I can’t find any word on whether Seattle native Jimi Hendrix ever fished, and since he died at 27, he might not have had time to get started. Nevertheless, I was surprised to see some of the fishing and fishing-adjacent products inspired by or featuring Hendrix:
There are also tons of lures with a varying palette of colors called “Purple Haze”:
And the fly world is all-in on variations of the color, too:
Gyotaku is the art of Japanese fish prints dating back to the 1800s, and not surprisingly mahi mahi still make great subjects for this craft a few centuries later. If you’re looking for examples where they intersect, check out these mahi gyotaku and gyotaku-like shirts.
Dreaming of a trophy rainbow trout? See our 27-inch Alaska rainbows and the replica mounts we're considering for the next fish of a lifetime.
Discover the charm of capybara tattoos and meet these gentle giants in their natural habitat. Join us in Corrientes, Argentina for golden dorado fishing, wildlife encounters, and ink-worthy inspiration.
While a full-body paddlefish replica doesn’t appeal to me, I would like a preserved snout. The distinctive paddle that provides their name is actually called a “rostrum,” much like on the sawfish we accidentally caught in the Florida Keys. They make an amazing mount.