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New Canadian record rainbow?
I am not guaranteeing this is real and it certainly is not yet official. The website this comes from is owned by an Ministry of Natural Resources biologist in Ontario. He is also a fly fishing guide.
Speculation has it that this fish may be hatchery brood stock from a net cage fish farm in Lake Huron. Look how fat it is on this link.
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Will this topple the current record? (a wild BC fish)
That will never displace a wild BC fish in my mind, with all due respect.
sorry about link.
I did not realize the site was commercial. Thank you for posting the picture, Juro. I agree, that is not a natural fish. The general consensus is that because the records don't specifically deny farm escapees, that as soon as they escape they are fair game. So its hard for the record keepers to say no to the lady who caught it as long as she followed all the rules, etc.
Looks like that fish swallowed a basketball! :eek: :whoa: :Eyecrazy: :eek: :whoa: :Eyecrazy:
While I do agree that she caught the fish fair and square and therefore deserves to be placed in the record books, I also agree with Juro, I would much rather catch a wild west coast steelhead or even a wild great lakes fish. The way that fish looks I would hazard to guess that the fight was unremarkable.
That is an insane fish. 40#'s!!!
I know the guy that holds the current IGFA rainbow on fly (something like 23#), and that fish is beautiful (it was released). Caught in BC.
It looks like the angry village mob finally took care of Frankenfish.
Wow -
What a pig -
However lets face it all record fish are freaks of nature and are not ever typcially of the species in question. While it is hard to tell from the limited picture it looks to me that the fish has been free swimming for quite some time and has grown considerably in the wild -- the fins (can't see the dorsal - darn) have all grown out and are not eroded as one would expect from a recent escapee/release from a net pen.
The body condition of that rainbow is not all that dis-similar from some of the huge browns whose picutres I have seen from the Great Lakes -- remember we are talking about a fish that appears to be of rainbow heritage rather than steelhead. It would not surprise me that it is found that the fish is of hatchery origin (aren't all Great Lakes Mykiss) that has spend most or all of its life in the wild.
Does that make it record fish? -- I would say yes.
Is it what I picture in my minds eye of "trophy" rainbow? No, for me it would be a stream fish born and reared fish of exceptional size for the given water - whether that is a 14 incher from a creek to a 8#er a large river.
Still an impressive fish!
Tight lines
Is it just me?
Or is that one scary fish?!?!
I keep conjuring up images of this fish sucking on a feeding tube full of high protein, fats and carbos eating something like gallon after gallon of shrimp flavored Ben and Jerry's. Or of it tied to a string and floating like a helium balloon in some sick Gary Larson cartoon. I can only guess what the fight was like.....landing a 40 pound wool sweater wrapped around a 2 pound fish.
Big fat Carp? ....sure....
fat Grouper? ....ya....
a big bellied catfish......uh-huh........
but this thing.....YEOWZA!
Don't know what I'd do with that.....except maybe apply for a record citation......maybe. :hihi: :Eyecrazy: :eek:
Just for the record,
the current world record fish id an Alaskan fish - 42 lbs, 1970
the current Canadian record fish is a BC fish - 35.12 lbs, 1976
the current Ontario record fish - 29.12 lbs
I edited the title of the original post to be correct.
These are some interesting quotes from the Manitoulin Expositor:
Anglers Bruce and Joanne Vendramin, of Sudbury, knew they'd hooked onto something special last Wednesday afternoon while downrigging with six-pound test line and a 300 AC Shiner lure near Fisher Harbour.
"We played it for about 10 minutes, and finally it got tired and floated to the surface."
"We picked it up in the net, and it broke right through the bottom," said Ms. Vendramin. Fortunately, at that point the couple had the net positioned over the boat, so the behemoth "just slipped through to the front of the boat," she said.
It was caught on a six foot spinning rod and six pound test line. Some people report that the escapees hang out around the cage for the free food that drifts away.
While it is true that alot of hatchery fish have been stocked in the Great Lakes, early plantings included both hatchery and wild fish:
Cambell's Creek and McCloud strains from California 1876
Klamath River in Oregon
Brown trout from Loch Leven and Germany - also in 1800's
plus alot of other stuff in between now and then
Some rivers that haven't been tampered with too much are rumored to still contain certain strains from that time period. I think the correct term for these would be "naturalized" fish. If you took a wild strain from California or Scotland and put it in a different environment it would continue to evolve in order to best suit that environment. Genetic selection is allowing them to adapt to different spawning opportunities. And don't all lake bound rainbows migrate up rivers to spawn? Any that I've seen that don't have this opportunity get "egg-bound" like in the Cariboo lakes of BC. This is where 2 or even 3 sets of eggs are in the belly cavity, the fresh ones still inside the ovaries and the rotten ones floating around. Interesting research on migratory brook trout in Lake Superior has shown that some go to the lake and some stay in the stream. So two sibling brookies could have a vast size potential and lifestyle difference. But I'll certainly agree that that fat thing is not a trophy fish. In another picture of the fish, it's dorsal is deformed, but healing. I'll try to post it.
Another great quote comes to mind -
This time we didnt forget the gravy!
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O'Bannon gave the Baldwyn boys a good scare Monday night. The Bearcats crashed the party of girls teams opening North State and nearly had their own party crashed.
Baldwyn trailed by five at the half but beat O'Bannon 79-63. The Bearcats will host Class 2A North State beginning Thursday.
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Description ADULT Has streaked brown back and reddish brown wings, with two indistinct pale wing bars, and reddish brown tail. Head is marked with brown crown and pale central stripe, and broad, gray supercilium, defined below by dark line through eye. Cheeks are grayish and has buff malar stripe and dark line bordering faintly streaked whitish throat. Breast and flanks are washed buff and heavily streaked; underparts are otherwise whitish. JUVENILE Similar, but more buff overall and with more distinct wing bars.
Dimensions Length: 5-6" (13-15 cm)
Habitat Common summer visitor (mainly Apr-Sep) to weedy, brushy fields and other open habitats, often close to water; winters from southern U.S. to Central America.
Observation Tips Easy to see.
Range California, Eastern Canada, Florida, Southeast, Texas, Western Canada, Plains, Great Lakes, Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Southwest, New England, Alaska, Mid-Atlantic
Voice Song starts with a breezy zee-err, followed by a delightful series of jingling trills, each on a different pitch; call is a soft tchup.
Discussion Plump-bodied sparrow with understated, but subtly attractive plumage. Smaller and shorter-tailed overall than Song Sparrow. Peaked crown is often raised when agitated. Sexes are similar.


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Shares of Dell (DELL) are up 18 cents, or 1.5%, at $12.47 as the Street ponders the possibility the company could go private, following reports by Bloomberg yesterday and by Reuters this morning saying the company has been chatting with private equity shops, including Texas Pacific Group and Silver Lake.
CNBC's David Faber this afternoon said sources are discussing a price range for a deal of $13.50 to $14 per share. Faber says the debt component might be as high as $15 billion, and that a deal could arrive in two weeks.
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We note that our leveraged finance desk sees $10B as the upper bound due to the market's ability to absorb that size rather than Dell's leverage."
He thinks the hard part is the equity component:
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Wolves may face FA fine as four pitch invasions overshadow 6-4 victory over Rotherham
Wolves face the prospect of a fine from the FA after four pitch invasions marred an amazing 10-goal thriller against Rotherham.
Home fans flooded onto the pitch three times in the closing minutes after Sam Ricketts made it 5-4 and then at the final whistle.
The first invasion came as captain Ricketts gave Wolves the lead:
Hundreds of fans from the South Bank storm onto the pitch to celebrate. But they're getting off pretty quickly.— Tim Nash (@TimNash_1) April 18, 2014
It was followed by a second invasion when Michael Jacobs hit a shot into the side netting:
Jacobs shot hits the sidenetting and there's another mini pitch invasion. The rest of the South Bank let them know what they think of them.— Tim Nash (@TimNash_1) April 18, 2014
Two more pitch invasions followed when Kevin McDonald scored Wolves' sixth goal and again at full-time.
Wolves will now face an anxious wait to see if they are punished by the football authorities.
The club has condemned the actions of fans who invaded the pitch.
Wolves said, in a statement on the club's website: "Wolves, in the strongest possible terms, have today condemned the pitch incursions from some Wolves fans, which marred the club's 6-4 victory over Rotherham United.
"Equally, Wolves would like to thank the vast majority of supporters who stayed off the pitch, and for voicing their disapproval at the minority who chose to enter onto the field of play towards the end of the game, and after the final whistle.
"The minority of supporters have marred a classic game, played in a competitive spirit, and prevented the Wolves players from celebrating with the majority of home supporters in the stadium.
"The reality is that the referee was, understandably, close to abandoning the fixture, which would have nullified a tremendous victory.
"The club now awaits an inevitable follow-up from the Football Association.
"Wolves would like to thank Rotherham United, and their supporters, for their understanding. We wish them the best for the rest of their campaign."
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What a game - talk about a roller coaster! Rotherham certainly played their part in this 10 goal thriller in front of a 30,110 crowd.
Man of the match a toss up between Dicko and McDonald.
The least said about the morons who kept invading the pitch, the better. They probably wouldn't be capable of reading this post anyway.
30,110 what a crowd that is brilliant for league 1, good luck next season, the BCD is back on course.
Dear, oh dear. Small minority will spoil it for the mass majority. Does it not sink in what the consequences will be for the club?
Ok we are all elated, over the moon, gambolling down waterloo road whistling Dixie out of our 'A' holes, but come on people once is permissible and potentially tolerated but four times?!!!
Club will get slated for this and it will be a dark cloud on an outstanding season and performance. Lets go out in style not overshadowed by mindless behaviour.
Lets hope it is not repeated on the last match.
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First and foremost well done the squad .
after 2 seasons of disappointment I can half understand the south bank excitement but please save it to the last game at full time.
west midland police match commander please explain your officers lined up in front of the steve bull ! Surely they would have been better postioned in front of the south bank and at least earning there overtime pay .
up the wolves .
in the george wallace and the atmosphere is brilliant.
It's promotion from the old division 3 for crying out loud!
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What did you expect us to do this season you burk, win the premier league when we're not even in it? You can only beat what you're up against and we've done it is style! Well done Mr Jackett for turning around a failing club from top to bottom in such impressive fashion in a short space of time. A brilliant achievement. Now let's wrap up the title and on with next season.
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you can only beat whats infront of you, i for one have really enjoyed the style of play that has evolved under KJ and they have been a pleasure to watch this season, no hoofball .
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Barriers and more stewards required for the Carlisle game plus the club making it clear that fans identified will be banned from Molineux.
The vast majority have had our day spoiled by the mindless minority.
Sir Lupi
Total over reaction.
I dont see what the problem is, the fans clearly meant no harm, the players did not seem bothered and to see hundreds of gleaming smiles around Molineux was, well lets say a refreshing change.
The images are positive and will be fondly remembered when looking back.
Too many pompous fans who get on their self righteous horse, pretending to be self appointed police.
Maybe if it wasn't so difficult to try and enjoy yourself, you might consider streaking with me at Carlisle! (joke!)
Farmer Ted
"Fondly remembered"?
Not by the reaction of the "self righteous" fans at the match nor by the posters on these sites and social media, nor I suspect from the Club when the fine comes through the post.
Good choice of nom-de-plume, fits perfectly.
So it's OK to run onto the pitch during the time allotted to the game? If you were not on the winning side, you might take a different view. It only takes one nutter with a knife amongst "the fans who clearly meant no harm" to make your comment fatuous, Sir Lupi. They shouldn't be on the pitch during the match - end of.
Sir Lupi
But there was no nutter with a knife, nobody got hurt, somebody could have a knife in the stands, your point is just in your imagination.
I agree the pitch is for football not for fans, but after three horrible seasons I can understand the excitement.
Calling for lifetime bans, calling them scum and cretins is all a bit over the top for me.
It was just a bit of fun.
wakefield wolf
To this and your final post, perhaps not scum, but cretin sounds about right.
Normal people stop to consider possible consequences, its how, many survive to experience the thrill of another great game. We the majority do just that. Ask yourself when you hear about a death, you must have heard someone at some point say "well what else did they expect ?".
Ask one of the Rotherham fans if they thought it a bit of fun. they'd probably ask if you were just e a little bit Lupi
What was obviously a minority of fans should hang their heads in shame for spoiling the conclusion of what was an amazing match. One wonders about their mentality. Pity they can't be made to contribute towards the inevitable fine the club will receive.
Statos Boring Brother
After the turnaround following the two seasons we endured, I could understand some fans going on the pitch at the end but four pitch invasions (one for hitting the side netting) is absolutely stupid.
No doubt the club has footage and will be able to identify some of the offenders and I hope they come down hard on them as I'm sure that the FA is going to hit us even harder.
I thought that things had been going too well. The manager has been superb, the 2 M's have been supportive (and more importantly) quiet, the players have behaved themselves and worked together as a team (with the exception of Hennessy) and now some fans have let the club down. I just hope its only a cash fine and there are no points docked, stands closed or proper fans banned from away matches.
Hit him on the tail
Never cease to amaze me...cretins
Harsh...but certainly stupid.
Plenty of clear hi-def photos there, and I suspect dozens more will be available from various sources. Time for the club to act - identify them, fine them and band them. Morons.
To ban them might be more effective!
Stearmans overhead kick
Make em watch the Baggies
I'd hit em with both - doomers!
Entering the pitch during a game is disorderly behaviour. Sensible fans watching, players, coaching staff and the officials were caused alarm and distress. This is a criminal act. The police need to act and bring these morons to justice and when they do the city's magistrates should impose lengthy football banning orders on them. These idiots don't belong anywhere near a football ground.
Idiots most who probably have not been all season, if the ref had abandoned the game we could of had a points penalty. These people need to think a little first. Dads and kids on the pitch, to take photos. The team have worked so hard to get to the top, possibly to get it taken away. Two seasons of heartache yes I can understand. But there is a time and a place. The players wanted no part in it.
Well it will be no thanks to the low life who call themselves fans, these people? ?????? say they care about the club yet stick two fingers up to the club after they were asked not to go on the pitch.
It's easy to identify the culprits - just ban the first three rows of the south bank and north bank front lower.
Also the stewards should be sacked for failing to control them, and before they say they were powerless well I witnessed "fans" walking past stewards without being stopped.
I hope it is only a fine because it could be much worse.
From the photographs these people are not kids but so called adults. What is wrong with these peoples brains, if they have any.
So if we get fined £20,000 it should be simple enough to identify 200 "fans" from the pictures and videos etc. Send them all a bill for £100 each, if they don't pay up, ban them......simple. Absolute morons, the worst case scenario is the FA could have the match replayed. Thankfully the majority of sensible fans let them know what they thought of them.
In the week where it was remembered the 96 who died 25 years ago this is pathetic. Do they really want the re-introduction of fences? I would encourage anyone who didn't go on the pitch to contact Wolves if they know anyone who had a seat next to them that did go on and let the club know the seat number, there will be records of everyone there.
Sorry this makes my blood boil.....!!!!!
Why are we blessed with so many moronic fans. Todays pitch invasion(s) were totally uncalled for. Nothing was decided today and they almost got the game and result nullified. The Club will now suffer a fine for their actions. If they are regular South Bankers then I say stay away this season remainder- you should know better. If casual glory seeker supporters then don't come again. They owe the Club and our players appologies as they ruined the ending to a classic football game and prevented the players from receiving the crowds accolade at the end. I hope that the cameras have picked up their faces and that they are traced and banned from the ground sine die. Other supporters and the Club don't need you. Well d.one to the sensible fans who voiced their disgust with the actions vocally and loudly.
Imagine a big win v Doncaster... doesnt bear thinking about. Smiley face.
At least we'd em, your lot couldn't beat an omlette lately.
I urge the Club to identify & ban each & every one of the mindless idiots who invaded the pitch today. Spoiled an enthralling match ~ prevented my man of the match ~ Sam Ricketts ~ from celebrating his goal. Absolutely no excuse for moronic behavior whatsoever.
As I've posted elsewhere, West Mids police have much to answer for.
A small pocket of Rotherham fans got through the gate onto the track around the pitch when they scored their fourth however there were 50-100 police officers stood in front of the Bully Lower and Stewards were left to 'police' the South Bank and the invasions.
The risk of invasions has been high and posted about throughout the week both by the club and the E&S so to have a thin line of stewards in front of the South Bank is at best negligent by whoever responsible for running risk assessments.
I can forgive the first pitch invasion purely because after conceding late and then scoring a 5th tensions went wild but at that moment there and then the police stood doing nothing in front of the SB lower ought to have been redeployed to the South Bank.
Similarly, I watched the pitch getting cleared afterwards and again it was stewards using a pincer method to by walking forwards a few meters at a time to push supporters back into the Billy Wright/Jack Harris stands. The Police have probably charged the club a ridiculous amount of money to police the fixture on a bank holiday and for me have done nothing.
I'm not excusing the morons running on the pitch, ban the lot for life, but they were presented the opportunity again, and again, and again.
To be honest though I didn't see the club making much effort to stop it. You could see all through the second half people starting to line up on the stairs but nothing was done about it. The police came in and surrounded the Rotherham fans like they knew it was going to happen. Probably so they could keep the fans apart when it does. After the first 2 pitch invasions the stewards didn't even bother sending them back in the stand and let them stand in front of the advertising boards ready to run on.
I don't blame the stewards because what can they really do but the barriers really are too easy to get through. Perhaps they should consider netting off the first 2 rows for the final game and look into what can be changed for next season. Maybe install the horizontal fencing you see at Wembley and millennium stadium where you'd literally have to crawl over them to get onto the pitch.
Absolute idiots. Let's just hope the FA don't fine us for the moronic few.
Idiots spoiled a great occasion, and would have loved to have seen ricketts goal celebration, had he been able too.Please stay away for the final game we don,t need muppets like you at the molineux. hope they find out who you are off the videos and ban you for life.Well done wolves 6-4 wow.
Old Gold Heart
I was at the game and was ashamed. If we just get a fine we are very lucky. I lost my voice shouting at our own so called fans. I hope they ban every one of them. it could have cost us the game and it took the shine off an amazing day
These people arnt supporters they are IDIOTS who should be banned from the ground . I don't think the stewards covered themselves with glory either.
Can i suggest gun turrets in the corners of the ground for the next pitch invasion.
well done lads, another great victory, one more for title.
u t w
I understand the passion I really do, but that needs to be tempered with
the need to get the job done first. Let's not forget Rotherham are still fighting for promotion and it's unfair on them to disrupt the game at such a vital stage. Win fair and sqare then party.
We are WOLVES we are better than that.
I don't half pick the games I can't manage to attend!! Wow. Sounded like an absolute thriller. I'm off to north east London though on Monday and crossing my fingers we seal promotion, but it will be a very tough place to get a win. A shame we still have the minority in our ranks that want to spoil it for everyone else - easy resolution in my view. Life bans for all those that are clearly visible on CCTV - we don't need them. Looking forward to 3 May and our final home game - I won't be missing the celebrations there!
Stearmans overhead kick
What you on about? We are already promoted.
Blimey you are green. We're already promoted.
There is no excuse for entering the field of play when a game is still taking place,,,,,,,,30,000 people had the end of a fantastic game ruined. The players were unable to enjoy their moment........I have got to say, I did jump for joy in the living room, the family were not impressed.
Gerry Mannion
Well lets hope a fine is all that we get. Truly, I wonder where these people hide their brains. To spoil such high class entertainment by acting like uncontrollable children is appalling. Their actions were a symptom not of football but of life in general where basic intelligence gives way to stupidity and hysteria. Lets hope they can be identified and punished accordingly.
There are photos on this blog and others will be available. I hope the club deal with these cretins. Could still be more than a fine.
Hong Kong Pete
I was at match and there was no justification whatsover in those supporters from the South Bank who invaded the pitch, the loyal supporters all over the ground including the south bank let them know what they thought of them even l let them know in frustration.
The match being spoilt for the loyal fans and this mostly likely will end up in a fine and or a more serious penalty.
It has been posted about the considerable amount of Police in front of the Steve Bull stand perhaps a bit of quick thinking when the first invasion of the pitch took place the number could have been reduced and moved to the south bank it would have took only a few minutes and would have possibly prevented any further invasion.
Anyway best of luck to Wolves and loyal supporters for the rest of the season on way to Hong Kong Saturday and will not be able to be at matches but will be watching especially monday.
I was there. Those that went on the pitch were idiots............IDIOTS! I hope the FA notes that the vast majority of WW fans were appalled at the invasions and absolutely told the W~~~~~~ what we thought of them with our very loud chants. They took the gloss off what I thought was one of the finest matches of football I have attended in recent years. Congratualtions to a very spirited rotherham who really made a game of it. We have a fine side in the making. What a great game of football - congratulations to both teams and good luck Rotherham.
A brilliant match!! Dispite some kamikaze defending by the others Stearman was again immense - FGS get him to sign a new contract asap!!
Dicko and Ricketts also deserve special mention....
getting this excited about winning league 1...whoop-e-ty doo!!!
wolves 4 ever
If the so called supporters who invaded the pitch Friday, can be identified, any fines imposed on the Wolves should be passed on to them,its actions like these that caused the way football grounds where caged off ,which in turn caused the disaster to the Liverpool fans at Hillsborough,clubs where mourning last week,soon forget don't they.That result Friday was probably one of the best in the history of the club.one that will be talked about for years but will it be the way the game was won or the way some fans let the club down again.
Great match spoilt by idiots who want turn up till the next big event.
Just a quick one when i asked a policeman why they did not form a line to stop the south bank getting on the pitch. his reply was F--- off or i will arrest you! nice talk to a 56 year man, i would of reported him but i know i would be accused of being a trouble maker! , what a game thou,
The Real Bully Hoo.
That's a very interesting item. Just goes to show that the 'Spirit of Hillsborough' isn't dead after all. The police still think that all football supporters are the same, they regard us all as scum. Very sad reflection.
New Manager, New back room staff, New management structure (with K Thelwell) has created New Wolves.
Oh what a beauty! Echo all the plaudits given to the players, incl. Rotherham, for putting on a feast of football, not ever seen anything like it. Not just plenty of goals, but good passing football and plenty of individual skill.
Hint of caution for next year, there will be more teams as.good & better in Championship, so will need to improve the depth of the squad.
With a few additions down the spine of the team (c half, midfield & c forward) I.think we have enough to challenge at least the play off.
Now wouldn't that rewrite the record books, back to back relegations, followed by back to back promotions. Never been done before?
Mindless morons on pitch, nuf said.
Up the New Wolves forever!
A brilliant game and day but spoiled by a few IDIOTS please don't call the Wolves Fans, have a look at the picture and video clips, count the Wolves shirts.
The Loyal fans that have been Home and Away all season stayed in their seats and booed them off the pitch.
a Message to any of the said IDIOTS who tried to spoil the day, next time you want a day out........ go to Alton Towers.
spanish ray
Congratulations to both teams for a wonderful game of football and good luck to Rotherham in their efforts for promotion,you certainly deserve to go up with us.To the scum who spoiled the day for so many fans I say,I hope the police catch you and then you can be banned from all football not just Wolves.We don`t want brainless morons like you at our games .
We may have had past disagreements Paul, but Ido find the police response to you absolutely appalling, though not unsurprising. Bullying and threatening the innocent seems to be a specialist forte of one or two dinosaur officers, who seem to think that they are beyond questioning or criticism.--------- When will the police grow up in situations like this, and not treat all football supporters as "the enemy".---------- I noticed yesterday that there was a massive police presence near to Rotherham fans, who were presenting no problem, but hardly any police presence near to that corner of the South Bank where all the idiots were pouring onto the pitch. No tactical flexibility by the police.
Except of course the police knew damn well they'd have little chance of stopping the horde of cretins from the South Bank pouring onto the pitch. (Many kudos to those who stayed in their seats in that stand and booed and chanted against those morons.)
The police were there to stop public disorder. Clearly the main threat was from Wolves "fans" goading the Rotherham fans and the situation turning into a riot.
Their tactic of shielding the Rotherham fans from the people on the pitch was spot on.
The only reason that invasion was relatively benign was because of the police action. I applaud them for it.
And I have great sympathy for the Wolves stewards who have no authority or means of stopping idiots intent on running on the pitch. Do we expect them to use violence? I can imagine the outrage.
carl wolves
I have to agree with Dylan and stick up for the police a little here. Their primary concern is maintaining public order and the main risk to public order would have been the Wolves and Rotherham fans getting at each other. If they had re-deployed the majority of their officers away from the Rotherham fans in front of the South bank they would have risked: A. Physical confrontations between their officers with the hundreds of Wolves fans trying to get onto the pitch. Imagine the scenes with fans fighting police on the pitch during the game. Then I'm sure more fans would have piled on to defend their mates and so on....! B. This would have also left the Rotherham fans completely open to either be got at by the Wolves fans or vice versa. So, although the police are getting some stick for letting supporters run onto the pitch, nobody got hurt. This is surely a job well done for the old bill in such a difficult situation. I would say blame the bloody idiots not the police on this occasion.
carl wolves
By the way I'm offering no excuse for the way that one low life spoke to one of our fellow fans. Some of them are pondlife, like in any profession.
Ronnie Allen
Had the announcer said 'there are free chicken and mushroom pies on the edge of the 18 yard box', then yes I can understand the charge to get on. But to go on for no reason, I'm sorry but I can't understand it.
There's been a lot of talk about identifying the morons on the pitch and banning them. Pound to a pinch they haven't been this season and are less likley to attend again! Mmmmm
Silver Wolf
Appears to have been a great game, not one for the purist but even following it from E&S via Tim Nash's texts and similar from the BBC, it was one to regret having missed. Great to see the old gold and black prevail.
However, there was the downside of pitch invasions. The moronic fringe are ever present in every aspect of life, and such an occasion would be too much of an opportunity for them to consider anything other than their own basic 'needs'. When people talk of the ferral underclass it is often interpreted as a slur against ordinary people, but I disagree. The people I think of are the likes of those witnessed yesterday. They are apart from the mainstream by choice not by economic or social factors, they have all the opportunities the vast majority of us have, but insist on presenting themselves to the world as morons when an opportunity arises, in the process becoming, collectively, the ferral underclass. Sadly, I feel it will ever be thus.
There should be plenty of eveidence from a variety of sources to identify a goodly percentage of those involved yesterday, and I hope the club looks seriously at identifying each and every one it can, and ban them for life.
Could the Express and Star create some kind of campaign on behalf of the real Wolves fans who are appalled at the moronic behaviour of the pitch invaders. We could all sign up to a manifesto and help the club rid the stadium of these idiots.
I for one am sick to death of the minority of scum that attend the matches. Obscene chanting, goading the opposition supporters, a complete lack of respect for rules or property or fellow supporters.
I was at that dreadful match at Scarborough when Wolves "fans" terrorised a family club trying to enjoy their first ever game in the Football League and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to their stadium and in the town. The shame of that day stays with me. Wolves fans were subsequently banned from attending away games.
If you were on the pitch on Good Friday, then we don't want your "support" at our club. It isn't support it is hooliganism.
They tried to clamp down on them standing and they got away with, they seem to think they can do what they like, I'm so glad I sit
in the Stan Cullis...
I'm also sick of them bringing us down,they spoilt an fabulous day
Well said and great post.
Well done Wolves for gaining promotion back to the championship.
I hope the football authorities decide that financial punishment is appropriate for these pitch invasions. It would be cruel to the club and it's real fans if the FA decided an hefty points reduction were to deprive them of this achievement.
Bedford Wolf
I was in the North Bank (Stan Cullis) and for the life of me cannot understand why the minority in the South Bank (Jack Harris) felt the need to come on to the pitch DURING the game. Why? I can understand AFTER the match in an outpouring of pride and emotion especially after the past 5 years but not during it. Ridiculous. P.s. What a game!
Ye Olde South Bank
"Equally, Wolves would like to thank the vast majority of supporters who stayed off the pitch, AND FOR VOICING THEIR DISAPPROVAL at the minority..."
Call me cynical, but does this mean that Wolves not oly approve of the pitch invaders being described as, erm, 'merchant bankers', but actively wish to thank us for chanting it loud and clear? Seems like it.
That being so, they'd surely have no problem reinstating Liquidator ;-)
what a fantastic day great game from both sides Rotherham looked good bet to win play offs , only marred by the knuckle draggers invading the pitch , probable just let out for the day
To put this in perspective, if 300 fans invaded the pitch, then that us less than 1% of the crowd.
The £20k fine given to blues was for the malicious intent shown by their fans trying to get at villa fans.
Rule E20 (b) differentiates between celebratory and malicious intent so I do not see a big fine coming our way.
Finally, what a game! For pure entertainment value has to be right up there with that Michael Branch/ Dave Beasant game!
Also, Rotherham played attractive football and have been responsible, now for almost 25% of our goals against!!!
Silver Wolf
Following on from your last paragraph, it was good that the exchanges between the clubs off the pitch were so in keeping with the feelings of the overwhelming majority. Elsewhere on here you can see the statement from Wolves but below is part of the Rotherham United manager's comments on their official website.
"What a fantastic advert for League One football and what an absolute honour it was to come to Wolverhampton Wanderers football club, they are an outstanding club from top to bottom and we wish them every success. People can talk about the investment and the parachute payments but you still have to produce a football team that wins football matches and Kenny Jacket has done that and he goes away with all of our congratulations.
"Wolves have paid us a lot of compliments; they've told me that over the two games they have played against us, we are the best team they have played. "
That, for me, paints the picture for all decent fans and followers.
There was always going to be fans running onto the pitch at the END of the game. Everyone, the fans, the stewards, the police and the club, knew it was going to happen. If it had happened at the final whistle I doubt too much would have been said about it. I'm not excusing what some of our fans did but it could have been prevented and policed allot better. For a while before the first pitch invasion the supporters were allowed to congregate at the bottom left corner of the South Bank. The polices reaction was to form a very thin line in front of the Rotherham fans. The police should have had a better strategy in place for what they knew was going to happen. There was no effective attempt to stop the invasions. What happened was not good for the club, no way to defend the actions of what happened, but the police have to put their hands up and say they got it wrong and handled it badly. I personally don't want to see the fans banned for life. Most of those who ran on the pitch are probably normally genuine fans who just got carried away with the moment. Let's not over react. I just hope any punishment from the FA isn't too harsh. I hope this all blows over very quickly and is forgotten about. It was a fantastic roller coaster game and a great day for our club.
A lot of the fans who went on the pitch were middle aged men and women,perhaps you can forgive youngsters getting exited but some of the older people should have more sense.I've been going to matches for years so I'm used to the bad language but some round by me were absolutely disgusting!!! I felt sorry for the players at the end we should have able to show our appreciation..
You speak for the vast majority of us, sue.
Should have said "overwhelming majority of us".
When the club and police Id the culprits , ban them for life . They should not be allowed any where near a football match again


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|Bonefish, Tarpon, and other Obsessions Turquoise water, silver demons on the fly
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Matt. Check your Personal Messages. I think I found what you need.
My .02 ......Temple Fork, for the $ makes a good rod. re Reddington reel...that was my initial real...all I can say is that I took great care of it and in 2 years I sent it back to the factory 3 times for repeated drag failure. Listen to Juro....buy cheap and you will buy twice.....at minimum buy the Tioga (about $140)....durable and for the $, in my opinion, can't be beat.
I saw an Okuma fly reel for the first time the other day. It looks like a really decent reel, very low priced, about $80.00 for a reel for an 8-9 wieght. Have several friends that use their trolling reels and love them. It will get you in on the very low end and if you really take care of it may last a few seasons. Bought my nephew a Temple forks rod for Xmas and he caught his first bonefish on it. Nice rod for the price.
Rods: All good suggestions above. TFO would be my choice.
Reels: In SW reels take a pounding......ya gotta have smooth drag and durability...
my choice is Ross......when you consider airfare, lodging, chow, beer, guides, and incidentals.....why tear up a cheap reel the first day fishing ? At that point the game is over...."penny wise pound foolish" as stated above.....SW is not a cheap game to play.....
If 150 is your limit, then that's what it is. I figure 110 for a rod, 30 for a reel, 5 for backing and that leaves.... 5 for a flyline. So much for "a la carte".
Mail order will add at least ten dollars in shipping, so ebay isn't a good option if you order from a couple of different vendors. If you were to order from one of the big box sports shops you could get an outfit for around a hundred bucks. It would be rock bottom in quality, but it will get you out there.
A fresh water reel might last long enough for you to save up for a tougher reel. If you rinse it off, I suspect it would last a season (maybe a year). Those Okumas seem to be good values, but might be way out of your $ range.
As for rods, I would try to get a used one, or one marked down. Yesterday I saw a Sage 8wt (last yrs. bottom of the line) marked down to $107 dollars, so I think that you could find a decent rod in your buget.
You'll spend around 5 bucks on backing. Don't expect it to be free.
I would go the cabellas/basspro outfit route. It will be within your buget, and if you find that you like flyfishing, you will find a way to get into better gear.
Maybe you local shop has some demo gear and stuff lieing around. Can't hurt to ask.
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I might disagree slightly with the previous posters, though I think if you're really serious, you'd do well to follow any or all of their advice, as you will certainly outgrow a $150 outfit fairly quickly (or it will simply break). They are all correct that TFO has some great new outfits (you can get a great setup that will last you decade for about $500), and if you search eBay, there are some great reels (look for a Redington Brakewater, for one, and just post what you're thinking of buying to one of these forums to see what the consensus is). Another place to look, that I haven't seen anyone mention, is Powell rods - I haven't seen the new line (I will this weekend), but they're changing their whole distribution and price structure so that their more than competitive (and by all accounts comparable) with the top rod producers out there for 1/2 the price. I like the original Tiboron, I'm betting the T2 matches up.
However, if you don't know if fly-fishing the salt is going to be for you, or you simply don't have the cash to spend right now (but might later down the line when you learn you want more in a rod), then go out and buy what will get you on the water and started on a new addition.
For a bare-bottom price, that should still work, I'd look at Echo reels, they aren't going to last you forever, and I wouldn't try to tackle a tarpon on one (but who knows?), but for $69.99 you could do much worse, and, at the least, you'll have a usable backup (which is why I picked mine up) for when you're addicted and pick up that $650 Tibor (which I still dream about while I stick with the workhorse and still affordable Scientific Angler LA). Then buy the best 4-piece or smaller rod you can buy (Cabelas, Redington, TFO, Powell), figuring that after a season or two, it'll be your backup rod.
The important thing: do what you need to do to fish. After all, the fish doesn't know what kind of rod your using, and won't be insulted if you catch him on an old fiberglass rod you buy from wal-mart (my first rod - a 7wt that caught more silver and chum salmon than I could count after it was the only rod to miraculously survive a freak accident in AK 2 years ago-long story, and it cost me $40 15 years ago).
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Look at Cabelas
Cabelas has a Redington RedStart II with reel, line and backing for $199. Cabelas says they are for saltwater as well as fresh. These carry a great warranty from Cabelas.
Re saltwater corrosion, most rods and reels will last more than 1 year if you treat them right. As soon as you get back to your abode, take a shower with them and wash them thoroughly
|Another thought. Now that that a new season is approaching. I would contact guides and see if they will sell you their last years models. Guides now are usually not as busy, could use the money, and some will for sure upgrade with a new year. You could pick up a big brand, high quailty rod and reel for a fraction of the price. Sure the rod and reel will some will have some wear and tear but inspect everything over really well, you could probably get them to throw in the backing and fly line as well. I would rather buy high quailty used w/ some wear, than something brand new that is cheap. Just something to ponder while your looking for a outfit.
Hope this doesn't come across the wrong way but I highly doubt you can get a SW rod/reel combination for $150 that will last more than one season if you fish more than occasionally. As much as my rods and reels get down to the beach and flats this is definitely the case for me; I would wager a month or two and the proof would come out in the pudding.
A rod is pretty salt-proof however the rigors of delivering big flies in more demanding situations like wind, surf and big fish soon take their toll on quality compromised gear.
A less than battle-worthy reel must have every vulnerable part serviced per each outing or it will fall prey to rust. Better reels have (among other things) fewer parts vulnerable to corrosion, are machined from bar stock, and are proven to last for decades.
In summary, you really do get what you pay for in my humble opinion. The ol' Yankee saying "penny wise, pound foolish" applies.
worth the $$
Spend the money on a really good rod and reel, it is well worth the money, it will mean the difference between a great day fishing or a lousy day fishing. Sage, Orvis or Thomas&Thomas rods and Tibor, Billy Pate reels. You'll dish out a wad of cash but you'll never regret it. A good rod will make the difference between a good cast and a great cast, and when you accidently hook that huge tarpon, your odds are greatly increased with good equipment.
At the very least get Redington rods and reels, Temple Forks rods a really decent, Scientific Anglers reels system 2 reels are really good but you have take VERY good care of them. Rinse, disassemble and clean everything immediately after you use them. Let the backing and line dry before storing.
No, I don't work for a tackle manufacturer.
I've been using the Okuma Integrity models for several years on stripers and salmon. I'm sold on the price and performance of these large arbor reels.
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|hi matt, i know that tfo is unveiling a reel in the next few weeks. i played with one last weekend at the ct. show, and it was really cool. the 10wt. one was gonna come out for $250 i think, so maybe you could get an 8 for a little less. tfo also makes good inexpensive rods, as does echo, and a few other companies. the redington "redstart" combo might work for you , in the beginning. if you do get "hooked", it would be worth it to get into a good rod, and especially a reel with a smooth drag... or you will wind up losing a lot of fish if you're fishing in the salt. also, like these guys said, ebay can be good... but "buyer beware".
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i would not recomend your FW reel for SW use. it wont last long in the salt water enviroment and a nother draw back is that most fresh water reels wont hold much backing! not a big deal if you are fishing for seatrout however when a big red fish or tarpon grabs your fly istead, your day may come to an early end when you are left with out an inch of line left on your reel. e-bay will be your best bet. if you are going to be fishing the salt more than once or twice a year you might want to spend a little more and get a quality combo that will last for years instead of spending $150 and up-gradeing after a while. you could get a nice combo from Burleson sporting co.(www.burfish.com) which is selling a SW large arbor reel/rod combo with backing and fly line for $271 which you will be close to that amount if you spend $150 for a combo, then $40-$60 for fly line and a nother $20 for backing. if you dont want to go that route then check out the redbone fly rods. i had a 10wt redbone as my first SW fly rod and it was well worth the money it was about $100 at sports authority, and you could check e-bay for a reel. good luck!
(sorry if recomending that web site was against the rules, still not sure who we can recomend and who we cant, just trying to help the guy find quality equipment- not trying to "plug" any one's business.)
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Welcome to the club. Before going out and plunking down a bunch of cash, take a look on Ebay. I have had remarkable success finding reels, lines, and rods there, and have saved mucho $$$. I recommend frequenting fly shops and buying from them once you're "hooked" and upgrade to finer equipment, as the personal service and other benefits from such a purchase are priceless. But, for a starter outfit, and one you could use as a backup or loaner to introduce friends to saltwater flyfishing, go to ebay and look into thge flyfishing section. I've seen Sage rods for <$100.00 and reels can be had for the same price.
Good luck.
I was looking at the redington rs2 outfits, with the gd series reel. Would that be sufficient?
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The Yamanaka Clan (山中一族) is a family of ninja originating from Konohagakure. They own and run a flower shop in the village and specialise in mind related techniques.Their most obvious physical traits are that most of its members, whether male or female, have long blond, bronze or reddish like hair tied up in a ponytail and green eyes.
The Yamanaka clan has a special relationship with the Akimichi and Nara clans. For generations, members of these three families have formed an "Ino-Shika-Cho Trio", named after the first part of the names of the members. The Yamanaka members are the "Ino" in the trio. To strengthen the unity between the three clans, a member of the Sarutobi clan will give them special earrings to present to each generation head when they are promoted to chūnin after which they will swear their oaths. The earrings also symbolise that they are considered adults by their respective clans.
Yamanaka's Abilities:
The members of this clan specialise in mind-centred techniques which makes them experts at intelligence gathering and espionage. They have also displayed sensory abilities and their techniques include transferring consciousness, reading minds and communicating telepathically. Their skills in gathering information were so highely praised by the Shinobi world that the leader of the clan, Inoichi Yamanaka, was placed in charge of the Intelligence Division of the Allied Shinobi Forces during the Fourth Shinobi World War and that Fuu Yamanaka was deemed by Danzou as one of Root's most talented and trusted fighters. Yamanaka's are naturally born with good chakra control, which is needed to execute their clan's special techniques. As a result a lot of Yamanaka's become sensor or medical ninja's, which require good chakra control.
- To make a Yamanaka bio you need to have at least made 1000 posts.
- Even though all Yamanaka's have good chakra control, only Inoichi, Fuu and Santa Yamanaka have been confirmed to be sensors, so only they will be allowed to have sensing abilities.
- For an Inoichi, Fuu or Santa bio you need to have at least made 2000 posts and have been member for 3 months.
- All Yamanaka bio's have to originate from Konohagakure.
Examples of Yamanaka Jutsu's:
(Shinranshin No Jutsu) - Mind Derangement Technique
Rank: C
Chakra Cost:15
Damage Points:30
Description:The user send a wave of confusion to the enemies body.The target will then attack there comrade.The target is aware of there actions but is unable to control there body.
NOTE:Must be a member of the Yamanaka Clan or be taught by a member of the Yamanaka Clan.This jutsu can be broken but the opponent must pay double the chakra of this jutsu and remain in this jutsu for half of its turn value.
(Shintenshin No Jutsu) - Mind Body Change Technique
Rank: C
Chakra Cost:15
Damage Points:N/A
Description:The user sends out there soul into there targets body.The targets body is then in control of the use of this jutsu.This lasts for 2 turns,If the user misses there mark then they cannot return to there body for one turn.
NOTE:Must be a member of the Yamanaka Clan or be taught by a member of the Yamanaka Clan.This jutsu can be broken but the opponent must pay double the chakra of this jutsu and remain in this jutsu for half of its turn value
(Yamanaka Ichizoku Terepashi no Jutsu) - Yamanaka Clan Telepathy Technique
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: N/A
Description: This technique allows the user to telepathically communicate with other people.
Note: Must be a member of the Yamanaka clan.
(Shinten Bunshin no Jutsu) - Mind Clone Switch Technique
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary
Range: short
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: N/A
Description: This technique allows the user to possess more than one target simultaneously and, once completed, to freely manipulate the bodies of each individual independent of one another, as if they were the user's own body. Unlike the Mind Body Switch Technique. This technique can travel in a curved line but otherwise, seemingly suffers from the same consequences as the user is still required to transfer their consciousness into the targets.
Note: Must be a member of the yamanaka clan and cannot perform ninjutsu with the multiple bodies.
(Omoi Shigai Konmei no Jutsu) – Mind Body Confusion Technique
Rank: A
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: 60
Description: The user targets the enemy mind and body and causing confusion and damage to them.
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The sale of the five-bedroom, four-bathroom, purpose-built holiday home to an Auckland businessman was settled last week.
Six properties in the Coromandel have sold for more than $3 million in the past five years and half of those were in Whangamata. A house on Pauanui's beachfront sold for $4 million in April 2008.
The cedar-clad Whangamata house with a downstairs flat at 118 Tangaroa Rd is one of the few newly-built homes that have been for sale on the beachfront.
Whangamata Real Estate sales agent Peter Sheppard said it had great north-facing views and was well designed with a great quality fit-out.
"We had an open home for it in Easter and had in excess of 200 people through ... it was crazy," he said.
"But out of those there were only ever two parties genuinely interested in the property. When you get up over $3 million it's quite a small group of people that will pay that type of money for a holiday home."
Four beachfront properties valued at over $2 million had sold in the town in the past year. Whangamata Real Estate principal Murray Cleland said completion of the Kopu Bridge and low interest rates had made the area even more attractive.
"Whangamata has been very, very solid right through the last 12 months. The values have come back about 10 per cent but any of these star properties that come to the market we are able to sell."
Richardsons Real Estate principal Neil Christie said interest in purchasing secondary homes had picked up and there were several beachfront properties in Pauanui, Matarangi and Whangapoua listed for more than $2 million.