The shop
Kit for the world. Wear it, read it, play it.
The Helm Tee
$48.00
Heavyweight cotton. Fades like a good day on the water.
Saltwashed Captain Cap
$36.00
Broken-in the day you unbox it.
Deckhand Quarter-Zip
$128.00
The layer you keep on from the first cast to the last.
Oilcloth Deck Jacket
$248.00
Waxed cotton that laughs at a squall.
Inshore Spinning Combo
$189.00
The rod Johny hands to first-timers — and keeps for himself.
Livewell Soft Cooler
$164.00
Ice until the last fish is cleaned.
Flats Polarized Glasses
$98.00
See the push before the fish does.
Captain's Pliers
$54.00
Cut, crimp, and get the hook out. Then put them back.
Half-Day Inshore
$550.00
Four hours on the flats. Redfish, snook, and a running tide.
Full-Day Tampa Bay
$850.00
Sunrise to the last push. The whole catalog.
Sunset Snook Run
$425.00
Golden hour on the mangrove points.
Captain's Catch Box
$89.00
Gulf snapper, packed like it still owes you a fight.
Gulf Coast Rub
$18.00
The jar by the grill. Orange, smoke, and a little heat.
Chart House Coffee
$22.00
Dark roast for 4:30 a.m. departures.
Ballast Camp Shirt
$148.00
The shirt the Gulf puts on after the fish are in.
Sandbar Linen Shirt
$128.00
Sand-colored linen. Wrinkles are the point.
Dock Tote
$54.00
Books, vinyl, a wet towel, and one bad decision.
The Last Outgoing
$28.00
A Tampa Bay novel. The boat is named Wasn't Me. The noise is not the fuel pump.
Mangrove Kingdom
$26.00
A boy, a disappearing island, and a map that lies on purpose.
A Weather Window
$22.00
Twelve stories. One bay. The hours between storms.
Wasn't Me
$8.00
The first single. Johny's voice. Tampa water.
Docked at Ballast
$42.00
The first record. Trop-rock from a Tampa dock, not a costume.
Outgoing at Dusk
$42.00
The evening record. Slower water. Better jokes.
The Ballast Songbook
$24.00
Chords, lyrics, and the lies between verses.