As we embarked on this journey to establish a lifestyle fishing apparel brand, we quickly realized that there are quite a few companies doing nearly the same thing as us. I say "nearly" because Deep Thoughts Designs is constantly striving to separate itself from the competition. Customers shopping for a fishing tee or hat have a wide variety of brands to choose from. Companies like Salt Life and Southern Tide do a great job of capturing a state of mind with their products. Ev

We would like to pay homage to the species of fish that got most of us hooked (pun intended) on fishing. It's the fish we seek when we introduce our nieces, nephews, sons and daughters to this awesome outdoor activity of fishing. We're talking about sunfish, of course. Some may call them bluegills, pumpkinseeds or bream. Whatever you like to call them, they're always willing to bite at your offering and come back for more. Worms, flies, jigs, spinners, jerkbaits...even bread

There are a million articles out there about how to get your new product known. Most popular are budgeting marketing dollars for Google AdWords and Facebook. Not far behind those techniques is to "hire" an Instagram influencer. For the cost of free gear (and sometimes fees for generated website traffic and sales), you can get your products in front of thousands of people in your target market who would not normally see your products in their everyday lives. Through the course

If you have been fishing for as long as we have, you probably have a story that we can all relate to. Maybe it's a special moment shared with your grandfather, or some force of nature you witnessed while out on the water. Perhaps it was the one that got away? We want to hear your stories and share them with the rest of the Deep Thoughts community. Make us smile, laugh, cry or shake our heads. We will post the stories on Instagram and here on the Blog. If you can include a pho

We just got our first big break! Later on this month, you will find some of our items at Kittery Trading Post - Kittery, Maine's legendary outdoor store. It is not easy for an unknown startup brand to make its way into any retail store and we are incredibly thankful to KTP for giving us this opportunity. We hope this is just the beginning! #fishing #tshirts #shirts #hat #hats #kittery #maine #ME #trading #post #tees #tshirts #stripedbass

Our appearance at the New England Saltwater Fishing Expo was a success! Thank you to all who stopped by our booth and especially to those who purchased our shirts and hats. The most important thing that we learned at the show is that we have something people want. Many people commented on the unique style of our striped bass t-shirt design as well as the quality of the tees. We are in talks with a major (to us, at least) outdoor retail store to potentially carry our items. Wi

We are now three weeks away from launch! Deep Thoughts Designs will introduce its first line of fishing t-shirts and hats at the New England Saltwater Fishing Show in Providence, Rhode Island on March 10th, 2017. Our first design is an illustration of the fish we most often think about: the Striped Bass. We put the illustration on a series of T-shirts, Hoodies and Hats and plan to expand from there. In the works behind the striper are a Largemouth Bass and Brook Trout. At the

“There are certain half-dreaming moods of mind in which we naturally steal away from noise and glare, and seek some quiet haunt where we may indulge our reveries and build our air castles undisturbed.” ― Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories Do you have a fishing memory that stands out in your thoughts? A personal best? A first time? Or just a feeling that you had when you were in a special place or when you were spending time with your dad, mom, gr