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Season №: | 9 |
Episode №: | 182b |
Airdate: | November 17, 2012 |
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This article is a transcript of the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Bumper to Bumper" from season nine, which aired on November 17, 2012.
- Frankie Billy: Once around the roundabout. [clears the roundabout] Left at the wall. [clears the brick wall] Over the Bump of Truth. [clears the bump] And finally, the flaming hoop! [clears the hoop, then crosses the finish line] Thank you, Mrs. Puff, I am now a car daring figure and a producting member of society. [exaggeratingly cheers] WOO-HOO! YEAH!!
- Mrs. Puff: [proudly] Oh, nothing brings me more joy than teaching. I can't wait to pass my next student.
- SpongeBob: [enters car excitingly] Hello, Mrs. Puff. I'm all set for my driving test. [Mrs. Puff shatters to pieces on the car floor] Mrs. Puff, you OK?
- Mrs. Puff: Just start driving. [SpongeBob accidentally floors it in reverse] Turn this boat around immediately!
- SpongeBob: Right away, ma-am. [SpongeBob turns the wheel but goes around in circles knocking out all the traffic cones] Don't worry, Mrs. Puff. I have this under control... [pulls off the wheel crashing into the lighthouse and the wall, tying the bump in knots (literally!), and crashing through the ramp and the flaming hoop]
- [setting pans to house where two teenage fish are watching Goin' Bananas 3 in 3D on the television]
- Announcer: Next up, Goin' Bananas 3: In 3D.
- Teenage Fish #1: [to Teenage Fish #2] Hey, dude, pass the 3D glasses. This is supposed to be, like, in 3D.
- Teenage Fish #2:: Oh, yeah, right! [gets the two 3-D glasses. On the TV a drunk driver appears]
- Drunk Driver: Here I am! I'm coming at ya like your worst nightmare!! [laughs'. 'SpongeBob crashes through the wall of the house]
- Teenage Fish #1 and #2: Wow!
- Mrs. Puff: I think it's safe to say you have once again, failed your driving test!
- SpongeBob: [teenage fish laugh] Uh, but, Mrs, Puff, I...
- Mrs. Puff: No buts, SpongeBob! You fail this test over and over. I'm beginning to think you are simply unteachable. [teenage fish laugh again] Now, get out of my sight.
- [SpongeBob shakes and begins stammering. Despite his struggling efforts to keep them back, tears spring to his eyes and begin streaming down his cheeks.]
- SpongeBob: Ah! Eee! IIIIIII... [starts to wail] I-I'm sorry, Mrs. Pu-u-uff!
- [SpongeBob runs off crying. Mrs. Puff is growling]
- Teenage Fish: Dude, this is, like, the gnarliest 3-D movie ever! [Mrs. Puff enlargens. She accidentally falls over on the teenage fish]
- [Mrs. Puff's house]
- Mrs. Puff: If only SpongeBob could pass his boating test, he'd be out of my life once and for all. Unfortunately, I keep getting reminded of the consequences if I get too angry with the little nuisance. [there is a handcuff locked on her leg and it is beeping with a red light flashing on it] I can't even leave town without violating my parole. [groans] Ohh! If there was only some way that I didn't have to live in fear. [eyes widen] Fear. That's the answer. SpongeBob is afraid of the driving course! So it would stand to reason that if he took the driving test somewhere else besides the driving course, he would pass! [goes outside and sees two cars drive by her house] Of course! The answer's been in front of me all along! I'll test SpongeBob on a real road and then he'll be out of my life forever! [laughs] Yeah! What could possibly go wrong?
- [Scene fades to SpongeBob's house. SpongeBob is extremely tired. He groans. Gary brings his bowl over to him. Gary meows]
- SpongeBob: Not now, Gary. Can't you see I'm wallowing in my own filth? Ohhhhhhhh... [door knocks] Come back later—I'm wallowing. [door knocks five times] Ehhh... [opens door. His eyes widen]
- Mrs. Puff: Good morning, SpongeBob!
- SpongeBob: [gasps and runs]
- Mrs. Puff: SpongeBob? SpongeBob? [SpongeBob coughs. He is in the screen of the TV] SpongeBob!
- SpongeBob: I'm sorry, Mrs. Puff. I am trying to stay out of your sight.
- Mrs. Puff: Oh, that! Let's forget what I said. It's time to take a fresh approach.
- SpongeBob: Mrs. Puff, I...You said...Don't you remember? I'm an... [Mrs. Puff turns the TV on "Mute"] [Note: It's believed that he said "I'm unteachable." Read his lips carefully and you'll find out.]
- Mrs. Puff: We don't have time for this, SpongeBob. We have a long day of driving ahead of us!
- [Bubble transition over to the desert. Mrs. Puff is driving. SpongeBob sees two clams cawing]
- SpongeBob: Mrs. Puff, why have you taken me to this weathery moat and slightly scary landscape?
- Mrs. Puff: To overcome your fears, silly.
- [They pass a skeleton pointing left and it falls apart]
- SpongeBob: It's not working!
- Mrs. Puff: Here we are!
- SpongeBob: Uh, where are we?
- Mrs. Puff: This old abandoned road is the perfect venue for your driving test.
- SpongeBob: DR-IVING TEST?!
- Mrs. Puff: That's right! You're free from all the distracting obsticles on the boating course. [she stops the boat] Out here, there's nothing but the road. [gets out of the boat] Now, scooch over. [SpongeBob doesn't] Come on. Scooch over. [lifts up the seat and wiggles it until SpongeBob is behind the wheel]
- SpongeBob: [buckling his seatbelt] But Mrs. Puff, what about the fact that I'm unteachable?
- Mrs. Puff: Forget all about that. Out here, you can teach a hermit crab to boat.
- SpongeBob: Mrs. Puff, I'm still intimidated!
- Mrs. Puff: Listen. If you're nervous about boating, simply repeat the words: "Focus on the road, there is nothing but the road." Got it?
- SpongeBob: O-o-okay. [takes the wheel] Focus on the road, there is nothing but the road. Focus on the road, there is nothing but the road. [gulp] Uh, focus on the road, there is nothing but the road. [presses gas pedal, covers eyes] Focus on the road. [uncovers eyes] There is nothing but the road. Hey, look at me. I'm not crashing and stuff.
- Mrs. Puff: Wonderful! Keep that up and I'll have no choice but to pass you! Just repeat your mantra.
- SpongeBob: Focus on the road, the open intimidating road.
- [as he says this, they ride on a curved road]
- Mrs. Puff: Boating within the lines. [checks said rule off her list] Well done.
- SpongeBob: Focus on the road. [activates turn signal, boat turns left] There is nothing but the road.
- Mrs. Puff: Finally using your turn signal, woohoo! [checks off "uses turn signals] Check.
- SpongeBob: Focus on the road. [drives the boat on a circular road] There is nothing but the road.
- Mrs. Puff: Roundabout navigation, check!
- SpongeBob: Focus on the road, there is nothing but the road! [presses gas pedal slightly harder, speeding the boat up]
- Mrs. Puff: Safe and steady acceleration, check! [checks off said rule]
- SpongeBob: Focus on the road... [drives the boat up a mountain] There is nothing but the road. [drives the boat through snow on top of the mountain and drives down it back to the road]
- [Mrs. Puff checks off "Vertical driving". SpongeBob continues repeating the mantra several times. He drives the boat over loopy roads and even under the road as well. He also makes the boat jump a gap, and even ducks under a garbage truck. A psychedelic moment of his driving begins: First, he drives on what looks like a mobius strip. Then he drives over a road with another SpongeBob under it. Then, he drives up a curvy road with a SpongeBob like face, which swallows the boat. The camera pans upward to a Saturn-like planet, and SpongeBob jumps out of the planet and drives along its ringlike road. The rings break and SpongeBob flies into the screen, acting like he's in a trance. The same goes with the boat driving into the screen, SpongeBob's head is at the bow. The boat drives around the inside of another SpongeBob, while at a real-life road. Finally, a skull rises, SpongeBob's mouth is in its eye sockets. Its road-tongue rolls out, and SpongeBob skates out, wearing boats as rollerskates. He jumps off, spins, and falls. Cut back to Mrs. Puff in reality]
- Mrs. Puff: Check...check...and...check! [pants] What is this?! [pants]
- [camera zooms to the only rule not checked off on Mrs. Puff's list: "Safely dock vessel"]
- Mrs. Puff: Only one more test, and it's the easiest one yet. SpongeBob, all you have to do is safely dock this vessel.
- [camera widens to show SpongeBob, still repeating the mantra. He is sweating and drooling, and his eyes are hypno-like]
- SpongeBob: Focus on the road, there is nothing but the road. Focus on the road, there is nothing but the road. [crashes through a "road closed" sign] Focus... [snaps out] on the...road? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ROAD?!?
- Mrs. Puff: Calm down, SpongeBob. Listen: all you have to do is safely stop this vessel!
- SpongeBob: Uh...focus on the road, there is nothing but the road!
- Mrs. Puff: Just stop the boat!
- SpongeBob: Uh, focus on the - uh-uh-uh... [gasp] THE ROAD!
- Mrs. Puff: SpongeBob, wait!
- [SpongeBob sends the boat airborne; the boat lands on a plain of rocks]
- Mrs. Puff: SpongeBoooob!
- [the boat hits a large rock; the boat lands on a road]
- SpongeBob: That was a close one Mrs. Puff. But I am back on the road and ready to focus upon it.
- Mrs. Puff: SpongeBob? This isn't just any road. [a truck honks 2 times] It's a 10-lane Intertial Seaway!! [the truck honks again for 2 seconds]
- SpongeBob: Shu-ven-tah-dil-in-chi-huh?!
- Mrs. Puff: Stay calm, SpongeBob. [SpongeBob splats to the floor] SpongeBob? SPONGEBOB?! SPONGEBOB!!! Remember your mantra?
- SpongeBob: Right. "Focus on the road, there is nothing but the road" [SpongeBob gasps and the truck honks again] I can't even see the road! [SpongeBob shivers].
- Mrs. Puff: SPONGEBOB!!! Give me the wheel SpongeBob. Oh, dear! He's completely frozen up! [Mrs. Puff rips off SpongeBob's hands and drives for him] Fiddlesticks!
- [the truck honks longer and the boat passes by a police station]
- Police Officer: Reckless drivers. I loathe reckless drivers. [the officer presses a button on the side of his helmet, making sunglasses (goggles) appear over his eyes, as well as a mustache between his nose and mouth, and then drives his motorcycle]
- Police Officer: Pull over, you menace! [SpongeBob screams, Mrs. Puff is still driving with SpongeBob's arms]
- SpongeBob: Uh, Mrs. Puff, can I have my arms back?
- Police Officer: I said, stop your vessel!
- SpongeBob: Sorry Mr. Officer sir, I'm applying the brakes! [SpongeBob drives away]
- Police Officer: Uh, we got us a runner.
- Mrs. Puff: Pull over SpongeBob. And make it quick. LOOK! [SpongeBob screams] NO!!
- [Mrs. Puff screams in the tunnel]
- Mrs. Puff: SpongeBob, hit the brakes!
- SpongeBob: Huh? Oh! Okay! [Car screams to a stop in a parking spot]
- Mrs. Puff: Goodness gracious. There isn't a scratch on this vessel. SpongeBob? The test is history! You, you passed!! Here's your license! [SpongeBob smiles and sheds a tear] And I'm free!! Ha ha! [officer arrives]
- Officer: I don't think so.
- Mrs. Puff: Is there a problem, officer? [looks at her fin]
- Officer: Well, you crossed the county line three miles back. You, ma'am, [puts handcuffs on Mrs. Puff] are an occurring violator, which makes this test...null and void. I'll take that. [Officer rips up SpongeBob's license, Mrs. Puff gets thrown into police car]
- Mrs. Puff: SpongeBob, I'll get you for this! I'll get you!


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Abstract: | A new commercial surface plasmon resonance (SPR) imaging analysis system with a novel SPR dip angle scanning principle allows the measurement, without the need for labeling, of the exact SPR dip angle. With this system hundreds of biomolecular interactions can be monitored on microarrays simultaneously and with great precision. The potency of this system is demonstrated by automatically monitoring the interactions between citrullinated peptides and serum autoantibodies of 50 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and 29 controls in a single step. The smallest antibody concentration that could be measured in this experimental setup was 0.5 pM. |
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The quality of the PSU matters far more. They probably gave it two interconnected fake rails just so they would sum both rails to make the wattage look higher when you can't draw full load from both simultaneously.
This is a fairly low end, questionably rated unit. Not total junk and may be worth $25 but not a lot more and we've seen better for about that AR price.
Thanks davc It's bad enough with bronze, gold and platinum ratings to worry about. Of all the PSU's I've had tho, I'm most disappointed in the OCZ and Ultra brands.
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When I put what I've seen of this game together into one big picture, I'm seeing a game that is aiming to answer complaints made toward many of this genres entries over the last 5-7 years. Those complaints being: 1: Lack of exploration 2: Two factions can be lopsided and doesn't work 3: Creating too many servers, merges etc... 4: FFA PVP being problematic toward PVE game-play 5: Lack of meaningful rewarding PVP 6: Environments being static with no acknowledgement of deeds done 7: Crafting being an after thought as well as inferior to other gear paths 8: Classes and progression within, too similar to WOW If you've watched the PUB for the last 5 years or so, I think you'll remember many of these complaints above being trending topics over those years. As many games have released with these problems or faced them soon after release. Another common complaint was hyping a game over many years, rather than just months before people get to see it. I'm not saying ESO will be the answer to these problems, I'm just seeing many of them being taken on in it's design. Much like the goal seemed to be for GW2. If anything good comes of that, it's that it shows devs are moving toward new ideas and rehashes of old ones we rarely see. Where my thread titles comes from though is a worry that they may be trying to take on too many of those complaints, or are aiming to please too wide a demographic. A focus on doing many things okay, rather than a few things near perfect, can be almost as bad as doing nothing right. As the saying goes, "we shall see". I'll remain caustiously optimistic until beta. For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson It is a sign of a defeated man, to attack at ones character in the face of logic and reason- Me |
Creating too many servers? WOWlike classes and progression? FFA PvP? Get some info about the game -.-´ |
Originally posted by Soulryn Did you even read his post? DAoC - Excalibur & Camlann |
I think ESO addresses most of your issues except for #1 Exploration. There are many threads about faction locked territories so I won't get into that too much. But I think if there is anything that might hurt this game it would be that. There will be players from the single player TES games that are used to being able to traverse all over the game map, whether it was via levitation in Morrowind to get over the mountains or riding your horse up a steep cliffside in Skyrim thanks to the weird physics in the game. They will come into ESO expecting to be able to do the same thing and will complain when they realize they have to make 3 characters in order to do so.
Well regardless of the fate of ESO, it sure has gained a lot of traction here @ MMORPG.com. The amount of threads is staggering. I believe hype is hype. Playing: H1Z1, The Crew, Defiance, APB:Reloaded
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That depend how big the world is. If its anything like daoc the world will be huge and there will be considerably more exploration than in modern mmos. |
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Originally posted by ShakyMo Very true. For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson It is a sign of a defeated man, to attack at ones character in the face of logic and reason- Me |
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Originally posted by Distopia #8- People need to stop worrying about or comparing games to Borecraft. Not every developer is out to make "more" games simliar to Borecraft. Heck, even Borecraft isn't Borecraft anymore. If anything, it's a lesson on how to "not" make one like it. I could go on, however, it might be considered "bashing" because it's my own opinion, etc, so we'll stay on topic. As far as Elder Scrolls Online, the best thing you said was "we shall see". Speculating like too many do really has no benefit unless you have the need to add stress/aniexty/worry to your life. :) Good luck with all of that nonetheless. |
Well my number one complaint about MMO design is that they spend vast amount of effort designing levelling content but put limited effort into endgame content for max level players. I would much prefer to see a game or expansion to a game that concentrates solely on endgame content and doesn't waste it budget on levelling content that people will zoom through in a couple of days and then never visit again. The Enlightened take things Lightly |
Originally posted by DanitaKusor I kinda agree but I do think fun leveling content is a must if you want longevity, pointless having a good end game if no one makes it that far. I do agree that end game has been lacking tho, and I think its down to end game normally being the last thing they create, imho mmo dev's would be better served working backwards, make sure you have a large base end game to build up from, one thats fun even when repeated 10/20/100 times, once thats nailed you then build a good game to get you there. It's almost as if devs don't realise that leveling content is once and done where as end game has to be repeated over and over |
lol. you didnt read his post.... |
Well a lot of those positive points are really heresay, since nobody actually played the game outside of select representatives. I can comment on exploration. Each factions restricted area amounts to something like 1/3 or 1/2 of a WoW continent, since devs gave away the size of Cyrodiil, noting that it was a 1:1 with Oblivion. In MMORPG language Cyrodiil wasn't that big, and therefore the other faction restricted areas will follow suit. For a single player game, the world is nice and big. For an MMORPG, not really. So the total world (3 factions instances + Cyrodiil) might be the equivalent of WoW Vanilla, but with all the artificial barriers in place to limit each factions explorable region, it's going to feel small and boxed in. Or so it seems. Want a nice understanding of life? Try Spirit Science: "The Human History" |
And....another one of these "ESO fail thread" seriously, ppl dont have anything better to do?
Originally posted by ikarrian might as well get used to them , this is how it is with every single release on this site . Then all the hype carries over to game release and then tons of people play it based on the hype , bash it to death , and claim its losing subs and is a failure and is going free to play next month , than the month after that etc. |
Bit "massaged" those map size stats. Oblivion is the smallest of the 5 tes games for a start. |
Originally posted by Karteli I question how accurate that pic is For instance I know lotro is bigger than wow, but by that much? No chance, according to that vanilla lotro is 375 times the size of vanilla wow, I've played both and like I say, no chance |
Originally posted by ikarrian this is where all the MMO hipsters hang out. if a game doesn't have open pvp city building skill based leveling player looting sandbox elements and if its not created by 3 guys in their parents basement. it sucks, its going to fail and its just a wow clone. |
Originally posted by ShakyMo It's only used as a reference. TESO world is larger than Oblivion, but Cyrodiil was used for size comparisons, since the devs mentioned Oblivion as a 1:1 comparison in size, in relation to TESO. The actual world will be like this, which is about the size of WoW Vanilla: With a note that Cyrodiil will be about the size of 1/3 of a WoW Vanilla continent. WoW had a fully open world though. Go from there. The saving grace would be the 3D aspect, and is going to depend on how much explorable regions exist below the surface .. or above, who knows .. maybe Naxx UFO's will invade. Want a nice understanding of life? Try Spirit Science: "The Human History" |
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The company has a budget of $300M and ESO is (I think) the biggest game they are developing, so it's getting the biggest share of that budget. If they have bitten off more than they can chew with their goals, it won't be because they didn't have enough money to finish the job. I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet. |


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"This is obviously an announcement I never envisioned having to make,'' Shapiro said. "This is a very difficult day for me personally and professionally because of the type of person Eric is.''
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Wedge ranks fifth among Tribe managers with 560 victories but reached the playoffs just once.
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Wedge is the fifth-longest tenured manager with his current club in the majors, trailing only Bobby Cox of Atlanta (1990), Tony La Russa of St. Louis (1996), Mike Scioscia of the Angels (2000) and Ron Gardenhire of Minnesota (2002).
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i am also in the process of home schooling, feeling out what i can accomplish. i had three teenagers that i had pulled out of school a couple of years back and the curriculum i used was *ace home school curriculum. it's christian based, and you don't have to be enrolled to buy subject material. but i've worried about teaching from scratch. i have bought *hooked on phonics which has helped my child to learn her letters and sounds, and i also found *looney tunes phonics online that worked immediately toward helping my child to learn how to read, it's actually quite amazing for a child who gets bored easily. i am starting with my 4 year old early so that i can see just exactly how hard this is going to be and if i can keep up. i plan to use *encore advantage software (the science and history is secular so i won't use that part) which i have used in the past with flying colors, my daughter was a failure in math and caught up to her class level in only one summer, along with the ace curriculum once i finish with the hooked on phonics and looney tunes reading program (they have 100!! lessons online and it only costs 10.00 a month and my child has learned 4 sounds in 3 days, something i was unable to do so quickly on my own).hope this gives you a few ideas because it took me forever to settle with something since i don't have alot of time to teach or put lesson plans together. i also recommend to a child that is just learning the letters, colors, shapes *abcmouse. i had a subscription to this before i began the looney tunes phonics and it is also about 10.00 (7.95?)for a full month. hope this helps!!! god bless and remember that they get alot less secular and more love from home school. they are also much more well behaved as i can say watching the transformation with my teenagers in only 3 or 4 months from being pulled from secular schooling. it's worth it.


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I commend The Courant for the front-page article about how medical costs are determined [May 9, "Medical Costs Vary Widely"].
The hidden and predatory practices of the health care industry rival those of the huge banks that have escaped any measure of accountability. When we need health care, we are not usually in a position to bargain or shop around, and are at the mercy of those who fix and manipulate costs.


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In anticipation of the first anniversary of the attack on a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., nearly 40 members of the U.S. House wrote a July 17 letter asking President Barack Obama to establish a "Religious Diversity Summit" to fight discrimination against religious minorities. It would bring together religious leaders, politicians and academics to develop "best practices" or "guidelines" for communities in dealing with religious divisions or controversies. The representatives who signed the letter include Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and Muslims.
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The conviction has been upheld for the political consultant who helped carry out the 2010 robocall conspiracy that tried to dissuade voters from heading to the polls.
The 11 News I-Team has learned that the Maryland Court of Special Appeals has denied Julius Henson's efforts to get his conviction and sentence overturned.
Henson was convicted last year for his role in the gubernatorial robocall that told voters the election had already been decided. He was found guilty of conspiracy, sentenced to 60 days in jail and released in July 2012.
In this latest ruling, the high court called the case a "sad tale" of callous manipulation by trying to keep mostly African-American voters from casting their votes.


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George Cook/Ryan S. Petzold |
Over 5 years have passed since the introduction of the vaunted Skagit Line. However, despite its effectiveness and popularity, misconception, confusion and lack of overall clarity of the use of Skagit Lines remains. The following is a short but specific conversation regarding the history and usage of the various Skagit lines in the Worldwide spey fishing theater. |
History: Beginning in the 1990's many of today's most
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lines. Noted casters and anglers
such as Ed Ward, Mike Kinney, Scott O'Donnell, Scott Howell. Mike McCune,
Jerry French and the legendary Harry Lemire among others were at the
forefront of the Skagit revolution.
Along the banks of Northwest rivers coupled with late nights in the depths
of fly tying rooms of the Pacific Northwest the chop-shop artist and line
theologists were hard at work developing what would become today's Skagit
Lines. Some would cut and splice
their way, others would utilize bumped up WindCutter bodies to perfect the
craft. The shorter belly approach
was underway. The day had come to
maximize the spey rod for winter conditions with large outsized flies.
The use of Northwest hybrid and Skagit Casts such as the Snap Tee,
Perry Poke, Snap Z and Wombat lent themselves to the shorter belly approach.
Today the Skagit line approach is "the" approach to sinking line
endeavors worldwide. Be it Kings in
Alaska to Sea Run Browns of the Rio Grande from the Umpqua to the Babine and
all points in between. The Skagit
Line has become the omnipresent tool.
Originally developed purely as a sink tip line, the Skagit line also
can be an effective full floating line particularly on 12' to 13'9" rods.
To be sure the spey caster will endure a greater level of stripping
of line to recast (applies to all Skagit lines versus long belly lines) but
the reward is an undeniable highly energized long and straight cast. Types- The original Rio Skagit Line worked from a 27' body that still today serves as the basic Skagit Spey approach. In 2009, the Skagit Short came onboard providing an ideal line for switch rods as well as shorter spey rods in the 12-13' range. These lines are specialized shorter 20' Skagit lines. Often times the Skagit Short serves the ardent spey caster well in strategic tight corridor situations often found in such steelhead haunts as the Oregon Coast, Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island. Fall 2009 witnessed the arrival of the Skagit Flight head: The Skagit Flight redefines the Skagit Line concept with a new focused entry. The Flight comes in 25 grain increments from 350 to 700 grains with one last 50 grain jump to 750. These lines feature a taper that produces outrageous line speed coupled with tight loops. The head features expediential length from 22'-31'. These new lines have you covered whether you are a rank beginner or seasoned expert. It might also be noted that the Cheater concept as an add-on piece is not required nor needed with the new Skagit Flight lines. |
Usage- Specific Skagit Line size (grain weight) match-ups come with a degree of variability coupled with angler opinion. Line speed versus load, moderate versus fast action all add up to a witch's brew of variables that must be fleshed out on any given rod regardless of manufacturer. The great casters often find themselves 25 to 100 grains apart on any given rod. In the end the angler must boil it down and get the details. Often, the "bump up weight" theorem coincides with a naked (no cheater) approach. In the end, one must discern the details before going forward. All in all, most spey rods 12' to 15' in length will have as many as three different Skagit Lines that will work. For example, the 7126-4 aka 'The Deathstar" can work with a Skagit Flight in 525, 550 and 575. The 525 offers the line speed choice while the 575 offers the max load choice, the 550 most certainly can be used but does seem to fall into a funky middle ground spot. Generally, one will be ideal. To discover this the angler must seek out opinion within the spey community, through a guide, angling buddies, factory rep or retail representative. |
Skagit Cheaters- the demand for shorter belly lines growing in popularity, here is a tool that allows the spey enthusiast the ability to completely dial in their Skagit Line (longer). Essentially the Cheater theory allows the customization of a Skagit Line pursuant to the given length of rod. Generally, spey rods 11-13'8" feet will utilize no cheater "naked", although it should be noted that 13 to 13'9" rods may possibly work well with a 2.5 foot Cheater. Rods 13'9"-16 feet will utilize a 5 foot cheater. |
Skagit Short Lines- Ideal for switch rods in the 10'6" to 11'9"range along with application for shorter spey rods in the 12' to 13' range, 8 weight and under. These are specialized shorter 20' Skagit lines. These lines are also perfectly at home on 9 to 10 foot single handed rods in a single hand spey approach. New 2011 Skagit Shorts: 575 and 625. |
Skagit Flight Line- The Skagit Flight redefines the Skagit Line concept with a new focused entry. The Flight comes in 25 grain increments from 350 to 700 grains with one last 50 grain jump to 750. These lines feature a taper that produces outrageous line speed coupled with tight loops. The head features expediential length from 22'-31'. These new lines have you covered whether you are a rank beginner or seasoned expert. It might also be noted that the Cheater concept as an add-on piece is not required nor needed with the new Skagit Flight lines. |
Building a la carte Skagit Floating Lines- The Skagit line as a floating line is both an
effective and elegant match up particularly on 12' to 13'9" spey rods. The a
la carte construction for a full floating line works as follows; Skagit Flight 550 as an example (25.5 feet) with a 8/9/10 Skagit
Floating Tip or a 10' Floating Medium M.O.W. tip . This format gives you a complete VersiTip approach with your Skagit
line. It should be noted that with
the new Skagit Flight heads, that based on their "dialed-in" length pursuant
to expected (length) rod use that the use of a 5' Cheater is not needed nor
desired in the a la carte floating line approach. No doubt spey casting has more opinion out there than any other sport other than maybe Archery. In this, one thing remains true to form. Sink tip lines in conjunction with intruder type flies get free flight lessons long and straight with the Skagit taper line. Floating line enthusiasts upon acceptance of extra line strip will enjoy the benefit of highly energized long straight casts with dries and summer patterns as well. George Cook / July 10 |
Composition Of
The Deschutes River Steelhead Runs |
We love the Deschutes River and spend a lot of time fishing steelhead there.
We are often asked about specific details concerning the rivers that we
fish. One of the questions that continually comes up is how many steelhead
we catch from the Deschutes River, and how many are hatchery and how many
are wild. The catch varies from year to year with run size, water
conditions, competition from other anglers and client skill. For the thirty
years that we have been fishing the Deschutes as professional guides, our
catch has been approximately 50% wild steelhead and 50% hatchery steelhead.
Individual weeks on the river may be favor one type of fish over the other,
and run timing and catch rate per individual week may vary widely from year
to year. The information below has been compiled by Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife. It is their best estimate of the run sizes and composition since 1977. |
Estimated number of steelhead that migrated past Sherars Falls, by run year. |
Year |
Wild |
Butte Hatchery |
Hatchery |
Hatchery |
1977-78 |
6,600 |
6,100 |
900 |
7,000 |
1978-79 |
2,800 |
3,200 |
300 |
3,500 |
1979-80 |
4,200 |
5,400 |
600 |
6,000 |
1980-81 |
4,100 |
5,500 |
500 a/ |
6,000 |
1981-82 |
6,900 |
3,800 |
1,200 a/ |
5,000 |
1982-83 |
6,567 |
3,524 |
1,249 a/ |
4,773 |
1983-84 |
8,228 b/ |
7,250 |
7,684 a/ |
15,443 |
1984-85 |
7,721 b/ |
7,563 |
3,824 a/ |
11,770 |
1985-86 |
9,624 b/ |
7,382 |
5,056 c/ |
12,106 |
1986-87 |
6,207 b/ |
9,064 |
9,803 c/ |
18,358 |
1987-88 |
5,367 b/ |
9,209 |
8,367 |
17,623 |
1988-89 |
3,546 |
3,849 |
2,909 |
6,336 |
1989-90 |
4,278 |
2,758 |
3,659 |
6,504 |
1990-91 |
3,653 |
1,990 |
2,852 |
4,786 |
1991-92 |
4,826 |
3,778 |
8,409 |
11,859 |
1992-93 |
904 |
2,539 |
4,261 |
6,008 |
1993-94 |
1,487 |
1,159 |
4,293 |
5,476 |
1994-95 |
482 |
1,781 |
4,391 |
6,126 |
1995-96 |
1,662 |
2,708 |
11,855 |
12,828 |
1996-97 |
3,458 |
5,932 |
23,618 |
28,416 |
1997-98 |
1,820 |
5,042 |
17,703 |
22,511 |
1998-99 |
3,800 |
3,527 |
11,110 |
15,120 |
1999-2000 |
4,790 |
2,628 |
13,785 |
15,219 |
2000-2001 |
8,985 |
4,380 |
15,072 |
19,310 |
2001-2002 |
8,749 |
9,373 |
25,263 |
31,784 |
2002-2003 |
9,363 |
8,880 |
15,203 |
23,004 |
2003-2004 |
5,524 |
5,265 |
6,543 |
11,551 |
2004-2005 |
3,161 |
4,354 |
4,972 |
9,356 |
2005-2006 |
3,432 |
5,868 |
4,838 |
10,497 |
2006-2007 |
3,986 |
6,589 |
19,189 |
25,945 |
2007-2008 |
3,482 |
6,120 |
7,929 |
15,641 |
2008-2009 |
4,048 |
5,497 |
9,498 |
16,038 |
2009-2010 |
4,236 |
9,557 |
15,768 |
25,587 |
a/ May include some AD CWT marked steelhead that originated from Warm Springs NFH although few of these ever returned to that facility. b/ May include some unmarked hatchery steelhead out planted as fry into the Warm spring River from Warm Springs NFH. c/ May include adults from a release of 13,000 smolts from Round Butte Hatchery that were accidentally marked with the same fin clip as steelhead released from other Columbia basin hatcheries. |
The Fly Fishing Shop, Welches, OR
Fish long & prosper,
Mark & Patty


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Reynolds, C.S. (1976) The ecology of phytoplankton in Shropshire and Cheshire meres. In: Forty-fourth annual report for the year ended 31st March 1976. Ambleside, UK, Freshwater Biological Association, (Annual Report, Freshwater Biological Association, Ambleside)
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This review summarizes the findings of 5 years' research (June 1970-June 1975) on the meres of the Shropshire-Cheshire Plain. A mere is a small, shallow lake; supplied principally by ground water, whose chemical composition is infkuenced by the glacial frift through which it is percolating. The seasonal periodicity of the phytoplankton in the meres involved work mainly in the Grose Mere. Here diatoms were typically dominant in Feb & March, green algae in April & May, blue-green algae in early summer and dinoflagellates in late summer. This pattern is broadly similar from year to year, and has been suggested to be representative of a 'regional type'; it is also similar to that described for many of the world's mildly eutrophic temperate lakes. Vertical distribution of phytoplankton is influenced by their buoyancy (or lack of it) of by their ability to swim. A stylized depth-time distribution of 4 major phytoplankton components in Crose Mere is given diagrammatically.
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Title: | The ecology of phytoplankton in Shropshire and Cheshire meres | ||||
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Title of Book: | Forty-fourth annual report for the year ended 31st March 1976 | ||||
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Series Name: | Annual Report, Freshwater Biological Association, Ambleside | ||||
Date: | 1976 | ||||
Publisher: | Freshwater Biological Association | ||||
Place of Publication: | Ambleside, UK | ||||
Issuing Agency: | Freshwater Biological Association | ||||
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Freshwater ecology, phytoplankton, England, Cheshire, Shropshire, Annual Report | ||||
Subjects: | Ecology Environment Limnology |
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Date Deposited: | 10 May 2011 17:19 | ||||
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Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring limited knowledge of office management systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, stenography, office machine operation, and filing.
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry divisions in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia.
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment | 2,674,710 | RSE = 0.7 % |
Mean hourly wage | $10.72 | RSE = 0.3 % |
Mean annual wage | $22,290 | RSE = 0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile | 10% | 25% | 50% (Median) |
75% | 90% |
Hourly Wage | $6.56 | $8.03 | $10.16 | $12.82 | $15.89 |
Annual Wage | $13,650 | $16,710 | $21,130 | $26,670 | $33,050 |
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Percentile wage estimates show what percentage of workers in an occupation earn less than a given wage and what percentage earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.
(1) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
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