Witnessing Capt. Chris Martin strategically maneuver a slow-moving top water bait over a calm Espiritu Santo flat at sunrise, one could never imagine Chris having lived anywhere else other than the Texas coastal area. That’s right, Chris is originally from North Carolina, but his family relocated to Victoria, Texas, while he was still young. As a result, Chris has been fortunate enough to have been fishing Texas Gulf Coast waters, all the way from the Galveston Bay system to the San Antonio Bay system, since the young age of eight years old.

Chris attended St. Thomas University, and later moved on to work 20 years in sales and marketing. It was at this point that Chris decided it was time for him to chase his life-long goal, to pursue his passion and love for wade fishing and casting artificial lures.

Today, Capt. Chris Martin, and his wife Deb, permanently reside in Seadrift, Texas, where they have begun to place the finishing touches on what was once only a dream. They are the proud owners and operators of Bay Flats Lodge, which overlooks the pristine waters of San Antonio Bay.

Chris has been on Majek Boats Pro Team since 1998. Additionally, sponsored by Waterloo Rods, Shimano Reels,  and he is a featured guide on the Original Norton Lures Pro Team. Chris is on the Mercury Pro Saltwater Team and runs a 2007 225 Mercury Opt Max Pro XS behined his 2007 22-foot Majek Extreme. Capt. Chris is a contributing writer for Guide Lines in the Salty Angler Magazine.