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Rachel Long has a long list of things she wants to have on board, including the tools and supplies needed to patch holes in a wooden boat. “I could keep going,” she says of her list. Photo by Rachel Long

Gear and items fishermen can't live without

Paul Molyneaux

Dungeness crab fishermen in Puget Sound try out Vallation Outerwear’s Ocean Rein Pullover. Made of PU Foam, the Ocean Rein is more flexible than PVC, and features designed to reduce snags, especially when handling nets. Photo by Bri Dwyer

Vallation Outerwear gains ground with fishermen

Paul Molyneaux

The Grundéns Sternman Armored Bibs, built with trap and pot fishermen in mind, can be used in a wide range of fisheries, along with the company’s other new 2025 for fishing in any weather. Photo by Grundéns

Gearing up in 2025 with Grundens

Paul Molyneaux

Pullmaster’s largest winch, the H30 rapid reverse winch—seen here on the New Bedford-based scalloper/trawler Ocean Pride—does not freewheel but lets wire out at 4.3 times the speed that it hauls it in. Paul Molyneaux photo.

The Cadillac of winches powering commercial fishing

Paul Molyneaux

Kolstrand showcases deck gear at 2024 Expo

Paul Molyneaux

After nine months of testing in Alaska, the Canadian Maritimes, Maine, and Europe, Grundéns launched its new boot, the Crewman, in February 2024. The company reports nothing but positive feedback from fishermen wearing the Crewman. Photo by BenMatthews

In good standing: commercial fishing boots making waves

Paul Molyneaux

Tahma Boots. Photo by Commercial Fisherman Daniel Watts.

Best fishing boots ever? Tahma passes military slip-resistant test and exceed fishermen comfort

Megan Waldrep

Salmon Sister x Darn-Tough, Grundéns, Marwear. Photos

What to wear on deck this summer

Brian Hagenbuch

MacGregor’s electric net reels aboard the Norwegian trawler, Libas. Like the company’s winches, the net reels are powered by four electric motors. MacGregor photos.

The Buzz on Electric Deck Machinery

Paul Molyneaux

On Deck in the Pacific Northwest & Alaska: Boats & Gear

NF Staff

Maritime Fabrications finished off the 46-foot Pacific Hunter as a crabber. Maritime Fabrications photo

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Washington yard finishes crabber before prepping gillnetters for summer

Michael Crowley