Hey Mike (Heero)

[Zach Matthews]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fly-Fishing-Outerwear-Loop-Opti-3L-Jacket-sz-S-Rust_W0QQitemZ220242889836QQcmdZViewItem

It’s called the Opti 3L Jacket.

[Mike L.]

I am willing to sell my first born child into slavery or one of those African child soldier armies in order to raise funds for this jacket.

[David Anderson]

Errrr, thr check one is ummmm, interesting… 😮

Looks like something only a golfer would buy.. 😀

www.dsaphoto.com

A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.

[andrew connell]

The checked jacket looks great in the flesh, pity I have a Simms G3, the Loop checked outdoor shirt is sweet also 🙂

You know want to DA 😉

[Mike L.]

The checkered pattern breaks up your outline so you can sneak in closer to the fish.*

*I may, or may not, be making this nonsense up…

[Rob Snowhite]

checks hide food stains like chef pants.

[Mike L.]

The skinnies like it better, too.

[anonymous]

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and mine is….these are lame and overpriced!

will either of those help me catch more trout? nope.
will either help me land more chicks? my wife says no!

fly fishing fashion

[Zach Matthews]

Hey Dave –

While I would almost certainly never wear the checked coat, personally I was happy to see it at the show.  Why?  Because every time I go to put on my waders and wading jacket, I become Tanny McTan.  There is so little willingness in the expensive outdoor products industry to go out on a limb, it makes for complete repetition in product lines.

Think about it.  Practically every single fly fishing wader or jacket is some shade of tan, light green, or maybe grayish.  It’s a very limited spectrum.  Yes, we want to avoid spooking fish, and yes, that limits the applicability of bright colors.  But are patterns–all patterns–necessarily forbidden?  Don’t your clothes have some patterning to them?  Most of mine do.

I am glad Loop is willing to break the ice.  

Zach

[Zach Matthews]

Just to check, I typed in “wading jacket” and then hit the Images tab on Google Images.  Here’s what came up:

Gee, think we’ve reached a singularity?  The only exceptions I see are the Simms Orange jacket and the Loop jackets.  And honestly, where’s the science that says a solid green coat is less visible than a different color?  What if your river doesn’t have any trees right beside it?  Wouldn’t true camo or sky-color make more sense?

[Bob Riggins]

There is an architectural philosophy simply stated as “form follows function”.

[Mark Landerman]

I am willing to raise the funds so that Mike can have said jacket.

[micah lauer]

I have caught some awfully nice fish wearing the most obnoxious bright orange jacket known to mankind.

[Mike L.]

I am willing to raise the funds so that Mike can have said jacket.  Please send me a PM if you are willing to donate anything towards this cause.  I will send you my address or paypal account information.

We will get there…………..do it for Heero!

Your money would be better spent improving the life of some poor, African, child soldier.

I thank you for your thoughts, but I am not a worthy recipient of your charity.

[Zach Matthews]

There are definitely fish that are spooky enough to react to bright colors.

[micah lauer]

Exactly.

[Bob Riggins]

I can’t argue with that.

[Mark Landerman]

By wearing a loud jacket or shirt, you are just letting people know that you can cast really-really far.

[Anonymous]

every time I go to put on my waders and wading jacket, I become Tanny McTan.  
 
Zach

Very funny…and very true

[keith b]

Enjoyable read for sure.

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