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Chip Goes
Shopping By Chip
Chipman In addition to rods, reels, and all the
peripheral equipment for fly fishing, comfortable clothing is important.
I particularly like fishing shirts. I prefer shirts that have bellows
pockets to hold fly boxes, are well ventilated with a cape, and are
designed for freedom of movement when casting. These shirts are so
comfortable that I wear them even when I’m not fishing. I have had several of these shirts for a few years
now and they are beginning to show slight signs of wear. That’s my
description. My wife’s description is: They
look ratty. “The
fish don’t care what my shirts look like.” I suggested. “You can’t take out clients wearing a
ratty-looking shirt,” she proclaimed. “Yes, dear,” I answered. Will Rogers said that there were several theories
about arguing with women and none of them worked. I flipped through a catalog from a famous outfitter
and found the section on fishing shirts. Long and short sleeves were
available. It said that these shirts had an ultraviolet protection
factor of 30+ for optimum protection from the harmful effects of the
sun. If you choose short sleeves, that protection probably doesn’t
account for a whole lot. For starters I wanted a new blue shirt. I went
through several catalogs looking at the pictures and reading about the
shirts. Blue doesn’t mean blue any more. Here is what blue is to shirt
makers: Caribbean blue, Atlantic blue, marine blue, true blue, indigo,
light blue, French Blue, mallard, navy, storm blue, sail blue, cobalt,
new navy, China blue, midnight blue, chambray blue, royal blue,
deepwater blue, Clearwater blue, horizon, sea blue, whitecaps, steel
blue, and sky blue. There were so many choices, I couldn’t decide. A few days later, I was in the Phoenix and I went
to a well-known outfitter’s store to see what kinds of shirts they
offered. I thought that I might get a few shirts in addition to blue, my
favorite color. Something in tan, brown, and green. Shirts that would
help me blend into the background while fishing. I found the shirt selection and started looking
through the large assortment of styles and colors. Most of the shirts
had colors that you would associate with a grocery store. There was
butter, bay leaf, and plum, apple green, orange, olive, lime, mango,
citrus, pumpkin, wheat, and mushroom. In addition to the grocery
collection, there was also a day-at-the- beach group that included sun,
sand, coral, sea foam green, and whitecap (light blue). While I was trying to make up my mind a sales
person asked if I had found what I was looking for. “Do you have these shirts in raspberry,
blueberry, or sea weed?” I asked, tongue in cheek. “They’re on back order,” was the reply. I bought whitecap, sea foam green, sand, and lime. I am expecting many compliments when I wear these new shirts….from my wife.
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