Do you care what you look like when your out fishing?

[cart7t]

Why not get rid of the boat insurance board (nobody uses it anyway) and rename it:

Bass Fishing Fashion.

I nominate Ryan to be the head fashion cop. Seriously, I don't know stuff about fashion, I could use some advice from some of you gir....er I mean guys on color coordination, what shoes go with what tackle bag, accesorizing for success, maybe a fashion show at the next road trip?

Long Mike and Burley could be models.

[Olebiker]

If I am fun fishing I don't shave and wear one of my old faded World Wide Sportsman (Columbia knockoff) shirts and an old pair of shorts. I don't want SWMBO to think that I am really just out tomcattin' around so I don't want to look too spiffy.

Tournament day is another story. I shave and I wear a good Columbia shirt and, depending on the weather, a pair of clean jeans or khaki shorts. I want to look good (well, as good as I look) in the pictures.

One fashion thing I have found among the members of my bass club is that most of us will wear a floppy hat of some sort while fishing. I wear a Tilley hat. Once we get off the water, however, it's back to the ball cap.

I will always have a clean shirt to put on when I come off the water.

[Muddy]

What you wear has absolutely nothing to do with fishing...

You are right... it has mostly to do with comfort and a little to do with health and safety in the outdoors. The long sleeved "fishing shirts" I wear are fast drying, vented and are much cooler than even a short sleeved t-shirt. I suspect that if you spent much time fishing in our summer weather, you would probably be looking for a fishing shirt!

To go one step further, I have a long family history of skin cancer, and have had a few places cut out already on me... so long sleeves and spf ratings are important to me, especially since I often forget my sunscreen.

Seriously though, the comfort alone is worth twice the price.

 Hey Keith: You are just too white ;D ;D I understand about sun and cancer, being dark skinned I just do not worry about things like that . Either way if I was naked I couldn't be more comfortable then in Cargo Shorts and a Tee Shirt.

8-)

[Eddie Munster]

LateFall/Winter/Early Spring = Boots, yardworking jeans and a long sleeve 'has been' shirt.

Late Spring/Summer/Early Fall = Flip flops or yard sneakers, 'has been' shorts/tshirts.

I'm trolling for fish, not women. Caught my limit there already.  

[farmpond1]

I'd rather grubby up an old pair of clothes than a good pair.  So, no, I really don't care-except that I don't want to look like a homeless man.  Except that I refuse to wear pink.  But at the risk of sounding like a sexist, how a guy thinks isn't necessarily how many (read "most") women think.  Fashion seems to always be factored in to a greater degree.  Still, a wide brim hat doesn't seem dorky to me.

[J Francho]

I understand about sun and cancer, being dark skinned I just do not worry about things like that.

While dark skin may reduce your risk, it doesn't mean that we tan guys are immune. I had a speck removed, and I'm probably darker than most Caucasians.

At least slap some sunblock on, brutha!

Here's a pic from back when I didn't give it a second thought:

[flechero]

Hey Keith: You are just too white ;D ;D I understand about sun and cancer, being dark skinned I just do not worry about things like that . Either way if I was naked I couldn't be more comfortable then in Cargo Shorts and a Tee Shirt.

8-)

I been called worse! And yes, please keep wearing the shorts... for that matter PULL THEM UP A LITTLE HIGHER!!! ;D ;D There are some questionable pics of you around here already!!

I'm not what people usually call light skinned, but I guess we're just closer to the sun down here. ...lol

[jbmaine]

Thanks for all the input everyone. I think LOML is finally convinced

                                      JB

[Fishing Doug]

Looking good is a must. I never know who I am going to run into before I get to the lake, while I am at the lake, or after a day of fishing.  As others have mentioned, I have a few old pictures of fish that I am proud of, however, I don't show them very often due to the fact that I am looking rough in all of them.

Usually for me it is kakhi shorts or pants (depending on weather), button down or other nice cotton shirt and Cole Haan or ecco moc's.

FD

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Either way if I was naked I couldn't be more comfortable then in Cargo Shorts and a Tee Shirt.

8-)

I dare you to come fish 6 hrs with me today in shorts and a t-shirt. 50 degrees and raining. Actually, "Tin" probably would,lol, the kid is constantly underdressed. I mean,...flip flops? .....it's SNOWING! lol

[Muddy]

I have been dressing the same way for 41 years, I kind of figured out what made me feel comfortable when I was 17, still dress the same, when not a work or a dress function

Spring;

Leather Jacket

Dungarees

Carpenter Pants

t shirts

sneakers or suede shoes

Summer

Denim or twill shorts ( cargo added a few years ago)

t shirts

deck sneakers

Fall:

Leather Jacket

Dungarees

Carpenter Pants

t shirts

sneakers or suede shoes

Winter:

Leather Jacket ( for winter zip in the liner)

Dungarees

Carpenter Pants

t shirts

sneakers or suede shoes

When I am fishing, I am chilling out. I am not looking for a sponsor, or to make money or to be on any one's TV show, just chillin, so I am more than comfortable, love fishing in the rain in my shorts and t shirts. If it's 50 and rainy, I don't fish anymore, so no big deal.

I am so laid back and comfortable when I am fishing I do not want to go home at times. 8-)

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

I have been dressing the same way for 41 years, I kind of figured out what made me feel comfortable when I was 17, still dress the same, when not a work or a dress function

Spring;

Leather Jacket

Dungarees

Carpenter Pants

t shirts

sneakers or suede shoes

Summer

Denim or twill shorts ( cargo added a few years ago)

t shirts

deck sneakers

Fall:

Leather Jacket

Dungarees

Carpenter Pants

t shirts

sneakers or suede shoes

Winter:

Leather Jacket ( for winter zip in the liner)

Dungarees

Carpenter Pants

t shirts

sneakers or suede shoes

When I am fishing, I am chilling out. I am not looking for a sponsor, or to make money or to be on any one's TV show, just chillin, so I am more than comfortable, love fishing in the rain in my shorts and t shirts. If it's 50 and rainy, I don't fish anymore, so no big deal.

I am so laid back and comfortable when I am fishing I do not want to go home at times. 8-)

I guess some people just LIKE a wet a$z, personally, I don't. Doesn't have anything to do with sponsorship or TV or any of the other insinuations you keep sticking in there. Get past that please. I am talking about wearing the right clothing for the right condition. Boats are wet.  The best fishing is often during inclement weather.  I'm just dealing with the way it is

-But for the record, I haven't had a North Face contract for over a year. I buy the stuff now,....but still like a dry backside.

[Fishing Rhino]

A quick story about appearance.

My uncle who was retired from the Navy would regularly go lobstering with us when he and his wife visited my parents every summer.

He was the stereotype Navy guy.  A bit rough around the edges, usually had a scrabble of beard, and wore threadworn clothes when he went on the boat.

The guy that fished with me was a schoolteacher.  One day the fellow who headed up the ROTC at the school came with us.  He was a retired Army Colonel, and he fit the stereotype.  

Not a trace of five o'clock shadow.  Pants pressed with  pleat, and ditto for his tee shirt.  A military man from head to toe.

He and my uncle hit it off, and as we headed down the river, they were engaged in animated conversation.

Got to the ocean and it all changed.  The colonel gradually wilted as mal de mer set in.  

My uncle gave us knowing smiles as the colonel, in spite of his best efforts, could not maintain his military demeanor and appearance.

The moral to this story.  You either have it or you don't.  The colonel and the sea were just not compatible.  

Contrary to the Madison Avenue promotion, clothes do not make the man.

[Fishing Rhino]

BTW, I believe in dressing appropriately for the weather.  Fishing is no longer fun when you're wringing wet and chilled to the bone, or burned to a crisp.

Dry is good.  Good quality raingear, windbreakers, dressed in layers, just like for golfing.

My comments relate strictly to the styling and profiling aspect of dressing for fishing.

Hey, if it's what you want to do, great.  But please don't look down on those who choose not to.

[CODbasser]

i always care what i look like, you never know when an opportunity will present itself. I dress for the weather, but i always have on clean clothes that are in good shape. i like to be clean and look good...a good rain suit is a must and if you get a good one it will look good to...just all depends on the person..

[Muddy]

Hey LBH: The comments about sponsorship and TV shows was about the tone of this whole thread and people who are on these forums that are in the business, yes you among them as you have a gear line, but it is not personal

[I.rar]

nope.

i really need to start dressing for the sun more though. i already have 'sun spots' all over my upper body and they arnt going away.

so to everyone who fishes in the sun/heat , PROTECT YOUR SKIN.

[shootermcbob]

I like to look nice, but also want to be comfortable. I usually fish in a pair of clean khaki shorts, an under armour knock-off shirt (tucked in) and a ball hat or visor. I am clean, hair combed, teeth brushed, and presentable. The only thing that is questionable according to my fashion consultant whom I married 17 years ago is the asolo hiking boots I wear along with smartwool hiking socks. I fish alot of rip rap and am a bank fisherman. I like the sturdiness of the boots and the protection. She simply thinks they look dorky.  ;D

[Muddy]

Ellaine steals my fishing t shirts, with the holes in them and uses them for rags if I don't hide em ;D

[RoLo]

A quick story about appearance.

My uncle who was retired from the Navy would regularly go lobstering with us when he and his wife visited my parents every summer.

He was the stereotype Navy guy. A bit rough around the edges, usually had a scrabble of beard, and wore threadworn clothes when he went on the boat.

The guy that fished with me was a schoolteacher. One day the fellow who headed up the ROTC at the school came with us. He was a retired Army Colonel, and he fit the stereotype.

Not a trace of five o'clock shadow. Pants pressed with pleat, and ditto for his tee shirt. A military man from head to toe.

He and my uncle hit it off, and as we headed down the river, they were engaged in animated conversation.

Got to the ocean and it all changed. The colonel gradually wilted as mal de mer set in.

My uncle gave us knowing smiles as the colonel, in spite of his best efforts, could not maintain his military demeanor and appearance.

The moral to this story. You either have it or you don't. The colonel and the sea were just not compatible.

Contrary to the Madison Avenue promotion, clothes do not make the man.

That's an ideal situation FR,

Strap the colonel in a large open crate, and suspend him from the bow.

Every time the bow dips down and the the colonel meets the drink, he provides a free chum line.

An old mako technique  ;D

Roger

[Bernie Mac]

To get back to the original question, get your wife some Blue Lizard sunblock, a nice long sleeve Columbia fishing shirt, and a pair of zip off slacks. It ain't pretty, but it really works protecting against the sun. She won't look half bad, either.

I don't burn, and in fact being mostly Native American, get pretty dark, but I don't like what constant exposure to the sun does to my skin. I also do not tolerate being cold at all. Anything below 70° gets uncomfortable. So I usually dress for the weather.

Here are a couple of shots of me from recent fashion shows, LOL.

Summer

Winter:

WOA...definitely in the wrong place for anything 70° are above.  How do you do it Man?

[D4u2s0t]

I have been dressing the same way for 41 years, I kind of figured out what made me feel comfortable when I was 17, still dress the same, when not a work or a dress function

Spring;

Leather Jacket

Dungarees

Carpenter Pants

t shirts

sneakers or suede shoes

Summer

Denim or twill shorts ( cargo added a few years ago)

t shirts

deck sneakers

Fall:

Leather Jacket

Dungarees

Carpenter Pants

t shirts

sneakers or suede shoes

Winter:

Leather Jacket ( for winter zip in the liner)

Dungarees

Carpenter Pants

t shirts

sneakers or suede shoes

When I am fishing, I am chilling out. I am not looking for a sponsor, or to make money or to be on any one's TV show, just chillin, so I am more than comfortable, love fishing in the rain in my shorts and t shirts. If it's 50 and rainy, I don't fish anymore, so no big deal.

I am so laid back and comfortable when I am fishing I do not want to go home at times. 8-)

I guess some people just LIKE a wet a$z, personally, I don't. Doesn't have anything to do with sponsorship or TV or any of the other insinuations you keep sticking in there. Get past that please. I am talking about wearing the right clothing for the right condition. Boats are wet. The best fishing is often during inclement weather. I'm just dealing with the way it is

-But for the record, I haven't had a North Face contract for over a year. I buy the stuff now,....but still like a dry backside.

why do you keep assuming that no one wears different clothes depending on the weather? I've been in a boat plenty of times and have never had a wet ***. just because someone chooses to wear shorts and a t-shirt doesn't mean that's what they wear if it's raining. Just because someone doesn't dress the same way as you do doesn't mean they're wrong.

[flechero]

Hey muddy, I just got fitted for a new tournament outfit.  It's spiffy and provides UV protection as well.  I think it will double nicely for both bass and crappie fishing.  What do you think?

[RippinLips86]

no it doesnt matter as long as your line is wet.

that is Memo in the background

[Muddy]

Hey muddy, I just got fitted for a new tournament outfit. It's spiffy and provides UV protection as well. I think it will double nicely for both bass and crappie fishing. What do you think?

BELLO!!!!!! You should be fishing the East River dressed like that ;D