Under his leadership, the company improved on that first product, made breathable waders into a success story, and in the process changed when, where, and how we fish. Walsh (center) bought Simms in 1993, and brought the world’s first breathable waders to market a month later. It was our way of saying, “We’ve come a long way, baby.” K.C. Leeson’s bold statement comes from an issue that was dedicated to celebrating our own anniversary, and the significant changes in our sport that occurred along the way. The introduction of breathable waders is likely the most important tackle development in the last 50 years.” In my informal survey of anglers old enough to remember the hideous nonbreathable alternatives, these waders came in as the #1 milestone of all time-beating even graphite rods. Walsh acquires Simms Fishing Products and introduces the first Gore-Tex waders, establishing a new norm in wader performance. In the latter story, the essayist and English professor Ted Leeson included this important milestone from 1993: “K.C. In 2018, Fly Fisherman was celebrating its 50th anniversary, so we ran a series of numerical-themed stories that included (among others) a story on the “50 Most Influential Fly Fishers” of all time and also the “50 Greatest Milestones” of the modern fly-fishing era.
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