Flats Nation — Flats Fishing, Gear & Coastal Living

Rigging a Plastic Shrimp backward.

Flats Fishing Primer

Specifically designed for Hell's Bay Our friends at Ruckus Marine have launched an impressive lineup of new products that you're going to love! These products are not only intriguing but also address storage and convenience issues like never before. And make sure you read all the way to the end so you can land our discount code for them!

if you have spent any amount of time with a wrench in your hands and know that many stock automotive oil, transmission have magnets.

Pre-Lube pumps circulate lube oil throughout the engine before it is started.

In this Flats Nation Sound Bites Volume 14, Steve Pelini, VP of Sales for BMS, is back to educate us on the True Tracker Plate.

Are you looking to help keep your tackle, camera, and other gear bags drier and off the deck inside your hatches?

With this little upgrade, the dude can roll around with your Top Water lure like a Gator and should stay hooked.

We had quite the list of features we wanted to employ after years of trial and with other hats, this while getting roasted in the sun

If you have rod holders or any other metal tube working on your boat, you may already have the near-perfect place for cup holders

Yes, you can grab great pictures with your Phone, it's post cleanup that makes them really pop!

We have working on these for a few weeks now with our awesome vendor, and just over the Moon how well they turned out!

Hell’s Bay Boatworks emphasizes that Amera Trail trailers are engineered to “mirror the exact lines of our hulls,”

I cannot think of a more corrosive environment to operate any gear short of an active volcano.

The Flats Nation version of the Console Caddy is now in stock and turned out awesome if we say so ourselves!

Installing a Trolling Motor on a Flats Skiff.

Flats Nation Performance Hoodies and Face Shields and Hats

This collaboration between Hell’s Bay Boatworks and Orvis marries top-tier craftsmanship with a deep commitment to conservation, resulting in a skiff that’s as purposeful as it is polished.

Maverick HPX-S and V models are tremendous little all-around Skiffs that do many things well!

In this volume, our longtime friend, Chris Peterson, of Hell’s Bay, is back with us.