RipeFish Says Magazine Covers Stink…
By Tom Chandler on Jul 25, 2007 in Underground Entertainment
It’s not as if we needed further proof of TU-commenter-turned-blogger Kbarton’s firm-but-cynical grasp of the fly fishing scene, but now we’ve got it anyway. In his latest post, he savages the stereotypical fly fishing magazine cover:
We’ve silently endured “The Pose” for years; heroic figure, semi-crouched in water, large fish gripped with both hands, fullsome white-toothed smile that beckons the unwary with, “If you buy me and exhalt me above all others, this too can be you.”
It gets worse before it gets better, which is why I read the whole thing — even at my current 24kbps dialup speeds. Bombs away, KB!
[tags]fly fishing, fishing, fly fishermen, magazine, ripefish[/tags]
kbarton10 | Jul 25, 2007 | Reply
Actually, Tom wrote this piece - but he was scared to alienate all them advertising dollars…
“Kbarton10″ - has anyone actually seen this guy? It might be that after 2 or 3 slawdogs, TC gets mean, ugly mean…
Tom Chandler | Jul 26, 2007 | Reply
Please, I’ve torpedoed any magazine-related ad dollars countless times. And truly, if I was looking for an alias to hide behind, I’d come up with something far better than the somewhat mainstream-sounding “Kbarton.”
Like “Chip Tanbark.” Or maybe I’d just use the alias I created for my upcoming line of fly fishing themed adult entertainment DVDs — Sparse Steel Hackle.