A Father’s Day Gift Guide For Boaters

Trying to find the perfect present for your boating Dad? Our Father’s Day gift guide for boaters has the answer!

Father’s Day is a tricky one, since it always seems to crop up right at the beginning of the boating season in most parts of the country. With the Old Guy likely thinking about getting out the water for good times afloat, make it a special year and surprise your Dad with the perfect gift for the boater or angler who has it all. Check out our Father’s Day gift guide for something sure to make him smile.

Plano Tackle Box

Plano Guide Series Stowaway Rack System Pro

Most Dads like to fish, and it’s hard to enjoy fishing without accumulating a mountain of gear. There’s no better way to tame all that tackle than with a serious tackle box, like the Plano Guide Series StowAway Rack System Pro. This bad boy measures 21.25 inches long by 12 inches wide and 12 inches deep, giving it the capacity to stow a huge amount of stuff. It includes four 3750 StowAway utility boxes with up to 27 adjustable compartments each, while three top-access removable spinnerbait racks handle the hardware. Plano’s comfort-grip handle makes it easy to carry this box anywhere.

Humminbird Helix 12

Humminbird Helix 12

Humminbird’s Helix 12 SI GPS features an impressive suite of technologies to detect fish and structure so your father can make the most of his time on the water. Featuring Side Imaging capability that scans 240 feet on each side of the boat, Down Imaging that reveals details of submerged structure down to 350 feet and full-spectrum CHIRP sonar that delivers exceptional target separation, this is one serious unit designed to please the most discriminating angler. Best of all, it’s fully compatible with Humminbird LakeMaster, LakeMaster PLUS, Navionics Gold, Navionics Platinum and Navionics + maps, and features dual card slots.

Sperry Topsider Boat Shoes

Sperry Topsider

The iconic Sperry Topsider is arguably the most comfortable boat shoe on the planet and for good reason – they’re made from super-soft leather that’s formed like a moccasin for tremendous stability, comfort and fit. The wave-formed outsole provides an exceptional grip on wet decks and channels water away from underfoot to prevent slips – all without marking or marring the deck surface. The beveled heel provides a stable rest to brace against deck rails or other uneven surfaces, while 360-degree skip lacing cinches down the top of the shoe around the heel to eliminate blisters. Since 1935, it’s been the most-copied boat shoe on earth. But there’s still no substitute for the original.

Hobie Mirage Revolution 11 Kayak

Hobie Mirage Revolution 11

Kayak fishing has been all the rage for years, and it doesn’t get any better than with Hobie’s Mirage Revolution 11. With its silent and effortless Mirage drive system, Dad gets to pedal rather than paddle, as the Mirage system’s fin-like paddles efficiently drive the boat forward leaving him with both hands free to fish. A gear bucket, a twist-and-seal hatch storage space, mesh-covered storage pockets and a dry bag for valuables all come standard in this super-stealthy fishing machine.

Lowrance FishHunter

Lowrance FishHunter Pro

It used to be that if you wanted to use a fish finder, you had to have a boat. No longer. With FishHunter Pro castable transducer, Lowrance brings the advantage of just knowing where to cast to anglers who fish from shore. FishHunter Pro clips to the fishing line like a bobber – just cast it out, and the device sends underwater sonar images over its own Wi-Fi connection to a smartphone or tablet. Water temperature, depth, bottom contours and images of fish and structure are clearly seen on the free FishHunter app. It’s perfect for fishing from a bank, dock or pier and can even be used on the water from a kayak, canoe, float tube or a boat. The FishHunter Pro has a Wi-Fi range of up to 150 feet, can reach depths of up to 150 feet and features four traditional sonar views – fish (fish symbols), raw (fish arches), bathymetric view and even a flasher view for ice fishing.

ProMariner Floating Binoculars

ProMariner Floating Binoculars 7×50

If there’s one essential piece of gear on every boat, good optics are it. Better still if those binoculars are waterproof, fogproof, and designed for use on the water. The ProMariner Floating 7×50 binoculars features molded finger grips for a sure grip with even wet hands, while green-tinted lenses reduce water surface glare. Best of all, they float if they’re accidentally dropped overboard. Their 7×50 power and 6.6-degree angle of view makes them ideal general purpose boating binoculars for spotting distant marker buoys or just seeing what those other guys are using for bait.

Maui Jim Hookipa Bh Sunglasses

Maui Jim Hookipa Bh Sunglasses

Save your Dad the headaches and eye strain that often come with a long day on the water with Maui Jim Hookipa bh sunglasses. Featuring a lightweight plastic frame and durable polycarbonate lenses, the polarized Hookipa uses Polarized Plus2 technology to kill glare and enhance color perception, allowing wearers to see below the surface to spot submerged hazards, fish, and more. Offering 100%UV protection, the Hookipa use a special waterproof coating to shed spray and eliminate water spotting. And, they’re just dressy enough he can wear them to dinner and not look out of place.

Nikon D7200 Camera Kit

Nikon D7200 DSLR

With its 24 megapixel CMOS sensor and Multi-CAM auto-focus system, Nikon’s D7200 delivers National Geographic-quality photos at six frames per second, so Dad will never miss a moment of the action. Dual SD card slots provide mountains of memory capacity, while an effective shooting range of 100 to 25,600 ISO let the D7200 practically see in the dark. While it accepts the full range of Nikon lenses, the standard kit includes a Nikkor AF-S 35mm f1.8 for pro quality results even in poor light, making sure that every memory – whether it’s the catch of a lifetime or just another glorious sunset – comes out just as it should.

OBrien Valhalla Wakeboard

OBrien Valhalla Wakeboard

One item from our Father’s Day gift guide that the whole family can enjoy is the Valhalla wakeboard from OBrien. This easy-riding wakeboard has been tweaked for 2018 to give it new contouring and a better balanced thickness to make it even more forgiving for beginning and intermediate riders. Feather Core construction featuring a progressive rocker, Delta base and 6 mm inserts all come standard in a board that’s offered in three sizes: the Valhalla 133 for riders from 80 to 160 pounds; the Valhalla 138 for riders from 130 to 210 pounds, and the Valhalla 13 for riders from 165 to 250 pounds.

Captain’s Hat

Captain’s hat

Have some fun on the water with a genuine Captain’s hat! Whether he’s paddling a canoe or skippering a mega-yacht, your Dad will look right at home at the helm in his very own Captain’s hat. Apart from offering protection from the sun and a glare-cutting peak for improved visibility, these fine hats let everyone know just who’s in charge.