e With the goose Tattening and -- thoughts of Ninja Turtles danc- ing through’ the heads of the lit- ‘tle munchkins, it’s tine to'start . thinking ‘about pifts ; near and ‘dear? | 7+: : For-the fisherman,’ knowing what to -get-‘those “we: leave © behind. when’ we:venture forth - ' into. the great out-of-doors is no’ problem. ‘After all: there are a myriad of handy gifts —: kit-. chen utensils; state-of-the-art vacuum cleaners, a new blender maybe — to be found on the shelves of reputable department’ stores everywhere. wo = But for the mates -of - fishermen, the choice is’ not always 90 easy.-To that end, I'd’ like to offer some suggestions that may simplify the task. . Af you ‘are ‘recently: married and-considering a gift for the man who has ‘only recently shown an interest: in angling, .. consider. a level-wind: casting © reel and a rad to match. These ee -SPORTSCOPE-> ti Wade's sharp ‘down in KC WADE FLAHERTY is sparkling in net for the Kan- sas City Blades this season, The Terrace goaltender is ‘holding down a 2.83 goals- “against average — second only to Fort Wayne’s O'Neil in the International Hockey League goalie rankings. ,- - Flaherty has backstoppéd the Blades to a 24-6-1 record atop the THL’s western divi- sion, a record that is the best -in the league tight now. Although he hasn’t.chalk- ed up. any. shutouts. yet, layed. dals” in’ “1,082 “ininutes _THE LOCAL boys and girls ‘were ‘eliminated quickly in zone curling playoffs for the right to go to the B.C. Winter Games, The playoffs were held here Dec. 7-8 at the Terrace Curling Club. ce Terraces girls team were felled 8-2 by Smithers to drop to the ‘B'-side, where they. were ‘eliminated 7-4 by | ooking. for revenge, but all they found ‘wat:-double jeopardy, They . ¥ _ ‘Smithers “defeated. ‘final. and will “represent the zone-at the Winter Games, = Boxers. A19-Ib.: junior::'C’ ‘division, ‘and Robert Doane will fight: inthe £12:1b junior. ‘C’ divi- |; “alc dy Doane, in'119-Ib junior as the club's alternate. The local boxers qualified at the. Salmon ‘Belt boxing tournament in Prince Rupert last month. * On the same weekend,’ Terraces. Joey Losier .and ‘Darren: Bell. will be in action at the Bmevald Gloves tour- | fhament: in’ Vancouver. That ourney will be the qualifying ound to go to the Junior Na-. : for those: monofilament’ “puzzles; Flaherty has allowed oily $1.) 13-6, and'|., Hazélion by a 6-4 score in the }. ‘the 139-Ib intermediate divi-| | ‘sion, Clint Bell will be in the | ‘B', ‘will also be there contraptions are marvels. of. engineering that contain all manner of whirring ball bear- ings.; ve the clerk-load the reel with. the: stiffest monofilament:you; can find;-Level wind reels’ be filled with'the most flexible nylon imaginable and cast with the “utmost” of precision — anything less. is likely to give your would-be fishing phenom the. gnarliest axe .. knots ..im- aginable, ‘After.’ spouse will stay near home and hearth where you.can ensure he. tends to roof, garden‘and'lawn: - ’ But what if-your man is. already hooked?- You might as ‘ well reconcile yourself to a gift which will: make his time.on stream more enjoyable. A good stocking stuffer, provided-your man is a float fisherman; is:the reknowned Dynk Float, 9225 °°%5 You read it right. The.Dynk onals text spring. . - Before you leave the. store ‘few. of these:: the. . rr ree ~ The Skeena Angler . 4 Float is a. ‘relatively new , development. It's made.from a ‘section..of. congealed, -plasticky “your” glop that is used as some kind of filler in buildings and sells for “ about a penny a mile when used for that purpose. A’ weinerish bobber dipped in orange paint atone end‘and about eight. in- ches long, the Dynk has manag- “a buck a Dynk, it must have net- ted its inventor.zillions,. |. by Rob Brown ed.to capture the imagination of * drift; fishermen ‘everywhere, At Formerly, . drift fishermen {at least the Dynkless ones who prefer to bourice their: baits through the snares and traps of the riverbottoms) chucked a chunk. of lead’ out into the stream .to. ensure their. lures would reach the river floor. ' - Unfortunately these rigs -didh't - always’ “navigate the Stream bed successfully. This unsatisfactory situation fed an § unventor. 2ulh “, i¢ ,Almheralded © genius to. the Another gift suitable for stuf... fing stockings isthe Snake: - ‘brilliant “idea of filling nylon shoe: laces with buckshot and -AVICTORY on horne ice! It was a dream come true for Ter- race's ‘tween division ringette squad Saturday. morning when they came from behind to defeat Prince George’s ‘B' team 7-6. The Terrace girls battled back from a 6-4 deficit. : On goals: by Christine Zaporzan (below) and Lisa Smith to "tie the game and take the lead with four minutes left. Cool- ~ headed defence by goaltender Heidi Nygaard and the rest —of.the team helped preserve the victory despite pressure ‘from Prince George. Pictured above are ‘tween players ‘Kara DeJong and Erin Stavely doing a-shift on the bench. Complete tourney results next week, “to. ‘the | contraption “therefore * Creating -a. slinky, serpentine | - > weight. virtually. incapable of "getting mired ‘in the -substrate. -: ey Fish have been in great jeopardy ”’ ’ ever since, :. oaore Q . '’. Hf you are looking for a gift for‘a fiyfisherman, there are all _ sorts Of superfluous whamidid- 4 dles- and: geegaws that -your . flyfisher’ will: think. simply grand, For instance there is-the Leatherman, 4 mini-too! that. ‘canbe. miraculously transform- ed into a file, scissors, pliers, a blade sharp enough to perform a ‘liver ‘transplant (something : many a veteran fisher may re- - quire) and, most importantly, a bottle opener, . - - _ Or, you might want to fork 4 ver & little more cash and buy one of those keen fishing vests _ .. that flyfishermen are so fond of | encumbering themselves. with, © These garments contain about Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 18, 1991 — inl ee Neral sealing them at botli ends. Our ~ hero then attached a-anap swivel | 500 pockets. What'to.dé with Many pockets? Simple, You’ fill ‘them © with - everything: from’ sunblock to waterproof matches to thermometers to. maps of all the major fishing holes. on. the: Planet; then. spend ‘hour’ after: happy hour searching the can- vas labyrinth for a length of leader. tee _. Finally, if you want to 80 for. the big. ‘ticket: item’.to. ‘demonstrate: how. deeply. you’ care and how much Xmas spirit’ you have or have drunk, ‘you: might .want to - purchase. the latest in high ‘modulus ‘graphite flyrods, These wands are a hun- dred bills more than the earlier. incarnations, but they are a- whole eighth of. an. ounces lighter. The recipient’ of your gift. will .surely’ notice. the ‘dif. ference between’ wielding a. cumbersome four-and-a-half ounce model and the new, im- proved ‘four-and-three-cighths ounce model, ” oo No problem, TERRACE — Everything is go- ing according to plan. That's how Kermodes coach Cam MacKay responds when someone mentions Caledonia’s 106-67 thrashing at the hands of Prince Rupert. as The 39-point. defeat Dec. 7° marked the first meeting of the two zone arch-rivals this season, . game's, importarice:... je. . but MacKay plays down the e made .some bi ss uMtistakes; but, the kids: hidve got “Sure they were better than - us,” he says, “They're definite- ly the top team in the northwest . right now." “But it doesn’t mean they’re going to be at the end of the - season.’? Last year’s team dropped its first two against the - Rain- makers by 25-point margins, . MacKay. said, yet went on to . ultimately beat the 'Makers in the best-of-three zone finals, The Kermodes stayed fairly close in the. first half of last week’s game, going into the se- cond half just eight points back, That's when it fell apart as fouls Stacked up and five Kermodes | fouled out. oy In all 76 fouls were recorded between the two teams -- a statistic MacKay says was in part a result of overzealous of- ficiating. ; , ‘The play was sloppy, definitely,’ he said, “but they were calling anything and everything — and then som more.” . “We deserved to lose,'? he said. ‘Maybe not by 39 points, but we deserved to lose,"”” He said Rupert played-a very tough ageressive defence and will be tough customers for the . Kermodes this season. ' “Pm not too worried about it,”? MacKay added. ‘*] try to build by teams so they’re peak- ing by the end of the year.” _ . He said all the Cal players played well and are picking up. experience every time they play. "We made .some ‘big _to learn somehow. The. only thing it means to me is gaining experierice,”* pe “Sure they-were better than us. They're definitely the top team in the northwest right now. But it doesn’t mean they're going to be at the end of the season.” Also on Dec. 6-7, the Ker- modes took on the Esquimalt Dockers, ae Cal stayed close-in those games, narrowly losing the first "One Friday night 60-58, and dropping the second one 86-81. _ ‘Last weekend they were in at an. ¢cight-team tournament in Prince George. See next week's issue for results. © And this weekend, the Ker- modes will be in action against their counterparts from yesteryear. It’s the annual Caledonia grad tournament, where Kermodes of old come back for another shot at glory, Games get underway Friday night, Skeena hoopsters win tournament TERRACE — The Skeena Tsimsklans captured their first juclor basketball tournament victory of the season in the Nass Valley two weekends ago. Skeena Jr. Secondary’s squad beat Kitkatla 67-59 in .- _ ly season start for the Skeena boys, who beat Ketchikan's freshmen twice in games a weekearlier, = = “We're off to a pretty quick, start,” Trotter agreed. : . Bat he noted the team is in- the first: game and then lost to. . experienced and young — Nisga’a 50-47 before coming... back to defeat Nisgn’s 52-42 in: the final to secure first place: © overall, _ Tertace’s Jassie Osei-Tuta led scoring in the final game with 20 polats, Also scoring’ for Skeena were Joe Dom- Inguez, who added 14 points, and Dean Beeson, who con- tributed 11. . 7 “They played an aggressive - defence — especially In the ‘ : ‘final,"* said team coach Richard Trotter, ‘Lots of steals and they rebounded quite a bit better as well.) ‘MC all-bdds up to'a got * made up mainly of Grade 9° “We're golag to hive to 2 work bard to keep up this E oe ee Skeena’s girls weren't so . lucky In action last weekend. { They were also in Alyansh, | : ‘and were mowed down by ~ Prince Ropert’s high-flying Booth Ravens junic> girls ., Squad, . The Ravens beat Skeena — oe