Despite their extensive collections of table linens you have to hand it to Eddie Bean and LL Orvis for sticking with their fishing roots.

Ted Juracsik sporting some "All Star" boat shoes.

Dr. Sam Snyder sent us this image and background on what is a very early example of fishing for fun.

Apparently, fish were kept in large stock tanks. The Egyptian nobles would come in, sit in comfy chairs, and catch the fish. This is one of the earliest examples of "fishing for fun." And it appears, that they might have been proto-fly fishing, as they used insects on hooks for bait.

This info and the pic are taken from (Pitcher, T.J and Hollingworth, C.E. Recreational Fisheries: Ecological, Economic, and Social Evaluation. Oxford: Blackwell Press. 2002).

.....and his Magnum P.I. signature cutoffs.