When you’re out on the water for hours at a time, a properly planned boat snack is mission critical. Doesn’t matter if the fish are biting—if you’re out there starving, or worse, stuck with a stale box of Triscuits… attitudes go south pretty quickly. So we spoke to some certified experts on the matter and chatted with 19 individual guides about what their go-to boat snack looks like. Turns out, everyone’s got strong opinions. So below we’ve rounded up some of the saltiest, sweetest, most classic, and weirdest snacks on the menu.

What the Pros Pack

Kirk Marks 
@kirkymarks
Best snack: Venison backstrap with cilantro and lime.

Capt. Forrest Powell
@Capt_forrest_powpow
Best snack: Hot peanuts, snickers, and natty.

Kara M.
@kay.fishing
Best snack: I’ve always got an apple and beef jerky in my tackle bag.

Arianna Roupinian
@AriannaJustine
Drift boat snack: Hot cheetos and a sandwich.
Skiff snack: Salty chips followed by something sweet of the chocolate variety.
 

Colton Schofield
@flyfishing_wanderer
Best snack: Cookies.

Brianna Taylor 
@brianna.s.taylor
Best snack: Uncrustables, nerds gummy clusters, and charcuterie board if I’m feeling fancy.

Alex Delvecchio
@alexizrad 
Best snack: Melted chocolate Hostess frosted donuts.

Christina Legutki   
@stoney_legutki
Best snack: Goldfish.

Jamie Connell
@capt.jamieconnell
Best snack: Fruit or protein bar. Just something I can eat quickly.

Baker bishop
@baker_bishop
Best snack: Hardboiled eggs and string cheese.

Alec Lucas
@fish_a_day
Best snack: Sun dried mangos

Nick Halle 
@nickhalle
Best snack: It's a rare day I don't have sour gummy worms in the boat.

 
Melissa Ceren
@big_mac_fishing
Best snack: Jerky. It’s high in protein.

Karlie
@cutthroatkarl
Best snack: Sour gummy worms.

Rae Albert
@Nurseonafly
Best snack: Cheese itzzzz.

Whitney 
@wadingwithwhitney
Best snack: Ranch doritos and hummus, plus something sweet on the side.

Bre Drake 
@bredrake
Best snack: Salt n' Vinegar Chips

Betha 
@bethawentfishing
Best snack: Trail mix.

Chloe Mikles
@coastal_chloe
Best snack: Stacy's Pita Chips—the cinnamon ones are perfect for mid-morning when you've been up so long it already feels like lunch!