| Looking for that perfect gift for the bass | | | | baseball hat. Most of us feel there is always |
| fisherman in your life? Well, don't fret. The | | | | room for one more hat. Ditto on printed ties. |
| choices are wide and many, ranging from the | | | | I love to go to Lodge meetings with a picture |
| ultra-thoughtful, to super-tacky (I | | | | of a dead bass tied around my neck! In my |
| personally enjoy the tacky ones). | | | | neck of the woods, these are even considered |
| | | | appropriate church attire, as long as your |
| Gifts can be broken down into 3 major | | | | bib over-alls are clean. That's with, or |
| categories. | | | | without the baseball hat. |
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| 1. Something to wear | | | | Then, there are the serious fishing garments, |
| | | | offered by most outfitters. Specialty coats, |
| 2. Something to look at | | | | rain coats, shorts, pants and shirts. These |
| | | | are great pieces of clothing, except that the |
| 3. Something to use | | | | normal uniform for bass fisherman is shorts, |
| | | | Trilene or Stren baseball hat, T-Shirt, |
| The obvious first thought on something to | | | | sandals, sunglasses, and a $10,000-$40,000 |
| wear is the ever-popular T-Shirt. They come | | | | bass boat! It could be a law; I don't know! |
| printed with everything there is about bass | | | | But the nice clothes are still appreciated. |
| fishing, real or imagined, ranging from | | | | We wear them to church! In the something to |
| masterpiece species drawings, to out-and-out | | | | wear category, what I do for gifts for bass |
| piscatorial pornaography. Many of these would | | | | fishermen and women is to tie Bass fly |
| be sure ringers for a Most Tasteless T-Shirt | | | | patterns on safety pins. They can be used as |
| contest. This is where really knowing the | | | | tie bars, brooches, hat pins, hair pins, and |
| person you're buying for comes in handy. | | | | are always appreciated. They are unique and |
| There are many places online to purchase | | | | usually unexpected. Many of my friends wear |
| these shirts, as well as Cabelas, Wal-Mart, | | | | them to church! Knitting sweaters with bass |
| and most malls. Some places will even | | | | on them are neat as well. |
| custom-print you a shirt with your own | | | | |
| photographs. You can also buy software and | | | | For something to look at, I'd suggest Bass |
| transfer paper and make your own custom | | | | Fishing Books, and videos. There are |
| T-Shirts. | | | | thousands to choose from and will provide |
| | | | hour and hours of entertainment and education |
| Next on the list is the ubiquitous baseball | | | | for the Bass Angler in your life. Next, there |
| style hat. They are printed much like | | | | are thousands of beautiful prints, sketches |
| T-Shirts, with the difference being in the | | | | and paintings depicting all aspects of Bass |
| limited billboard space. Very few, if any, | | | | Fishing. Many times, they can be had very |
| fisherman do not own and wear at least one | | | | reasonably. |