Zach Matthews

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  • in reply to: Product Porn #65784
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Matt –

    I think you’ve nailed it.

    in reply to: Product shots: Bass Baits – Help Please #65890
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Aaron –

    White Q-tips with hollow plastic tubes make good lure stands.

    in reply to: No respect for Mamma… #31642
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Lauren has a similar problem with Mae and especially with the cat, Joey.

    in reply to: LL Bean Jackets. #31563
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Here’s the L.L. Bean jacket I want for Christmas:

    Those dudes make some nice hunting gear.

    in reply to: Worst Fly Fishing Video Ever? #31800
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Hey Micah –

    Oh, I completely agree with respect to the beginners.

    in reply to: A Keeper #31549
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    A great gift.

    in reply to: What’s going on at Scott Rods? #31603
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    In the alternative, you can simply mail me a letter via U.S. Postal Service and James will be sure to read it the next time he sneaks over to steal my mail and clean my windows for better outside viewing at night.

    in reply to: Worst Fly Fishing Video Ever? #31788
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    In the second episode, which I could not prevent myself from watching, I like how “Eileen” manages to bust her butt (and you’re right about the sleeves), then when she is “saved” by the guy exactly one rodlength downstream, she comes out of the water and does a little stripper shimmy (no doubt regressing to her previous training).

    in reply to: New Way to Submit Photos to American Angler #65702
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Table of Contents.

    🙂

    Zach

    in reply to: Fly Fishing Poll #31457
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Thanks, Hannah, great poll!

    in reply to: What’s going on at Scott Rods? #31591
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Tim –

    “Have tried calling their number for months with no answer.”

    Really?  No offense, man, but I sincerely doubt that.  What number are you calling?  That’s one of those things people throw around on these boards that can be really hurtful to a company and, frankly, is patently untrue.  I have called the 800 number on Scott’s website no fewer than four times in the last month and they always answered and put me through to the person I needed. In fact, when my rod shipped back to me, they called *me* to let me know.

    Are you aware that they are in the Mountain time zone?  I often call out west at 9:00 or 10:00 AM my time, only to realize that no one is at work yet in the west.

    Zach

    in reply to: What’s going on at Scott Rods? #31588
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Scott is fine, y’all.  They are hiring new hands and improving their repair times.  I recently broke a G2 – it was evaluated, repaired (or in my case replaced) and returned to me within 2 weeks of when it left my door.  I received an email updating me on the progress, which warned me it could be four weeks before I saw my rod back, but they were just hedging their bets – the rod was on my doorstep later the same week.

    Scott is owned by two investors, one of whom is the president and part owner of a major auto company.  Obviously this is not a great time to be in the American auto business, but the commitment has been made and my friends at the company say the capital is flowing in as expected.  

    Scott got behind for two reasons: (1) demand for the S4 exceeded expectations, so the people who usually took a day a week to wrap repairs had to be reassigned to S4 production, while the rest of the rod line also backed up on production; and (2) one of the owners took what amounted to a large dividend out of the company rather than allowing the company to re-invest its profit in internal infrastructure (i.e. shipping and rod production improvements).

    Scott is absolutely not going out of business.

    in reply to: Tactics for big lazy browns in Gin clear water #31519
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    When in doubt, go dirty or go in the dark.

    in reply to: Rejected Registrants #31344
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Ha! Yes.

    Zach

    in reply to: Fast Times in Prineville, Oregon #31341
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Let’s see who can be the first person to spot the insane duck hunter reference in the next American Angler. 😉

    Zach

    in reply to: Podcast: Nick Lyons – The Publisher’s View #31874
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    All ready now.

    Zach

    in reply to: First and Last Names Policy #44052
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Hey guys –

    This needed to be bumped for some of the new folks.

    Zach

    in reply to: Any Grouse Hunters? #31245
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    That’s very useful information, Billyspey.

    in reply to: Getting Published? #31403
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Mike –

    First of all, I am moving this thread to the Writing section where others with similar questions are likely to look for it.

    In terms of getting published, there is a sort of process.

    in reply to: American Angler Cover Call #67530
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    I like that Eric.

    Zach

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