


January 12, 2010
Updating Your Fishy Wardrobe
By Kirk Deeter

Fly fishers are usually pretty easy to pick out of a crowd. We like to literally wear our sport... from the Sage baseball cap to the sweatshirt from far-off Alaskan lodge, the angler's wardrobe usually includes more than a few signs of "I fish" and/or "been there done that."
As such, I've recently added two new favorites to my fly fishing T- shirt collection:
The "Steelhead Your Face" fishy take on an old Grateful Dead icon...
And this "in your face" take on the evolution of the modern fisher- man. (Hold the hate mail, spin fishers, I love fishing with conventional gear as much as anyone... but I do think this is witty.)
What do you think? Do you have a favorite element in your "fishy" wardrobe? By the way, you can buy the steelhead shirt here, and the evolution shirt here, respectively.
Deeter
Comments (12)
My two most recent purchases have been a Moldychum truckers cap and Tenkara World Trout shirts(I was one of the first to get one) but it's been too darn cold to wear either.
I have an old sweatshirt from Baldwin Bait and Tackle from years ago that I sport on occasion. Nothing fancy but comfortable.
I think the steelhead shirt above is fitting for that crazy lot of guys.
a shirt that says "good things come to those who bait" and "catch and release"
I tend toward the subtle - more likely to tell that I fish (and shoot/hunt) from the type and brands of clothes than what's written on them. But I do have a button shirt with the Anglers of the Au Sable logo and a T-shirt with, "I fish because the voices in my head tell me to." Oh ... a pair of cufflinks with flies cast in acrylic.
I love the G. Loomis skeleton fish logo and will get something one day - I'll know it when I see it.
I have a shirt that says: "The key to a man's heart is thru his fly" ...the ladies love it (not really).
in high school I used to make earrings and other jewelry out of flies I found at yard sales. I would sell them at the local farmers market to earn beer money for the weekend. the Cal Poly girls snapped 'em right up.
Squirrelgirl, you should get more than "Beer Money" I bet if you put them on e-bay and get people bidding on them.
Its not original by any means and is very common to see but "I Fish, Therefore I Drink" is my all time favorite.
My new favorite shirt is one from Bug Slinger that has a picture of a skull and crossed rods. Very cool fishy Jolly Roger.
I've got a Columbia T-Shirt that has "The Periodic Table of Lures" on the back. Just like the chemical periodic table, but each square is a lure, fly, or tackle. As a scientist, it's perfect for my tastes.
Favorite fishy attire? Why, the "Nautilus" cap I got for winning the first caption contest, naturally! Sadly, the accompanying T-shirt got shredded by my puppy before I got the chance to wear it (nudge-nudge, wink-wink). -Bob
i go for the hats because i collect them. just not sure about wearing a used hat. i just hang them up.
My favorite is a t shirt with a pic of my bass bug...
a 1980 VW with the marks of my fishing trips on it,and
a pontoon on the roof.
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My two most recent purchases have been a Moldychum truckers cap and Tenkara World Trout shirts(I was one of the first to get one) but it's been too darn cold to wear either.
I have an old sweatshirt from Baldwin Bait and Tackle from years ago that I sport on occasion. Nothing fancy but comfortable.
I think the steelhead shirt above is fitting for that crazy lot of guys.
I have a shirt that says: "The key to a man's heart is thru his fly" ...the ladies love it (not really).
in high school I used to make earrings and other jewelry out of flies I found at yard sales. I would sell them at the local farmers market to earn beer money for the weekend. the Cal Poly girls snapped 'em right up.
a shirt that says "good things come to those who bait" and "catch and release"
I tend toward the subtle - more likely to tell that I fish (and shoot/hunt) from the type and brands of clothes than what's written on them. But I do have a button shirt with the Anglers of the Au Sable logo and a T-shirt with, "I fish because the voices in my head tell me to." Oh ... a pair of cufflinks with flies cast in acrylic.
I love the G. Loomis skeleton fish logo and will get something one day - I'll know it when I see it.
Squirrelgirl, you should get more than "Beer Money" I bet if you put them on e-bay and get people bidding on them.
Its not original by any means and is very common to see but "I Fish, Therefore I Drink" is my all time favorite.
My new favorite shirt is one from Bug Slinger that has a picture of a skull and crossed rods. Very cool fishy Jolly Roger.
I've got a Columbia T-Shirt that has "The Periodic Table of Lures" on the back. Just like the chemical periodic table, but each square is a lure, fly, or tackle. As a scientist, it's perfect for my tastes.
Favorite fishy attire? Why, the "Nautilus" cap I got for winning the first caption contest, naturally! Sadly, the accompanying T-shirt got shredded by my puppy before I got the chance to wear it (nudge-nudge, wink-wink). -Bob
i go for the hats because i collect them. just not sure about wearing a used hat. i just hang them up.
My favorite is a t shirt with a pic of my bass bug...
a 1980 VW with the marks of my fishing trips on it,and
a pontoon on the roof.
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