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Hey guys, don’t get me wrong. I am a contributor to the Drake mag right now; it’s one of a few fishing magazines I read regularly. I just don’t care for the board.
Lauren
Silver_Doc, I know what you mean about getting sick of smut on boards – I don’t frequent the Drake for this reason. Don’t give up on this board yet, though. I don’t know how to clean things up, or I would, but Zach will be back soon, and I’m sure he’ll be on this thing ASAP.
UPDATE: I just spoke with Zach, who told me how to get rid of the posts themselves.
Lauren finally got interested. Did you guys catch her near-miss with an 18″ cuttie from the end of the last podcast?
Zach
For what it’s worth, I’d like to clarify that Zach meant (or better have meant) that I just got interested in the Board “finally,” not fishing more generally, of course.
Hey Crystal!
I’m happy to welcome a fellow female angler both to the sport and to the board (though I haven’t posted much in the past).
It looks like you all had a great time on the Little Red.
Hahahahaha ;D
Though flyfishing provides some of the best scenery of any hobby, outdoors or not, adding the other half of the population into the mix might make it even better…which might make it easier to let the woman you could find catching fish out of your favorite spot easier to accept. 😉
Just so I’m perfectly clear, I don’t have a problem with pink and purple, per se. I just wouldn’t want a rod (or other piece of technical gear) that singled me out just because I’m a woman (and a rod or whatever that is pink only for pink’s sake seems to do that). I wear all kinds of bright clothing, and I have a girly-pink hat from a shop on the Florida panhandle that I love. The CFR stuff is very admirable, and since the pink is for a reason in this case that isn’t just because the rodmakers wanted to market it to women, I can get behind that too. I think women anglers just want respect from male anglers, ultimately (and no pandering, singling out, etc.).
Moosedog,
I haven’t had a chance to try the Cloudveil women’s waders. I fish in women’s Simms, and I really like them a lot (though we’re looking into getting me a new pair and aren’t necessarily sticking with Simms). Cloudveil is making some great stuff for women, too. So, I guess I can’t give you an either/or opinion here. I’d love to hear what you’ve heard from women who’ve tried both, though.
Dunfly,
I, too, find it very curious (and off-putting) to see so many skantily clad women in flyfishing ads and photography. I know that I couldn’t accomplish much in waders (or not) and a bikini. I definitely have a hard time believing that the women pictured with the big fish and in little clothing had much to do with landing the fish in question. Glad to hear that at least one flyfishing man finds it suspect too. It’s not that I don’t get what the photographers and marketing teams are trying to do. It just seems that pictures like these help solidify flyfishing’s position as firmly a “guys’ sport,” and I don’t particularly like that.
Just my two cents.
Lauren
Moosedog,
First off, I think it’s great that you’re thinking about what women who flyfish really want instead of just stocking the standard Orvis-type country woman clothing and knick knacks that you see in the women’s sections of a lot of flyfishing shops.
Hi Lucky! Zach suggested I check up on this thread – small world. I had a great time working with Liz – the bakery wasn’t nearly as fun or exciting the next summer! Tell her hi for me.
I’d definitely be up for a fishing trip the next time we’re in town, and hopefully you can get Liz to come too.
Lauren
