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Setting Up Visiting Family or Friends for a Day of Unforgettable Florida Fishing

If you’re a seasoned Florida saltwater angler, you understand exactly why, for millions of anglers around the world, a saltwater fishing trip in Florida is the stuff dreams are made of. You can provide visiting friends and family with what may be the fishing trip of a lifetime. That is a huge gift to be able to give, but it’s one that also requires some preparation. Get them into some high-performance fishing clothes, stock up on motion sickness pills, and ensure that your visiting guest’s day on the water is everything they dreamed.

Performance Fishing Gear
 

Go Over the Safety Stuff and Take Nothing for Granted
Saltwater fishing in Florida is incredible, but it’s also an intense and even risky endeavor for the unprepared and uninformed. Be clear about how long you will be out, what to expect, what to do, and what not to do. Detail out everything they will need to know to stay safe and have fun.

Outfit Them Properly with High-Performance Fishing Gear
 Part of the preparation process is ensuring that they are appropriately dressed for the excursion. There is a fair chance that your guests would gleefully join you the morning of the trip in shorts, a tank top, and flip-flops. They will be significantly less gleeful soon after when sporting a lobster-red sunburn from forehead to feet. Particularly for those who are unaccustomed to the Florida sun, skin coverage is a must. Guide them in choosing professional-grade performance fishing gear, including a long-sleeve fishing shirt, preferably performance fishing pants, and a fishing mask. Be sure they accessorize with a hat, polarized sunglasses, and close-toed shoes.
Bring Everything You Think You’ll Need, Plus More
The heat and exertion of a saltwater Florida fishing outing, while exhilarating, is also demanding. Pack more food and drink aboard than you think you and your guests will need. Less experienced anglers may end up eating and drinking quite a bit to keep their energy up. Packing along over-the-counter seasickness pills, sunscreen, a camera, and other fishing trip essentials, or ensuring they do, is also wise.
Be Prepared to Cut the Day Short
Even for the most enthusiastic, die-hard angler, if they’re not used to the conditions a Florida saltwater fishing trip entails, it can get the better of them. For some, seasickness can simply make the outing miserable. Others may find that the heat and physicality are too much. It is helpful to go into the fishing trip with the mindset that you may not be able to finish it, rather than with the expectations you’d have for a trip populated by more experienced saltwater anglers.
About Gillz®

For as long as Kent Hickman can remember, he has loved fishing. As a kid in his native Florida, he made the most of every world-class angling opportunity he could find. His love of fishing continued, guiding Kent to the professional fishing tournament circuit as an adult. Preparing for his tournaments, Kent couldn’t find fishing apparel that reliably stood up to the harsh, demanding conditions of the Florida coast. Hardcore anglers need to have gear they can rely on to keep them dry, cool, and comfortable. They need gear that can protect them from the elements as well as the heat and UV rays produced by the unrelenting Florida sun. In 2009, Kent founded Gillz® to provide other hardcore anglers with professional-grade, high-tech, high-performance, and always stylish fishing apparel. That Gillz® apparel now includes shirts for fishing, fishing masks, hats, polarized shades, accessories, and more.

Fish longer, fish harder, and stay cooler with Gillz® performance fishing gear at https://gillz-gear.com/

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