Because the Underground’s about The Big Tent (we embrace diversity), we’re following our seminal “Top Five Ways to Grow Fly Fishing Among Urban Populations” fly fishing industry advisory post with:
Top Five Alltime Great Ideas To Grow Fly Fishing In Rural Areas
5. Industry introduces new “Bubba” lines of camo fly fishing gear; Orvis launches podcast featuring Rosenbauer’s Top Ten Tips for Blowing Shit Up
4. Equip all drift boats with double beer helmets, stripper poles and cowshit
3. Hold wet t-shirt contests on major rivers (blow things up for big finale)
2. Rename Madison River to “Madison River Saloon & Gun Shop”
1. Run shuttle buses from dive bars to fly fishing classes on rivers, but tell passengers they’re really headed out of town to blow things up
Once again, we try to save fly fishing, but the industry never listens….
We could also find a way to convert deer stands into a new floatation device.
Maybe Larry The Cable Guy could be the finale of your wet T-shirt contest (after stuff gets blown up of course!)
Josh(Quote)
There we go – tap the power of the Undergrounders, and in no time, fly fishing’s bigger than Trump’s hair…
Tom Chandler(Quote)
You’re way ahead of us in branding ideas, as usual.
James
-Orvis
James Hathaway(Quote)
It’s scary sometimes.
Tom Chandler(Quote)
I have found your suggestions are always scary.
James Hathaway(Quote)
Oh, c’mon – tell me Rosenbauer wouldn’t love blowing shit up. He’s clearly that kind of guy.
Tom Chandler(Quote)
Hmmmmm, sounds like a weekend on the Sky up here in Washington….#1 sounds like any day in Hoopa……minus the tweakers,of course…..
JP2(Quote)
Again, I like best #4.
Eduardo(Quote)
Exploding and or shooting at thingamaboobers….. satisfying on several levels…..
Marty(Quote)
No kidding – you could say I have my finger on the rural pulse…
Tom Chandler(Quote)
Mossberg Helios 500 – Special fly rod attachment for casting delicate #22 BWOs to sipping trout, extended magazine for blowing shit up. Catch and release optional (if ya can find a piece that ain’t blowed up).
Steve Z(Quote)
….and fish hatcheries should attach those exploding target things to all hatchery fish to enhance the blow-up-ability aspect of trout and char fishing.
Steve Z(Quote)
Probably qualifies as cruelty to animals, but then, introducing hatchery fish to an otherwise healthy habitat is something of a crime against nature…
And besides, YouTube suggests the rural types are finding Asian Carp shooting (bows, shotguns, etc) to their liking…
Tom Chandler(Quote)
It hit me yesterday afternoon.
It’s time to re-make “The Movie.” This time forget all that 1920′s stuff, flash forward to the 90′s. Keep the story line, add lots of T&A, and some violence. The movie would need to be rated R, so there will need to be foul language with excessive use of the “F” word, hot, steamy sex and then you can always blow shit up.
Dan(Quote)
C’mon man – keep up! I posted about this exact same thing years ago (in the Underground’s clip-on ponytail Hollywood phase).
Tom Chandler(Quote)
this is right up my alley, actually.
#1 especially.
But the beer hat is a great idea. Would make for a good drinking game.
Drink every time you miss a strike.
Finish your drink every time you lose a fly.
Stu(Quote)
Now there’s a game that would quickly spiral out of control (unless the trout are unusually slow strikers).
Tom Chandler(Quote)
Did someone say, “and, blow things up!” Fire in the hole!
Where is my M-60?
JJP(Quote)
Woss. This is the Underground – we don’t consider anything smaller than .50 caliber a real fly fisherman’s firearm.
Tom Chandler(Quote)
Yeh, but…I could still fire the weapon from the shoulder sling, even at my age and infirmity. Ixna on the iftyfay!
JJP(Quote)
How about putting fly shops inside every Bass Pro Shop. Oh wait, that’s already been done.
Russell(Quote)
Easy on the newbie :)
Dan(Quote)