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.â€
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]
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…
kbarton10(Quote)
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.
Tom Chandler(Quote)