Stripers and Methheads
That's a verry funny post... I work at Sweeneys in Napa... with the Napa river being only a mile from the shop... so you can immagine, we get the same customers you get... just in a different city... I'm like you too, I try to stay on my "fly side" but each day I'm doing some kind of work or need to help someone out on the other side... I try to BS my way through it and sound like I know what I'm talking about... and to the Methheads, I can make myself seem like the bait fishing striper king! Hahahaha... But I have to admit, even though I hate seeing and smelling the anchovies on these guys who come in with fish they want pictures of... it is these people who drop most of the money in the shop for small things, and they do keep me and my fellow employee Grant entertained at times... He always tries to turn them on me if they ask him for help... He will say things like "Oh well Ryan was fishing anchovies on the river last night... How'd ya do again Ryan..." So I'm stuck w/ em for 1 minute to an hour at times listening to their story and listening to their tactics on fishing! But working in a bait/tackle/fly shop is an awesome job for me... I have met allot of cool people... I always know where the hot fishing is... I've learned to know when people are BS'in about fish stories... and most of all I have learned allot about the products we sell... and that Simms is worth the money! Hahahah...
Anyways, I thought your post was extremley simmilar to what I go through at work, so I had to respond... pretty funny stuff, but I'm not sure how well Sweeneys would do without all those types of customers...
Ryan Williams
Nor Cal Fly Fishing Guide
https://flyfishcnv.com/
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