Joining the list of things that will be larger than ever this summer is the mariner realm, as new highs in registered vessels and captain certificates point to our waters all but boiling with seafaring/bayfaring user groups, some bound for party shoals and others locked into trips to the canyons many a mile at sea. The prime user group will remain boat anglers of many breeds and temperaments.

As to the essence of summer’s mariner realm, it’s what you get when you combine the good, bad, ugly with the best of…