It's a Fisherman Thing You Wouldn't Understand
Names the person rather than the pastime, which suits the ones who do it for a living.
One design for this subject, on a Unisex Standard T-Shirt. If more appear in the same line they will show up here.
Names the person rather than the pastime, which suits the ones who do it for a living.
Trade and profession shirts are specific on purpose. Someone who says they are a fisherman will not accept a near-miss title, and the closely related jobs each have their own version — that precision is the whole point of the joke.
One design for this job so far. Check the wording matches the title they actually use before buying.
Best for someone a few years into the work — long enough that the job has its own vocabulary and its own complaints. For a new starter it can read as presumptuous, and for someone who has left the trade it reads as nostalgia rather than a joke.
A commercial fisherman is doing one of the more dangerous jobs there is, on a schedule set by weather and quota. It is not the same word as an angler.
The gear, the licensing and the margins are the daily reality; the sea is just where it happens.
If you are buying for someone who fishes for fun, the fishing designs are the ones you want instead.
The wording only works when it names the exact job, so it is worth checking before you buy. Geologist, Gynecology and Hockey Coach each have their own page with their own designs, and there are more below.