z7 :z7 :z7 :z7
This announcement was brought to you by Windows 7 64bit (Flash compatible)
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(I am now in my bunker and waiting for the first shells coming in!)
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Bit off topic but, WTF is an I Pad supposed to do? I really do not see any point in their existence!
Ben
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iPad Ben iPad :z7 :z7 they are great!! :z14 I don't own one but when I have played about with my mates one I always found it brilliant. Go try one out?
Liam
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iPad Ben iPad :z7 :z7 they are great!! :z14 I don't own one but when I have played about with my mates one I always found it brilliant. Go try one out?
Liam
So good that they don't do You Tube! Seriously Liam, what are they supposed to be for? From what I can gather they are a badly functioning smart phone that neither makes or takes calls. Excuse my ignorance but I just don't see what they are all about, must be some sort of young person shit that old people aren't supposed to get, sort of the inverse of the whole bamboo / wooden / cane rod thing!
Ben
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Let me help you out here Ben.
Imagine a laptop made by Fischer Price with BIG buttons that doesn't do what adult laptops do and you're half way there.
You can't connect it to anything else without an expensive adaptor that only Macs use, can't USB it and it has no card slot. It runs "apps" which are cut down childrens programs that started life on "smart" phones instead of real programs like Photoshop and Sony Vegas.
And when they break you can't do anything with them but take them back to the Apple Store and have some nerd tell you that you need to spend more money on another one. If you try to open it yourself the nerd will turn purple and splutter about warranties and insulting the late great Jobs.
:z7 :z7 :z7 :z4 :z4 :z4
The do do PDF wiring schematics really well though and the zoom in function is ace but £400 for a PDF reader is a bit much.
I do want one for a PDF reader and the last rumour at work was that we are all getting one, but it won't be coming home!
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Aye no argument from me on the limitations of the iPad. I didn't buy mine and wouldn't. Could get a damn good rod for that money! However it is a good toy and other than the compatibility with certain video formats and fact I can't load pics directly from my camera without buying another gizmo it does everything else I need from an Internet device.
Have had it since Xmas and including yesterday have only used the old dodgy laptop two or 3 times.
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Let me help you out here Ben.
Imagine a laptop made by Fischer Price with BIG buttons that doesn't do what adult laptops do and you're half way there.
You can't connect it to anything else without an expensive adaptor that only Macs use, can't USB it and it has no card slot. It runs "apps" which are cut down childrens programs that started life on "smart" phones instead of real programs like Photoshop and Sony Vegas.
And when they break you can't do anything with them but take them back to the Apple Store and have some nerd tell you that you need to spend more money on another one. If you try to open it yourself the nerd will turn purple and splutter about warranties and insulting the late great Jobs.
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The do do PDF wiring schematics really well though and the zoom in function is ace but £400 for a PDF reader is a bit much.
I do want one for a PDF reader and the last rumour at work was that we are all getting one, but it won't be coming home!
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As suspected, thanks for the confirmation Euan :z4
Noel,
Last time I saw you had you not just got a new dinky laptop?
Cheers
Ben
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Ahhh, to all you non believers, I give you the facts rather than hearsay from Windows based wannabes :)
http://www.google.com/mobile/youtube/ I used to watch YouTube on my way to work on my iphone..was the only thing that made life bareable!
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/skyfire-web-browser/id384941497?mt=8 Yep, for a whole £1.99 you can have flash on your iphone/ipad.
We develop all our training courses to run on PC/Mac/ipad/iphone/tablets etc using Flash to create them. We have more hassle with the million and one different configurations for PC's than we do for the much simpler configs for Apple products.
ps. I do not own an iPhone/iPad, I am only biased because I have to develop for them :)
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comes up "this video is private"??? At work though so might try it from home.
Cheers
matt
Just watched it at home, works fine. Nice rod and line that. One thing what colour is that fleece? And also is the music from a gay wine bar you frequent? :z7
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Windows wanabee here too I am afraid. :z14
Absolutely loathe Apple products with a passion- over priced and over rated IMO. Merely 'fashion accessories' whether the iPhone or iPod or iPad. I was mugged in to buying an iPod Classic when my trusty Creative Zen finally died. Sound quality on the iPod is absolute dung even on highest setting, virtually unusable. Had to cross platform audio recordings all the time between PC and Mac whilst at Uni and drove me mad. Yeah, Macs are simpler to use but then I am not a child (most of the time !). The price differential for me makes it a no brainer. Than again, I am so old I remember having to work in MS DOS commands on Acorns so when Window came along it was a bit mind blowing. That may explain my bias !
I remember when that lexicon of Tech geekery that is The Gadget show did a head to head with the highest spec Mac and highest spec PC of the time (2/3 years ago ?) and the PC absolutely totally ate the Mac hands down in gaming and image processing speed. Yet all we ever hear is how Macs are better for audio and graphics - it is just that they upgrade the software (Cubase, Logic, Photshop etc) quicker for the Mac platform.
Rant over ! :z2
Lindsay
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Just watched it at home, works fine. Nice rod and line that. One thing what colour is that fleece? And also is the music from a gay wine bar you frequent?
Oh hello Wendy,
a) the fleece is green :z8 it's an old Snowbee ressurected for the cold spell. What, not named enough for ya?
b) the music was from a CD given to me years ago by your current boyfriend before he left me for my Dad :X2
Anything else? :z7
Iain