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Damor

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  1. 2 hours ago, Js1 said:

    The conferences holding them accountable, as in suspensions, fines, demotions or even public reprimands and apologies

    Since this is never going to happen, I'm getting my popcorn ready for when a player like Overshown in this situation sues the incompetent official for damaging their NIL value.

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  2. Dumb question amnesty, plz.  The situation is taking the family to Maui next summer.

    1)  Now that AA does not charge change fees, I understand that I should be able to make reservations and rebook if the price drops.  If I do that, I understand that comes back as a travel credit rather than a refund, but is that credit to each passenger, or would it come back to me to use however?

    2) In one of those quirks, it's cheaper right now to fly into DFW, then to OGG rather than driving there and taking the direct flight.  If we fly in the evening before and have an overnight layover, we are good to use the Centurion lounge without the 3-hour window, correct?
     

  3. Yikes, I guess I've been out of the loop -- I had no idea that ACK was no more.

    I was wanting to get some minor repairs and accessories added to my Diablo Amigo.  Anybody have any recommendations in the Austin area or north?

    I can order stuff online, but would love for it to be competently installed.  I've already done the drag-a-leaky-hull-back-to-shore-while-lab-keeps-trying-to-jump-onboard thing before.

  4. @Chewbacca as this thread attests, I suck at fly fishing, especially as compared with our resident gurus.  That said, I feel like I have developed some relative expertise lately in breaking rods and buying more.  

    I'll pile on with the TFO recommendations.  I have a 5wt LK legacy, and it was cheap and easy to order a replacement for the section I broke.  Arrived in a couple days.  It's a faster action than I was used to, but seems very versatile and handles my shitty streamer casting pretty well.

    I also bought an Echo Carbon XL which I really like.  More of a medium action as compared with the TFO LK., and I think it was only about $150ish.  No comment on the warranty/repair process, as I haven't broken it yet.  Give me a couple more weeks.

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  5. Bump.  Thanks to all for the info.

    Going to be in Denver a couple of nights with family and going to the Rockies game on Wednesday.  Are 1Up and Urban Putt likely to be a mess during the day?  I was thinking we could hit one or both of those for the kids and wander to some breweries for the dads.

  6. 13 hours ago, ohchaucer said:


    Wait, what are you using that 5wt for? You started off talking tarpon. And then you’re waiting on a Scott repair. I need to know what you’re fishing where!

    To clarify, I don't catch bass/panfish on the 5wt in central Texas, where I broke my Scott not catching fish, hence the repair and ordering the backup TFO.  I plan to use that to not catch trout in a couple weeks in Salida and Gunnison.  I am pumped because thanks to this thread, I also put together a 3wt fiberglass setup I hope to use to not catch some brook trout in some small alpine creeks.

    I guess I could probably successfully not catch tarpon on a 5wt as well, but I have never tried, and if someday I do, I'll probably go ahead and buy some expensive heavyweight saltwater gear to not catch them with.

    I think that about sums it up for me.

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  7. Just finished reading Lords of the Fly, pretty sure it was recommended by some asshole on this thread:

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    Awesome read.  I'm still resisting getting into saltwater fly fishing because I love my wife, family, and financial solvency too much at this point.

    That said, Backcountry tempted me with 20% off on a LK Legacy 5wt, so I figured I'll use that as a slightly faster substitute until my Scott G gets repaired.  I can justify that as my windy conditions rod, of course.

    @BearSchlong... Pics.  Rules, man.

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  8. 23 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

    Mustard?  Don’t let’s be silly. 

    Needs more love.  Heavily quoted line growing up in my family.

    And I too celebrate mustard in all its myriad and beautiful forms, but Alstertor, man. That's some fuckin' senf.

  9. On 6/6/2022 at 1:00 AM, BigOrange1 said:

    that's awesome.  red rocks is a great venue and lord huron is bad fucking ass.  i bet that was a great show.

    It was amazing, and I love that band.  Absolutely lived up to expectations.

    Well... I didn't expect to bring COVID home with me, but no ragrets.

  10. ^^^

    I just broke a section on my Scott G 5wt, and we're leaving for Colorado in 4 weeks. /facepalm

    I'm thinking about a TFO for the meantime and to mix in for the rest of the family when I get it back.  Any recommendations on something similar to that in the TFO family?  Pro, Signature?

    It may come down to what I can find in stock at this point.  Everything sucks.

  11. Just got back from taking my 14yo to see Lord Huron at Red Rocks.  First time there for either of us.  Wow, it lived up to the hype.

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    I'd considered it a bucket list item, but instead of marking it off I'm now looking for the next show we want to see up there.

    Also, I can recommend the Eddy Hotel if you're traveling up there.  It was really cool, was walking distance to fun stuff in Golden, and had a concert shuttle that was well worth it.

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  12. 15 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

    Shanghai is fucked

     

    File under: Things You Never Would Have Imagined (three years ago)

    The Shanghai lockdown has resulted in factory shutdowns and a worldwide shortage of the contrast agent ("dye") used for CT scans and some other stuff.

    So for the next 6-8 weeks, don't be involved in a major trauma, have a blood clot to your lungs, or have cancer.  Kthxbai.

     

    File under:  Everything sucks.

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