Whew! Thanks, Bassman; I got off easier than expected!

I guess the little shirt tab is something you can, or can't, use for holding the rod blank depending on your attire at the time? For instance, you can't use the tab if you're wearing a vest over your shirt, you can't use it if you're wearing chest waders, etc.

If you're wearing the shirt tucked into your pants and don't have on a vest or chest waders, I guess you either set the rod butt on the ground, place it in your left front pants pocket, or hold the rod butt with your belt, or simply hang it on the waistband of the pants.

I wonder how many fly fishers actually use this little tab? Again, I've never seen anybody use it for anything, anywhere, ever. Maybe it's become merely a "style thing" that shirt makers put on to attract us fishing bums. Sort of like those shirts and pants you see that have 25 pockets sewn on them -- only two or three of which you're destined to use.


Joe