Many thanks for all your great suggestions.
Vancouver is a fisherman's paradise, and has several stores to make paradise even more fun. My fishing partner, HC, and I had a wonderful experience in Vancouver thanks to your suggestions and especially to Tyler and Sandy. Those fine folks spent half a day making sure we visited three of the many great fishing toy stores in town. Plus we shared a fine fish lunch in Steveston.
Tyler and Sandy, you know who to call if you hit Northern California.
This board is a special place. As a relatively new, now one year, member, I was surprised by the generous offers of hospitality frequently expressed. I wondered if the fae fellow in Oegon was for real.
Boy, is he ever, and the real redhead who runs him around is just as gracious. I learned more than spey casting at Fred's FFF Charity Clinic.
So many thanks Tyler and Sandy, Fred and the real redhead. Also thanks to Dana and Juro for creating and maintaing this cyberspace place.
Scott, your store is first rate, and a pleasant place to spend greenbacks, and bluebacks and redbacks. Sorry to miss you on the river. I am happy to learn Kush got into one quickly. I hope to some day see him hurl great long lines to distant lies.
Jr Spey: As you now know, HC is my fishing partner, and his brand new Hardy Cascapedia replica crashed and burned on the first run by the first fish hooked. The reel alternately locks up, then free spools. Beau warned us before fishing of widespread reports of failures. And Beau was right. Again.
God bless you fine folks,
Bob