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| Its fall, its cold, its windy..
What is your method of keeping yourself comfortable out there? |
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| Troll behind my full windshield [;)] |
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| I used Seal Skin gloves for the first time this weekend.
They are the best gloves I've used yet.
They did get wet on the inside on the second day, but from me putting my hands in the gloves wet.
I will have a pair of mittens with hand warmers along next weekend to warm them up now and then throughout the day. |
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| Brownings 4-n-1 Hydrofleece Parka and Bibs. Full Gortex. Wool socks and neoprene gloves!
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| I used surgical gloves for casting this weekend. Kept em dry, but not exaclty the warmest option. |
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| Wool
Gortex
Thinsulate
Handwarmers
The new backwarmers that wrap around your waist are awesome.
Beaver |
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| W.L. Gore windstopper from Cabela's. This stuff is awesome. Layer a long sleeved t shirt with a sweatshirt then the windstopper and you are good to go for most chilly weather. If it is downright brrrrr line freezing in the guides cold put on some wool with it. I do not get cold. Maybe to hot but not chilled at all. Oh yeah, keep your head warm with a good hat cap or hood. This is where you loose a lot of heat. Doesn't hurt to have one of those shake up warmers in each glove on the back of your hand either. |
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| GINGERALE!
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| Mind over matter Jason...liquid heat...as long as you're having fun, seems like the cold is a secondary issue.
old St. Pauly Girl can you keep you warm on the waterl...
tomcat |
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| Clean thinsulite longjohns, next a layer of 100% wool (even the pants), high quality full Goretex rainsuit, great waterproof and insulated cap with goofy looking earflaps, and good insulated/Gortex boots. I've learned that my hands don't get too cold as long as I wear a good hat, even while ice fishing.
In some ways I have to thank my folks for satying warm. I use the terrific LL Bean 100% wool dress sweaters they've given me over the years as layers, and I stole my dad's thick LL Bean 100% wool dress pants two years ago.
For me, the winning combo is wool and Gortex. I used to have a non-Gortex rain suit but I would get soaked with sweat after just an hour of casting, even in very cold weather/wind, and then I would feel chilly. Gortex is great stuff. |
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| Wool/Poly long johns, loose fitting cotton long sleeve pullover shirt, lined jeans, good footware with gortex and wool/poly wicking socks, heavy sweatshirt with hood, also loose fitting, wind proof jacket with hood, and is it is really nasty, gortex outer wear. Stocking cap if cold, good fishing baseball cap if cool. keep the head and feet warm, and the rest stays warm.
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| Lots of ideas on how to keep warm, but what about warm and safe!! All this talk about wool, Gortex, etc., won't help if you are unfortunate enough to go overboard. The cost of the neoprene, wool, Gortex, etc., is almost the same as a good floatation/survival suit from Mustand or Buoy oh Buoy. They are incredibly warm, very roomy and comfy, lots of accessible pockets, etc. I have tried them all and believe me the warmth and comfort combined with the safety of a good float suit beats them all.
Good Fishin' Folks[;)] |
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| I dress pretty much the same as Ranger. Layers..... usually including wool. Then I complete the package with a gore-tex shell to block the wind and hold in my heat.
The real secret for me, however, is fingerless wool gloves. Wool stays warm when wet and it prevents your hand from contacting the cold metal of your reel when "palming". The fingerless feature ensures you 100% feel. They are cheap too, so you can bring 2 or 3 pair along on each day and occasionally swap them out for a dry pair.
As for safety.... well.... be smart by layering so you don't have too much bulk that may restrict your movement around the boat and hopefully you won't ever have to deal with falling in. Fish with a partner or get yourself some of those suspender life jackets if you really want to be safe.
Good luck to all you fall fisherman! |
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| Great point Jlong,
Not a good idea to fall in 39 degree water, with few folks on the lake to assist. Snow boots and large clothing can be cumbersome and also the floor of the boat is often slippery with ice or snow.
Tip of the day![;)] [:p]
"Never take off with a sucker cooler on the front deck unlatched. The water spills out and instantly that nice carpet floor is a skating rink.".......Learned that the hard way.[:blackeye:] [:knockout:] |
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| I layer as most have mentioned. One addition I practice is wearing my snowmobile helmet while motoring. Great for tiller boats with no windshield. Works well for you wheel boys too. You may get some strange looks but think about it, works well in winter while sledding, keeps you warm and wind out of your eyes, why not in the boat.
Good luck, Murph |
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| Murph, I have to admit we would laugh our you know what off if we saw some dude wearing a helmet while driving a tiller. Then again our tillers here are mosly 20HP or less and now after reading your post it make a lot of sense, but us wheel boys just have to duck a litle to get behind the windshield. [;)] Well I know I do and I am sure the midget doesn't need to. [:p]
It is a little early for this kinda talk but I guess it is better to be prepared, almost forgot our friends from the south get cold much easyer then us Cannucks most be the blood or something. It is funny to see guys wearing tuques and mittens this time of year, we can easily guess they come from OH of WV.
I wear a flotation suit once the weather dictates it, I also wear layers underneat it as all I need is a regular sweather underneat it at temps in the 30s but need to add a thick wool sweather and long johns in temps in the 20s and under. I also wear a warm hat and those whool gloves with thinsulate that you can flip the mit up and have fingers exposed. I don't see the need for boots but when I do I wear insulated rubber boots with some wool sox so they can be used for rain/snow wear as well.
I always keep 3 pairs of wool gloves as well as a large pair of mits to wear when trolling or needing to warm hands up after releasing a pig in cold water. Always have a good supply of towels to keep hands dry and warm.
The big secret is to keep dry at all times. That is where the top and side curtains come in handy. [:sun:] |
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| Columbia Wear! Coat, bibs!
Rockies Pac Boots.
Mittens or Neoprene's.
Turn on the heater in the Ranger and sip on some coffee and Bailey's.
Shotgunning a few beer does help.
[:knockout:] |
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| Catching a few seems to help.[:devil:] |
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| Sealskin gloves are great. When it's really cold they won't keep the hands warm but are good untill then. They do leak if your stick them with a hook.
I bought a snowmobile suit for the cold days, otherwise I wear insulated pants and a goretex coat. |
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| Dont overlook those wicking sock liners mentioned previously they really help the feet.
FLOTATION suits are great for both warmth and safety - Danner brand thinsulate boots- Neoprene gloves
-wool watch cap- I love November
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How do you stay warm