We’ve offered plenty of fishing storage solutions over the years, buy sometimes your pants are the best option around. That’s why I am constantly on the lookout for a good pair of fishing shorts. They must have pockets. My pockets act as my purse while out fishing or hiking.

While they’re not necessarily big in our home waters of the bass fishing world, as we’ve delved more and more into saltwater fishing we’ve seen an increasing number of anglers on the boat in boardshorts. The billfish “critter shorts” that you wear to dinner may be stylish, but you don’t want to get them covered in the blood of a gaffed yellowfin.