Are jumpsuits still cool or...? (BASS photo)
I’ve freakin’ had it, man. Was at the gym this morning, and some guy walks into the weight room wearing bicycle shorts. Bike shorts!
Listen bro, I do not want to see your banana nut crunch when you are working out – or doing anything else for that matter – and I’m sure even the ladies are with me on that one.
When did it become a requirement to wear skin-tight shorts when riding a bike? Or skin-tight pants when running?
Who tells these folks that they look good in that stuff?
Got me thinking that maybe they wear it because Lance Armstrong does, or whoever. Difference being that Lance is a pro athlete and has to shave off hundredths of a second from his times. Joe Nutty Crunch just rode his bike to the gym – and probably hurt himself worse wearing those shorts than he ever would from a bike seat.
I see people running around my neighborhood – not just gals either – wearing pants that must’ve needed an entire can of Crisco to get into. I avert my eyes and shoo the kids into the house or the back yard.
So tell me: What do bassin’ dorks wear?
I’ve seen the fly-fishing dorks, who show up to a stream with brand new Orvis this and that – basically they’re lucky if they remembered to take the tags off the stuff is so new. They know every Latin name of every fly, and hop from pool to pool like the fish they’re fishing for are too dumb to notice their outfit and bite already.
But I can’t think of anyone wearing any bassin’ dork gear. Hit us up with some examples of bassin’ dorkness. Maybe it ain’t what they wear?
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Bass Pundit
May 16, 2011 at 12:27 pm
That bonnet thing Rick Clunn wears now.
I think Dye Sublimated Jersey’s are cool, except when they are ugly and there is a fair amount of that.
Hopefully my jersey will look nice. Should be getting it this week or next.
admin (mostly Jay)
May 17, 2011 at 9:53 am
What if a guy is waring said type of jersey and his belly covers his belt buckle?!
Dean Jones
May 16, 2011 at 12:31 pm
While walking back to my camp several years ago I past two young girls and over heard part of ther’e conversation. One of the girls commented on my attire, levi shorts and a polo shirt with sandals on my feet. She bet the other one that I was headed to the camp site with the bass boat in it. Then stated those fisherman all dress alike. Of corse she was right that is all a wear in the summer.
Dick Durbin
May 16, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Don’t be hating on my Lycra bike shorts. My wife says they make my butt look good. My daughters, on the other hand, say that every time I put them on I lose all my cool points.
They really do serve a practical purpose unlike the Columbia shirts that no bass fisherman in this neck of the woods can go fishing without. Has anyone ever actually used that little Velcro tab to hold a rod?
By the way, jumpsuits were never cool, even when the top anglers were wearing them.
admin (mostly Jay)
May 17, 2011 at 9:54 am
Waiting to hear about that practical purpose….
Dick Durbin
May 17, 2011 at 10:24 am
Regular shorts have seams that meet right in the crotch. If you are just riding around the block it’s not a problem but if you are putting in some serious miles that seam will rub you raw. Bike shorts have a piece of fabric like chamois that protects your crotch from that abrasion. Baggy shorts would also ride up your leg and bunch up between your leg and the saddle.
Bill M
May 16, 2011 at 3:22 pm
I just had a waking nightmare of Kenyon Hill in a Speedo culling over the livewell.
Recklessbasser
May 16, 2011 at 11:32 pm
I wish all the top guys would bring back the patch laden vests of the ’80s and early ’90s. Yea, they were super dorky but they were also super cheap. It pains me to give as much for my jerseys as I do for my rods and reels.
5bites
May 17, 2011 at 7:51 am
Freakin flat bill caps! I hate those! It’s not so much a fishing dork thing, it’s more a dork went fishing thing. Apparently you can be from Alabama and talk like a rapper if you slap one on.
admin (mostly Jay)
May 17, 2011 at 9:55 am
That is funny!
Larry Prestenbach
May 17, 2011 at 8:39 am
RFLMAO at Banana Nut Crunch. You crack me up. Now everytime I see a guy wearing biker shorts Im going to think about that. Thanks for the morning laugh.
5bites
May 17, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Is it possible to wear regular shorts over the biker shorts?
Dick Durbin
May 17, 2011 at 2:26 pm
Some folks do. If I have to stop anywhere on my way to or from a ride I will put on a pair of gym shorts over them.
Flip 'N' Pitch
May 17, 2011 at 11:05 pm
I’m grateful bassin’ dorks are wearing any clothes at all! Apparently so is B.A.S.S. as they made it an Elite Series rule that you can’t fish with your shirt off! I’ve heard some of the Elites joked that this was known as the “Kenyon Hill Rule”!
Flip 'N' Pitch
May 17, 2011 at 11:08 pm
Now that I think about it Aaron Martens would be a shining example. He’s definitely got a different vibe to his on the water wardrobe.
JP
May 18, 2011 at 10:43 am
My buddy was looking through FLW and said “man all you guys dress the same”. I am pretty simple when it comes to clothes- t-shirt and jeans/khaki shorts. MOST IMPORTANT however is a hat. Fact- all bass fisherman wear hats.