Fly fishing was never designed to be all those things

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We keep cropping up in the strangest places, tagged with even stranger attributes. How fly fishing can be linked with leadership is a stretch, given that we’re proponents of an antiquated sport that limits our casting distance, doesn’t sink very well, and lacks scent.

The taglines best suited for the above picture should have been …

Antisocial

The water’s icy, I can’t feel my feet so I can’t put them in my mouth.

… which is better than the fluffy vendor version, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

I think you probably have six or seven better’n mine…

6 thoughts on “Fly fishing was never designed to be all those things

  1. JK Smith

    Here’s the logic: The dude is the boss, aka the leader. He’s totally awesome at leading that he can blow off going to work while the minions are back at the hive.

    How about “Leadership – it comes between lineship and tippetship”

  2. John Peipon

    How about, “Lead, follow, or get out of the way,because this is MY water.”

    But no, motivational posters suck!

  3. Igneous Rock

    The Leaders Shit…its’ three years old, breaks in the middle and for 4 lb. test…could’nt hold a 4 oz. minnow.

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