I will never be a respected enough fisherman to be named to a “Pro Staff” of a fishing company or brand. I’m cool with that. I’m lucky if I fish a handful of times a month, and that honor should be reserved for somebody of some sort of accomplishment…like Lefty Kreh, KVD, or the Old Man and the Sea, not a hack fishing blogger. That said, it doesn’t mean I can’t assemble my own Troutrageous! Fishing Blogger Pro Staff…
So what exactly qualifies someone to be a member of the Troutrageous! Fishing Blogger Pro Staff?
Allow me to clarify that for you.
1) You have to be a fishing blogger (of a blog I actually read)
2) I need to have met you in person at least once
3) You never agreed to be a member and are likely on this list against your will
(I look forward to the impending legal action)
So without further adieu, I introduce the Troutrageous! Fishing Blogger Pro Staff…
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| The “Perkiomen Punisher” spares no smallie, sunfish, or bluegill |
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| Tyer of flies, mixer of beats, drinker of beers, caller of bullshit |
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| Too nice to leave off the list. He also seems to have an “in” with the man upstairs… |
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| The Fantastic Four had the Invisible Woman, The Avengers had Black Widow… every motley crew of dudes needs a female on board for counterbalance. |
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| The picture that started it all, the bromance continues… |
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| Art & poetry bitches! Who says we ain’t a cultured bunch? Just ignore the phobia of snakes |
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| Plain and simple, nobody outfishes da Jersey Boyz. |
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| No caption needed |
and last but not least…
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| Always the first to “Like” a Troutrageous! Facebook post, a titan of tenkara & toy cameras |
What exactly does this mean?
Beats me, but if you’d like to hire any of them for an upcoming birthday party or bar mitzvah, just let me know…
Hey I think you assembled a great team..even if you did have to take them hostage to get it accomplished 😉
What an honor! And to say I have even met or fished with a a few of this elite group too..I am also delighted to see that Utah is well represented by myself at the River Damsel, another great honor to represent the Troutrageous Nation with her. So does this mean that there will some kind of Troutrageous corporate retreat or something in the new Troutrageous World HQ? I have yet to visit FLA…When I posted this on Facebook, I even liked my own post!Brian
Crushed I tell you, just crushed i didn't make the team…
Fear not Tom. This will be an annual thing. And bribery doesn't hurt either.
Glad to hear my $200 check and bag of pork rinds made it safe and sound. I asked you not to use that photo of me back when I was fat. Now that I'm enormous it just brings back those old, skinny feelings again. I know RD got in legitimately, but tell the truth – every brat pack needs a fat kid. Fist bump for cookies.
WooHoo!! Awesome to be apart of this list! Made my vacation that much better! ProStaff T-Shirts??
Hey now Mr. Jones, don't go thinking you are special. This crew has 2 fat kids! also I'm posting under the moniker “the Perkiomen punisher” from now on…. Brilliant.Ps You'll be hearing from my lawyer T
If I take a picture of my legs with a T! sticker in the bathtub, maybe I'll get picked up by Simms.
Make sure your legs are clean shaven and toenails painted…which shouldn't be a stretch for you…and I think you're on to something…
That actually might not be a bad idea. Engaging recon mode…
3 if you count Professor X at the helm…
Cookies. It all comes back to cookies.
Just don't know what to say…just when you think you've made it, there's something like this. I'm not sure what I did to deserve it. I'm sorry you had to lower the bar so far…and I have to be careful about what pictures I post to G+ in the future, I didn't even know anybody paid attention to those.
Anthony, Mike didn't lower the bar, it fell to the ground on it's own and for once I wasn't lying underneath it. Great idea Mike. I think we'll start calling you the Unaccomplished Troutrageous!
Guess didn't make the cut,but guess still can guest write………..
And I didn't even have to bribe him with my cookies… Maybe it was because I fell victim to that speed trap! =(
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I have a hard time typing when I'm sooo excited! Haha. Thanks, Mike, for the honor. A T! Pro Staff hat would be way cool. Accomplishment? Well… I guess that I have fished in over 50 rivers in 4 yrs. and have only fallen into half of them!! Ha. And people thought “Incoming!” was was my battle cry for catching a fish… =)
Sorry Spurky, you don't really have a blog anymore…which misses out on the first set of criteria…but that said, I'd welcome a guest post anytime!
Just keep drawing those tenkara robots and we'll be all good. BTW, no picture is safe on the interwebs.
Yep you were spared this time Howard…but you know, we haven't met face to face yet either…
Howard, think you should start a pro staff too….
You're not fat, Funky – you're “fluffy.”
Mr. Miyagi understands,grasshopper.
My favorite part of this whole blog post is that it all started from a running string of not-so-nice text messages.
Since my lawyer said there's nothing I can do, I'm honored to be a member of the Troutrageous! Fishing Blogger Pro Staff.
Damn….I realize this is an older post but i have a half eaten bagel and a semi warm cup of coffee that just may sway you to put me on your dream team…Well in the time its taken me to write this I now have a 3/4 eaten bagel…Im out…