HUK H150171 Men's Tide Point Short Sleeve Shirt

HUK Tide Point Short Sleeve Fishing Shirt with Perforated Back Panel for Hot-Weather Wear

The HUK H150171 Men's Tide Point Short Sleeve Shirt is the hot-weather specialist of the HUK woven family: a 100% polyester short sleeve shirt with UPF 30 sun protection, moisture-management performance, an interior eyewear wipe, and the laser-perforated back panel that defines the Tide Point platform. When the forecast lives above ninety, this is the shirt that keeps a collared look wearable. It carries the summer end of the HUK fishing shirt assortment and pairs with everything else in the HUK apparel family a warm-climate program needs.

Key Product Specifications

• Brand: HUK
• Style Number: H150171
• Product Type: Mens short sleeve performance woven
• Material: 100% polyester
• Sun Protection: UPF 30
• Performance Features: Moisture-management properties; laser-perforated back panel for breathability and comfort
• Details: Interior eyewear wipe
• Decoration Suitability: Left chest embroidery on the woven face; back art belongs high on the yoke, clear of the perforated zone

Specifications at a Glance

Quick Answer: When Short Sleeves Are the Right Spec

The Tide Point H150171 is for climates and calendars where long sleeves lose the argument: peak-summer guiding, gulf-coast dock work, outdoor hospitality, and any staff program where a collared shirt is required but heat is the daily reality. The perforated back does the heavy lifting, turning every breath of wind into cooling. Wearers who need arm coverage for long exposure days pick up its long sleeve sibling instead, and both decorate identically for split programs.

Construction and Materials

All-polyester construction gives the shirt its working properties: moisture moves through the weave and evaporates instead of soaking in, dry times are measured in minutes, and wrinkles fall out on the hanger. The laser-perforated back panel is the signature: a field of micro openings cut directly into the fabric, invisible from a few steps away, that exhausts body heat and admits airflow with none of the sag or snag of sewn-in mesh liners. UPF 30 protection is inherent to the weave, and the interior eyewear wipe adds the small daily convenience every sunglasses wearer ends up using.

Fit and Wear

The shirt wears with an easy cut that tucks for front-of-house shifts or hangs open-collar over shorts on a day off. Short sleeves free the forearms for wet work, rowing, and line handling, and the light woven layers over a tee when mornings start cool. Warm-climate staff programs commonly issue it beside the long sleeve Tide Point pocket shirt, letting each wearer pick coverage while the uniform reads identical across the team.

Decoration Guidance

The stable polyester face embroiders cleanly at the left chest, holding small text and logo detail without distortion when hooped with light backing. Position back decoration high on the yoke so stitches never intersect the perforated panel below. Moderate-temperature transfers also perform well. Because the face is a solid woven, thread colors match easily across a program that might also include the softer-hand Kona solid button-down for indoor-leaning roles.

Where the H150171 Fits Best

Wholesale and Program Buying

For warm-climate operations the H150171 is often the single highest-frequency shirt on the order: the one staff wear four days out of five. It anchors summer programs the way fleece anchors northern ones. Buyers typically round out the order with a polo lane from the HUK performance polo group for managers and a printed woven for retail, keeping every role inside one brand story.

Buyer and Reorder Workflow

Approve one embroidered sample for placement against the front placket, then release by size curve. Hot-climate programs reorder this style more often than any other piece simply because it gets the most wear, and the continuing Tide Point platform keeps each batch consistent with the last. Standing artwork means replenishment needs nothing but a size list.

Who Buys the Tide Point Short Sleeve and Why

Restaurant and hospitality operators buy it because it is the collared shirt that does not wilt. Charter captains buy it for mates who work in full sun. Retailers in hot markets stock it because short sleeve performance wovens are their twelve-month category. Individual anglers buy a second one after the first, which is the truest endorsement a working shirt gets.

Choosing Between the H150171 and Its Companions

Our Recommendation

In any program south of the frost line, make the H150171 the volume style and build outward: long sleeve Tide Point for exposure roles, Kona for indoor-leaning staff, printed Tidepoint for the retail wall. It is the piece with the widest wearer acceptance in the woven line, and acceptance is what makes uniform programs actually get worn.

Alternatives and Replacement Styles

Wearers who want cotton softness step to the Kona blend; those needing storage and heavier fabric go Creekbed; knit-preferring teams land on the LoPro solid performance polo. If your program has been running an aging vented camp shirt, this is the modern perforated-back replacement that finally retires it.

What Sets This Short Sleeve Woven Apart

Short sleeve fishing shirts are a crowded field, but most rely on mesh-lined cape vents that add weight and trap heat against the back. The Tide Point approach perforates the panel itself, so ventilation is built into the shirt body. Combined with UPF 30, minute-fast dry times, and an eyewear wipe, the H150171 delivers the most comfort per feature in its class.

Most Popular HUK Styles

Tide Point Short Sleeve Shirt | Creekbed Pocket Guide Shirt | Pursuit Performance Polo | Airweight Heather Quarter-Zip | Solid Booney Hat

Care and Durability

Machine wash cold, hang dry, and it is ready by morning; polyester wovens are among the lowest-maintenance uniform pieces made. Keep dryer heat low if machine drying, avoid fabric softener to protect the moisture-management weave, and embroidered logos will stay sharp across the hundreds of washes a daily-wear staff shirt accumulates.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the HUK H150171 made of?
100% polyester woven fabric with moisture-management properties, so it dries fast, resists wrinkles, and stays light through hot shifts.

How does the laser-perforated back work?
Micro openings are cut directly into the back panel, venting body heat and pulling breeze through the shirt without sewn-in mesh liners that sag or trap warmth.

What UPF rating does this shirt carry?
UPF 30, woven into the fabric itself, covering the torso and shoulders during long outdoor days.

Is the Tide Point short sleeve good for staff uniforms?
Yes. It is a collared, presentable woven that embroiders cleanly and holds up to daily wear and constant laundering in hot climates.

Where should embroidery go on this style?
Left chest for logos, with any back decoration placed high on the yoke so stitching stays clear of the perforated ventilation zone.

Does it have an eyewear wipe like other HUK wovens?
Yes, an interior microfiber wipe is sewn in for cleaning sunglasses, the same touch found across the HUK woven family.

How does it differ from the long sleeve Tide Point pocket shirt?
This style trades sleeves and the chest pocket for maximum airflow simplicity; the long sleeve version adds roll-up sleeves, a button-down collar, and 2.2 oz fabric for coverage days.

Can it be worn off the water?
Easily. The clean solid woven reads as a casual collared shirt at restaurants, events, and travel, which is why it becomes an everyday piece in hot climates.

What is the best way to wash it?
Cold wash and hang dry. It air-dries quickly, and avoiding high heat and softener preserves the wicking weave and embroidered logos.

Which styles build a full program around it?
The long sleeve Tide Point for exposure roles, the Kona blend for softer-hand preferences, a LoPro polo for managers, and a booney hat to finish the kit.

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