Comments on: What Fly Shops Will Never Tell You!

By: David Swart

David Swart — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:13:12 +0000

Mr I know more than the fly shop owner’s thats the one who will piss me off more than any other.Good article brought of some good points.

By: joe

joe — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:43:05 +0000

Awesome video! Now I’m really pumped. I’ve got a trip planed to visit Marco Island with the family at the end of April and was planning to get in some do it yourself tarpon fishing which I haven’t had the opportunity to do since 1969 when I was stationed in Key West in the Coast Guard. After watching that I think I’d best be looking for baby tarpon. My gear and my 60 year old body would in no way be up to the task.

By: bgill

bgill — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:01:25 +0000

HEY GUYS, CHECK THIS. Filmed and “BEAT-DOWN” in Costa Rica.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr1-zCSTOmI

By: Ricko

Ricko — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:30:30 +0000

Well done!! We know all these guys but luckily MR SHOP GUY visits us mostly.

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:45:51 +0000

This is great, i have seen this first hand, ya really hit it right on the nail!

By: joe normal fly

joe normal fly — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:30:35 +0000

Must have forgot the guy/gal (or I missed him/her) that doesn’t go to the fly shop but a few times a year, purchases a few minor items, says very little, but is listening to the (clientelle) listed above… He or she checks out the prices, realizes that the things he or she needs can be picked up on craigslist/ebay or at a yard sale or at a bulk craft shop or he/she already has them. Fishes 360 days a year. Catches fish but doesn’t tell. No photos on Moldy Chum, no bragging on a blog. Threw a spey rod before they were popular and would rather spend his/her extra money on a good brew. The next time someone comes into the flyshop, pets the dog, dressed in peasant fishing attire, looks the inventory over with one ear to the traffic, hire him/her. They are probably stocking a shelf or changing oil at Jiffy Lube and should be selling your gear to the customers with a real income. But you have to be good enough to pick up on it.

By: bgill

bgill — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:13:36 +0000

I like it Sal, that’s the P-timer who owes the shop all his paychecks plus some, has a batch of aborted fly pattern attempts that you will never see behind the counter. He ties but his box is pure Umpqua. This dude can take a “casual report” and turn the wrong stream into a Walmart parking lot. Remember, “up to date” shop hot spots are only valuable before they hit the shop.

By: Sal Valinus

Sal Valinus — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:10:31 +0000

This is hilarious. But, you forgot the self-important smartass behind the counter that steeps in all the secrets he holds – as if he came by them through his own cleverness and hard work – and only selectively meters tidbits to those he deems worthy.

By: bgill

bgill — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:09:35 +0000

JOE!! That’s hilarious….. I remember a “Scottacus” that would make us shriek when that car pulled in!!!

By: joe

joe — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:07:40 +0000

I have one more to add. This is a real person. His latin name is Scottacus Notsobrightacus. Fancies himself an expert but is totally clueless. Likes to pretend he works in the shop and corners customers and proceeds to give unsolicited bad advice. Will carry on indefinately unless shop employee rescues customer. Will call the shop and ask how much a bucktail costs. You tell him $4.95. Hi shows up a half an hour later with $4.27 and asks if you can cut him a deal. When you tell him no he goes out to the parking lot and removes the seats from his car searching for spare change. Always buys the very best gear which he can’t afford so he puts it on layaway and takes 6 months to pay. When asked why he is buying another 9 wt he answers in all seriousness “well 9 is my lucky number”. When asked why he si buying a particular rod he will quote the ad from the magazine verbatim.
Hav had no recent sightings. We think his wife finally killed him.