On 5/15/2025 at 11:59 AM, Tennessee Boy said:

I have probably 30 of the Tackle Warehouse tee shirts that you get for free with a large order. So I wear one just about all the time except when I'm at church. I do change if I go to a tackle store; it just seems rude not to.   😆

I have my yardwork Tackle Warehouse shirts, my "dress" TW shirts, and my bedtime TW shirts. I need to start retiring my old TW shirts. If my wife starts to correlate each shirt with a $150 min. order, I might be in for some trouble. 

I like to think so, wife thinks I look like a bum

After going to kayaking "tournaments", not really tournaments in the strictest sense they were more like get-together for over 15 years with 4 a year each one always gave you a t-shirt or sun shirt.

I have more fishing related shirts then I can count.

Being retired my clothing ensemble pretty much consists of 2 seasons; sweat pants and sweatshirt or shorts and a t-shirt, life is good!   

In warm weather, camo shorts and one of two long sleeve, sweat-wicking fishing shirts. If the forecast calls for overcast all day, then it's a short sleeve t shirt. I wear flip flops and try to cover exposed skin with SPF 30 or whatever the females int he house have around. I ain't looking for a tan.

 

In the cold, I wear a pair of thick sweatpants and layer the shirts. I have a Cabela's Guidewear hoodie that's good down to freezing. I have some good long thermals. I'll wear muck boots because I usually have to step in shallow water to get in the kayak.

 

The Cabela's hoodie served me well in Ireland where the weather 90% of the time is cloudy, misting rain and windy. It almost always feels 15 degrees colder than it is. One day it was in the high 50s and sunny. People were dressed for the beach. LOL.

4 hours ago, stk44 said:

If my wife starts to correlate each shirt with a $150 min. order, I might be in for some trouble. 

This is a real fear of mine… 

Not fishing: camo shorts and a t shirt ( 1/2 the time,  bass or related tshirt)

 

Fishing: camo shorts and a long sleeve spf light weight fishing shirt.

 

Regardless: wife says I look homeless.

Almost all the time, Except when working in home with my straw hat and boots and jeans, But even that time, I am wearing my PFG shirts 😅

Almost all my shirts are fishing related in some way. It’s gotten so bad that my friends applaud me when I am wearing a non fishing shirt… 

After retiring I dress casual 90% of time, jeans, shorts  T shirt or Polo shirt. When fishing I wear long sleeve SPF fishing shirts otherwise  the same, drives my wife nuts!

Back in the 80’s went through the bass patch covered vest time period, no coveralls just jeans.

Out in the sun wear a fishing hat.

Tom

i just went to a meeting.  i wore a Simms button up.  some people asked, "you going fishing?".

 

apparently, i at least look the part.   FYI, the Simms Big Sky shirts are pretty great.  you can fish and then follow up eating at a restaurant without feeling out of place.  SPF50 and it looks like a city shirt.