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Originally Posted by sdcityboy
Team No Fish- Amateur Staff
hey doug! how do u get on that exclusive team?
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Well its like this....
First, you've got to go fishing but not be very good at it. After many, many months of hard fishing, but no catching you might come to the attention of the Team No Fish talent scouts. They hang out at the landing and carefully sniff the air for the scent of skunk on the assembled kayaks. If you really suck bad enough, they will offer you a spot on the team. I screwed up when they scouted me; I had bait in the tank. If I hadn't been able to make bait I would have been assured the full sponsorship. Instead, Team No Fish brought me on as an Amateur Staff member. It's just like being a Pro Staff member, but I don't get the custom kayak. I get to wear my Team No Fish gear to the Fred Hall Show, my bio gets posted on the Team website and they even taught me the secret handshake. I just know that someday the team will recognize my lack of ability and make me a Pro Staff member. If I get skunked again in WCW 2008, there is no way that they can justify keeping me off the Team. I got my fingers crossed.
Team No Fish receives corporate sponsorship from Confluence Holdings, makers of the
Patriot Kayak.
All Team No Fish Pro Staff receive custom yellow kayaks.
Team No Fish Pro Staff Surf Launch Skills Demo at La Jolla
Not only is this a great marketing tool for Confluence Holdings, it also makes it easy for other kayak anglers to identify the Confluence Holdings/Team No Fish Pro Staff (CH/TNFPS for short) on the water. This is sort of a public service for both newbies and La Jolla old timers alike. The newbies can easily spot the CH/TNFPS kayaks on the water and can paddle up to ask them questions about fishing and rigging kayaks. While the newbies follow the CH/TNFPS yaks around, it will enable the Malibu, Hobie and OK pro staff to fish unmolested. The newbies, now beneficiaries of the years of fishing knowledge imparted by the CH/TNFPS, will soon become frustrated at their inability to catch fish, lose interest in kayak fishing, sell their yaks and take up surfing. La Jolla will then go back to being a small community of friendly local kayak fishermen and everybody will be happy.