It has been a very long time since I applied for a job, but seeing the power of the Internet and social media, I’m thinking that going public with an employment request shows real marketing savvy and chutzpah.

The controversy over the Alabama rig or the Umbrella rig, whatever you choose to call it, is not about fishing – it’s about politics. It is about the personal politics of professional anglers who either cannot adapt or are unwilling to do so. Their arguments against the A-rig are as unconvincing and misguided as their personal agendas.