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Fish Assassin

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Coping with the cold
« on: November 28, 2006, 09:57:27 PM »
So how is everyone coping with the cold ? My back alley is a sheet of frozen ice, impossible to back my car out. Spent the day tying 50 leaders for next year's salmon season as well as tying up my steelhead rigs. All set, just waiting for the steelies to start showing.
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Re: Coping with the cold
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2006, 10:07:27 PM »
Freezing my butt off for the most part. I have a COLD warehouse here in Blaine..I've spent the last couple days as usual outside putting away boxes etc. that we get each day...Also since last week was the "real" Thanksgiving, It backed up so was even busier....I've been wearing long johns, polar fleece and a thick and warm hunting coat and boots...

On a bright side, The new (think it is at least) Simms  Elmer Fudd hat really is the cat's a$$...it has flaps the come down over your ears and is water proof...very comfortable and warm too, kept these big old ears pretty toasty....

We live in the Hooterville so to speck down here and don't get gravel or salt and are lucky if a city plow comes by once...So our roads are all a couple inches thick with ice...I had two customers come down to pick up vehicles that we store for them while they are doing the 72 hour paper work period...one was a Porsche Carrera...they SUCK in the snow...it took a half an hour to get the thing 20 feet.. going sideways....Finally the guy made the smart decision and left it here till the snow melts more...the other was a ford with nearly slick tires...I guess all explorers are not 4 wheel drive either...this one couldn't even back up on snow and gravel 10 feet...It ended up staying too...Just a crazy couple days down here....Almost to tired to even tie any flys at night...BUT I make myself do a few..  ;)
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Re: Coping with the cold
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2006, 10:08:49 PM »
UBC was closed yesterday. So i went back to bed. Got up at 11, realized the power was out, went back to bed again until 3pm. Power was still out so me and my GF went to my aunts place on the other side of town. Ate dinner, did homework, was all good.
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Re: Coping with the cold
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2006, 10:08:52 PM »
I made 45$ shuveling drive ways ;D ;D Money towards my 3113 :)
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Re: Coping with the cold
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2006, 10:13:11 PM »
Quote from: Fish Assassin on November 28, 2006, 09:57:27 PM
So how is everyone coping with the cold ? My back alley is a sheet of frozen ice, impossible to back my car out. Spent the day tying 50 leaders for next year's salmon season as well as tying up my steelhead rigs. All set, just waiting for the steelies to start showing.
Just fine!! ;D  TO me it feels like home, which is nice sometimes.  Having lived in Winnipeg and Calgary for 25 years, this three day stretch isn't affecting me at all!!  I would be out there fishing in it, but I have bills that need be paid.  The 4 wheel drive has worked good, and haven't missed a minute of work or the gym!! ;D

Freezing my butt off for the most part. I have a COLD warehouse here in Blaine..I've spent the last couple days as usual outside putting away boxes etc. that we get each day...Also since last week was the "real" Thanksgiving, It backed up so was even busier....I've been wearing long johns, polar fleece and a thick and warm hunting coat and boots...

You are gonna have to suck it up muffin if you want to be a real steelheader!! ;D ;D
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Re: Coping with the cold
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2006, 12:15:54 PM »
With the sheet of ice on the road doesn't that reminds you of Winterpeg?
Haven't seen so much snow for a while.  Good for a change.
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Re: Coping with the cold
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2006, 01:09:41 PM »
50 leaders?? So you've used up 2 spools of 240ft Maxima Ultragreen? ;D ;D ;D

Richmond is flat so it hasn't really made a difference, drivers here are equally dangerous whether it snows or not.
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Re: Coping with the cold
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2006, 01:45:23 PM »
Quote from: Rodney on November 29, 2006, 01:09:41 PM
50 leaders?? So you've used up 2 spools of 240ft Maxima Ultragreen? ;D ;D ;D


I have a spool of 3300 yards of 10 lb. Ultragreen. Want some ?
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Re: Coping with the cold
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2006, 01:52:04 PM »
Good grief! So much! :o

I don't use 10lb test actually, it has always either been 8lb test or 12lb test. 8lb test spooled on the spinning reel for pinks and coho, 12lb test on the baitcaster for coho, chum, steelhead and the odd chinook. ;)
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Re: Coping with the cold
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2006, 03:48:16 PM »
We live in the Hooterville

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Re: Coping with the cold
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2006, 05:32:20 PM »
You are gonna have to suck it up muffin if you want to be a real steelheader!! 

When it's work...it's cold...When it's fishing...What cold??? I'll do my best though.. :'(
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