What up here?

On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:13:00 -0500, Dave LaCourse
wrote:

On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:28:01 -0600, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Dave LaCourse wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Pretty much the usual news around here since the first of the year.
Louie went to Tiera del Fuego and judging from the pictures the
poor guy was constipated the whole time.

LOL. Yeah, but I got out fishing. Nothing worse than being stuck in
the house in a mid-western college town with nothing to do but make
fun of people. Of course if your face looked like a giant marshmellow
with eyes, I guess that's all you *would* have to do. d;o)

Goodness, why so touchy ? All in good fun Louie, all in good fun. I
just noticed that there is hardly a smile to be found in all those
pics of you. Toothache ? Stick up your butt ? Constipated ? I just
took a wild guess. ;-)

Bad guess.

Yeah, really, Ken. Obviously, the pictures got mixed up. Those at the link
were obviously those of some angry bull lesbian with a hole in her waders...

Not touchy, either.

No reason to be...as soon the mix-up is fixed, you can put Ken in his place...

d;o) Just some pain.

Yeah, but we like ya anyway,
R
....all kidding aside, it looks like ya had a good time...Agatha...

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:09:32 -0600, wrote:

Yeah, but we like ya anyway,
R
...all kidding aside, it looks like ya had a good time...Agatha...

It was a great trip, Richard. The waders are *still* working like
new. I had a bad fall, however, off of the porch - the step was
greater than I thought - landed on my right hip. No hole in the
waders, but a helluva bruise on my right hip. It bothered me the
entire week and is still black and blue. Not so tough old man, but
those waders are like stainless steel.

Dave

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
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The waders are *still* working like
new.

there really is NO halfway point in that equation. Either waders work, or
not, IMHO. If you are dry after wading they're working. New, old, no matter.
BTW, after 6 seasons, with a fair bit of wading, crawling, falling, and
walking, my no-name lightweights are still working (like new!!). They set me
back all of 50 bucks, and while not stylish, they do work.
Tom
p.s. cheap ******* to the end......

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:41:33 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:


"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
.. .
The waders are *still* working like
new.

there really is NO halfway point in that equation. Either waders work, or
not, IMHO. If you are dry after wading they're working. New, old, no matter.
BTW, after 6 seasons, with a fair bit of wading, crawling, falling, and
walking, my no-name lightweights are still working (like new!!). They set me
back all of 50 bucks, and while not stylish, they do work.
Tom
p.s. cheap ******* to the end......


Tom, over the years I have owned many different brands - Patagonia,
Simms, LL Bean, and many Orvis. These Simms are the only ones that I
got more than a year out of without something happening - puncture,
rip, seam split, bootie leak, suspender break, etc. I figure they
have more than paid for their initial $400 price, having more than 400
days fishing in them. The fall I took off of the porch of the wader
room in TdF would have *destroyed* many of the other waders I have
owned. The G3s have nary a scratch on them at the point of contact
with the gravel and stones. My hip, otoh..........

Dave

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
news
The fall I took off of the porch of the wader
room in TdF would have *destroyed* many of the other waders I have
owned. The G3s have nary a scratch on them at the point of contact
with the gravel and stones. My hip, otoh..........

Dave

David, I took an ugly dive down a 7 foot embankment into the Tulpehocken
about 5 years back, and my waders are still intact. That's why I've always
liked the older lightweight design. Essentially coarse parachute nylon, they
DO have to have fleece underneath to avoid 'sweating', but wear like iron.
My prior pair from Orvis lasted 7 or 8 years, and were ultimately done in by
a blunder into barbed wire fencing....These McKenzies (a brand I never heard
of before or since) were sold for a while here at Tulpehocken Creek
Outfitters. They never sold well due to the marketing buzz from the big
boys, and I grabbed a leftover 2XL pair for, as I said, $50. I figure I have
around 500 fishing days into them, so do the math on my daily cost.......g
Tom

Dave,
What have you done in the past to blast through waders like that?? I have
never had that sort of issue, although, I'll admit I have seen some shoddy
workmanship on some unnamed brands. Hell, when you were at Penn's, you
hardly beat on the waders at all, floating downstream with the legs in the
air.......Tough on the noggin, doing that, however.......
Tom

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:09:59 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:

What have you done in the past to blast through waders like that?? I have
never had that sort of issue, although, I'll admit I have seen some shoddy
workmanship on some unnamed brands. Hell, when you were at Penn's, you
hardly beat on the waders at all, floating downstream with the legs in the
air.......Tough on the noggin, doing that, however.......

First pair of waders I destroyed were a pair of Orvis neoprenes about
20 years ago. A simple head first fall at First Current on the Rapid
opened a four inch hole in the knee of the waders, and a two inch cut
in my knee. I was alone, it was getting dark, and I thought I had
broken my leg. Bad time.

I destroyed my first set of Orvis breathables the same way - a simple
fall and ripped out the knee. I tried to repair them but eventually
brought them back to Orvis and got a new pair, which I destroyed in a
fall down a river bank in Labrador. Back to Orvis for yet another
pair and they lasted about a year before the bootie started to leak.

LL Bean waders, breathable, wore like iron, but were heavy and
uncomfortable. The bootie in both legs had leaks. One of my
grandsons now has them.

Patagonias were great waders and lasted several years without leaks.
Even my worse falls wouldn't harm them. The suspenders kept on
breaking away from the top of the waders, however. After the second
or third repair of this problem, I gave them to the other grandson.
Bought another pair and had the same problem. They are now my standby

Simms G3s have been the best I have worn. The thing I like best about
them (besides their bullet-proof performance) is the easy on and easy
off. I believe the secret is in the bootie - it is more anatomically
correct than other waders I have owned. Just about every guide I see
in my many travels wears one of Simms waders and rainjackets. Simms
makes a good product, regardless the cost, and are worth it (to me)
because even *I* can't destroy them (and yes, I have had a bout with
barbed wire). When they die, they will be given a place of honor in
the fishing room. Ya think hangin' 'em on the wall would be too
tacky?

Now, about their smell........ d;o)


Dave (who likes vanilla but knows there is also chocolate and
strawberry)