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| I know this may come off as blatant advertising, but I have come up with the ultimate "gill raker" glove for my new company Musky Armor. I did a ton of research with different types of gloves and materials, and came up with a finished product that is gill raker proof. The biggest problem with gloves in the past is that they were too bulky. We all know that there is a very narrow slot that are fingers go into when we grab a muskie, so you can't loose your feeling in your fingers so you don't accidentaly slide your fingers into the gills. WIth this glove, it is not a problem. It is more like a golf glove in thickness and yet made out of a super tough fiber that doesn't shrink when it gets wet or get rock hard like a golf glove does after it dries. Check these out at the Chicago Muskie Show in the Musky Armor booth.
Like I said, it may sound like blatant advertising, but it will save a lof of knuckles from now on, and not hurt muskies by poking them in the gills with bulky gloves!! I got some serious infections in my hands from getting so tore up from gill rakers!
Chad Cain
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| Chad,
Do you have a picture of the glove? That's one item I'll be buying at the show. |
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Location: Black Creek, WI | How durable are they? Meaning... can you fish with them on... or are they for release only.
I know a lot of guys that on big trips.... their hands turn to hamburger... and they have since started wearing batting gloves and stuff to protect their hands from just the vigors of casting all day. Would these work for that too... kind of as an all purpose glove????
Cool Idea, Cain!
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| Jason,
They are super comfortable, and you can definitely wear them all day long while you are casting. They will help keep your skin protected from the sun too!!
I will try and get a picture of them on here soon. I have the final prototype at my house.
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| Here is the glove. It will be sold in a pair for $12.99 |
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| I can't figure out how to attach a picture, so I will just put it up on my own website message board at chadcain.com, then someone can copy and paste it on here. Easy enough!
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Chad,
Please send the picture to me at [email protected]. We'd be happy to post it for you, this is a unique new product. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | are they waterproof? |
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Location: Lincoln UK | Chad,
would anybody want a whole pair? Surely one will be redundant to most anglers, I know I would only use one which means I'd have to find somebody who wanted the other. |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Hey CC....are you planning on selling these in retail outlets? It seems like a cheaper option to the Lindy gloves, those are $18.00 each.
Best of luck with your new company. |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | I am with Chico on this one....I would only want one for my right hand.
Any lefties out there??? |
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Location: Michigan | For that price, 2 gloves is fine with me. Keep in boat for an extra.or for your boat partner.
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Location: WI | I'd keep both, it's onlyl $12.99. Good price compared to a trip to the doctor.
You can use the right glove and when it wears out or gets wet, you can use the left glove. I guess I don't always grab my fish with the same hand anyway.
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| Chad, sounds like a great product, I will get a pair from you at the Tri Esox show and test them out.
I am curious to see how well they work and how they cope with the weather and water 
It is only shameless self promotion if you start a new thread about this every week LOL |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Looks like a cool product. I don't wear gloves because of the bulky aspect, but also the fact that some are slipery, and one can't get a good feel of the 'handle'. I get my wrists chewed up alot by the bigger fish that decide to flop, and something like this might be nice.
Be careful with those infections, as I was told that they could be from the water where you are fishing. From all the experiences with Musky related injuries that I have seen, they are some of the quickest healing of any, unless the injury comes in contact with some algae, or high suspended solid laden water. I almost think that the protective slime can help shield the cut in the short term(while the hand is still in the water). Even the doctors in the hook removal E.R's we've gone to(for other people of course) have said they wonder if there is something to that. You might keep a bottle of peroxide and another bottle of distilled water aboard your rig to quick rinse out the stuff that gets into the cut after it happens. Check out Todd Forciers First aid kit. It is top notch!
If you could ship a pair to me, that would be great. I might not make any shows.
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | Chad,
These gloves look great. I am pretty excited about getting a few pair of these for my for in 2006. This will be a huge tool for my new clients that might be a little unsure on where their fingers go, and might be a little afraid of getting cut by gills and teeth.
Looks like a great product, which will be one of many from Musky Armor.
Keep up the good work Chad! |
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| Wear the pair, then you won't look like Michael Jackson in pictures when you are holding fish.
If they are waterproof, wouldn't it be a good idea to get them wet before handling a fish for pictures? Kind of a slime-removal deterent? Just wondering 
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| Got a chance to test these out this fall with Chad. All I can say is they are GREAT! Way better than any other glove I've ever used. I've had enough muskies rip up my fingers to appreciate what a good glove can do. I stopped wearing any glove for a long time because none really were all that good for feel and I didn't want to jam mu hands into their gills. These gloves have great feel and it's almost like you're not wearing any. Great product.
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| Where can we purchase these?
Beav
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Location: Bloomington, Illinois | Chad,
Will definitely pick up a pair in January...Will you have the sunglasses you were considering as well? |
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| Ya know Joel at Trueglide would probably like a jumpsuit made outta that stuff. What does that stuff cost a yard? Like he always says, "If you look good, you fish good". Chad are you and the lady at the Marjo Motel sharing a booth? |
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| Great idea Chad! One thing I'd like to see is a shorter gauntltet. I end up cutting the stuff above my wrist off anyway.Maybe shorten it up like a golf or batting glove. If your going to be at the Milwaukee show I'll take a pair no matter what length they are! |
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Location: Kinkaid Lake, IL | I got to try on a pair yesterday. All i can say is WOW. Chad put alot of thought into this glove and it turned out perfect. I would consider wearing them all day after feeling how comftorable they are. The nice thing about a PAIRof gloves is #1. You get your $ worth #2. You always have a back up #3 no more battle scars.....unless you think they make you look mean...... |
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Location: WI | Did we find out if they are waterproof yet?
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| They are NOT waterproof |
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| Are those gloves similar to any of the ones found on this link? I'm personally thinking of buying the one called Handguard II by Whizard (almost at the bottom of the page), they seem lightweight and yet reliable as they're made of stainless steel and kevlar among other things.
http://www.magidglove.com/dept.asp?dept_id=81 |
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Location: Lincoln UK | Chad, I am definately interested in some and will drop in at the Chicago show. I would only wear the one but at that price they are cheap for a pair. Obviously you want to keep the bulk down to make sure they are as sensitive as possible so are they sized? I have hands like feet and would imagine that if they are sized I would want a big pair.
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| Hi Folks,
Us pike anglers over in the UK also would like to know where we can get them from! I know there would be postage on top but the Lindy glove over here is £19.99! A thin glove that allows you to feel everything you are touching would be really worthwhile.
If one of you can reply to me by e-mail, it is [email protected]
Thanks a lot,
Cheers, Pete K.
p.s. wish we had muskies over here! |
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Location: Lincoln UK | Pete, you have mail |
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| Is it possible to order these internationally using Paypal? I couldn't make it to the show, it's a bit far away from Sweden... 
And what are people's opinions about the Musky Armor glove?
I've found some online shop here in Sweden that offers a glove called Lindy Fish Handler, but they're about $32 a piece, plus shipping and handling, so that's quite a difference in price, plus they look alot bulkier. |
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| from what chad told me, they are made for one purpose..
to protect your hands from getting gashed up from gill rakers and gill plates.
mine arent waterproof, but, they weren't marketed as such...unless i missed something.
a waterproof glove, I don't think, is fish friendly enough.
the lindy gloves are too bulky, clumsy and harsh on the fish in my opinion. everytime i used one last year, they became Lindy Slimed gloves. most of that was pike slime, yes, i admit, but what better way to practice.
i don't want to tell you not to get chads gloves, i dont want to come across that way at all...by all means, go get them, they're awesome, and Chads a top notch dude..plus, the little insignia is kick azzzzz.
but if you want a waterproof glove that will protect your hands and is fish friendly, use a plumbers glove, just cut the cuffs off so water can escape easier. i'll use the musky armor gloves cuz i got me a nice hat to match!!
thanx chad,
can't wait to see what the reels look like, and how they feel.
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Location: Madison, WI | Now that musky armor gloves have been out for a year or 2, what are some of the reviews? Do they old up? Are they water proof? I'm not to concerned about cutting my hands up, but the wife said if she caught a fish she would hold it with gloves! So i'm pretty stoked about that! |
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