I don't think its as much bashing Orvis as wanting to bash the people wearing Orvis.Just because I want to fish in cut offs and tennis shoes on the Ausable means anyone dressed better than me must be a snob,for he must surely be dressed in Orvis,oh no!
Walk into Gates.Its Orvis but Rusty sells other brands.He wont put you down wearing Orvis,Simms etc,but he will give you a cup of coffee and tell you whats hatching, even if you are in cut offs.Its whats on the inside not outside that counts.
Love that river.

Mike