re: Obscure fishing apparel (especially hats)

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FWIW every baw on the gulf coast that offshore fishes owns shite from aftco and grunden

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Grunden is also used by commercial fisherman globally, almost exclusively in many parts of the world. Sailers also. They are the real deal but they have become trendy which tends to mean lower quality over time. I have a pair of Grunden Jupiter Inlet dance shoes that are going on 40 years old, look like hell and still work as well as they did when new. For the uncultured Jupiter Inlet dance shoes are white shrimping boots....worn with the tops rolled down because the damn things will be about half full of sweat in an hour if they ain't....