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| Does any of you guys use a puncture proof glove when handling fish?
As i got a birthday coming up and the family started asking what i want, so thought i might as well find some nice fishing gear.
I've bin looking at the Lindy glove?
Any pros/cons/other opinions on this? |
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Location: Michigan | Zinox - 2/24/2013 4:09 AM
Does any of you guys use a puncture proof glove when handling fish?
As i got a birthday coming up and the family started asking what i want, so thought i might as well find some nice fishing gear.
I've bin looking at the Lindy glove?
Any pros/cons/other opinions on this?
I sometimes use the Lindy gloves during the unhooking/cutting hooks process while the fish is in the net or in the water at boatside.
I do NOT wear them when handling fish for a quick photo/measurment and release.
For that i'll wear the tighter fitting leather glove like the one from Musky Armor.
The Lindy type gloves have their place but i feel they are too stiff and bulky for getting a feel for what your grabbing and can do damage to the gill rakers and filaments. |
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Location: Oregon, WI | I use the Musky Armor gloves. They aren't completely puncture proof as I did have a tooth puncture one once when my thumb slipped into a fishes mouth while I was lifting it out of the net. Totally my fault and it took a fair amount of pressure for it to happen.
They are allot less expensive than the lindy gloves ($15) and are sold in pairs. Never have gotten any "raker rash" while wearing them. |
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| Thanks, think i´ll take a look into the musky armor glove.
But ore inputs on the puncture proof glove are welcome  |
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Location: Davenport, IA | Thick leather or rubber gloves will be puncture proof, or close to it. I wear them when unhooking the fish in the net. You can lip a muskie with them on. I don't worry too much about teeth and always handle the fish without gloves. However, hooks+fish scare me. |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | I have a pair of both. I like the Lindy gloves for unhooking all fish and for holding big fish. The musky armor gloves are nice, but they won't protect you from sharp hooks or teeth. |
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| I use a Lindy glove for unhooking and handling. I also wear one when I sharpen a bunch of baits. |
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Location: Almost Heaven | I use cut resistant gloves like the ones used in the food industry for cutting and slicing meat and such. "Now if i could just catch a fish". HUH |
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Location: 31 | Schuler - 2/24/2013 2:02 PM Thick leather or rubber gloves will be puncture proof, or close to it. I wear them when unhooking the fish in the net. You can lip a muskie with them on. I don't worry too much about teeth and always handle the fish without gloves. However, hooks+fish scare me. Right on Zach! I like to use a welding glove for the extra wrist protection and a truck inner tube glued on the thumb to open up the mouth to help unhook. I've also lip landed plenty of them like a bass with the Lindy glove...
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Location: 31 | Nothing is going to be 100% hook or tooth prove...
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| Hexarmor is really nice but expensive. If you are really looking to be as close to puncture proof as possible, this is the product.
http://www.hexarmor.com/technology/superfabric-puncture
http://www.hexarmor.com/technology/superfabric-needle
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| Tanks for all The replays:) The hexagon gloves look Nice and Also looked at some The Danish rescue people are using but they are pricey as well. Think ill go with The lindy glove.
And of course noting is completely puncture proof, but imo people are still allowed to use their Brian :p
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| The best I have found is Hi-Seas Tooth Proof Super Fabric Off Shore Gloves. All the salt water charter captains use them for Sharks and Barracuda
They are great. Hi-seas has lots of gloves to choose from
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com |
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Location: MN | "And ofcourse notning is compleetly puncture proof, but imo peapole are still alowed to use their Brian "
Even when they spell and type |
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| Propster also when they are on a board where not all of the users are using English as their native language  |
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Location: 31 | Jeff Hanson - 2/25/2013 9:02 AM The best I have found is Hi-Seas Tooth Proof Super Fabric Off Shore Gloves. All the salt water charter captains use them for Sharks and Barracuda They are great. Hi-seas has lots of gloves to choose from Jeff Hanson madisonmuskyguide.com I'll have to check them out… thanks. I'm looking for something better than the Lindy glove because there's no protection for the back of the hand, they are also a little big and clumsy when you try to hold a muskie by the gill cover for pictures. Ideally I would like something thin and tooth proof on the thumb to get a good grip in case I have to open their mouth to remove a hook, but still have the full length protection of that welding glove (I remove the cloth liner BTW). I've been using a welding glove for over 25 years and recommend considering one, it's a simple deal to switch over to a thinner muskie armor type glove for pictures then. The reason I use the welding glove is occasionally one goes crazy unexpectedly… there are no “near misses” with that welding glove because even if some hooks get in the leather, you can just move your hand away from it inside the glove… you might get a scratch or hook prick is all… unless you do something really boneheaded. A little experience and a couple of different gloves are all that's needed to handle these fish with confidence. |
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| I use the lindy gloves. They are not puncture proof or hook proof. The first time I tried the gloves I had a 50" attached to the palm of my hand via hooks through the glove in the net. Fortunately the musky was kind enough to shake and rip the hooks back out of my hand. I learned a lesson though and no longer treat them as puncture proof. I still have a few scars in the palm of my hand as proof. |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | I also own the lindy gloves and love them |
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Location: SUN PRAIRIE WI | Jerry
Have you ever got hooked through the welders gloves I looked at A number of them but they just did not seem thick enough |
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| I like the Lindy glove and use it every time I unhook a fish. However, keep in mind that gray half of the glove is hook proof, and the orange/yellow half isn't. When unhooking a fish, I still act as if my hand is exposed. The glove only provides a 50% prevention from a hook. I am right handed, so I use a left hand glove.
The best advice I can give about hook safety is to use an 11 inch bent tip long nose pliers. One good twist and lift and usually the fish is unhooked. I lift the fish partly out of the water with the hook upside down, and usually the body weight of the fish pulls it off.
Brian
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| Thanks for all the inputs.
My grandmother told me to order one for her as she basically don´t know how a computer works :P Should receive it tomorrow, looking forward to ice out :D
And again thanks for the help. |
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Location: 31 | TEX - 2/26/2013 6:01 PM Jerry Have you ever got hooked through the welders gloves I looked at A number of them but they just did not seem thick enough I hear you, it would be nice if they were just a little thicker... but the trade-off would be less movement for your hand too. I’ve never been hooked per se, but I’ve definitely had a bunch of them put the hook in the glove right up to the barb while my hand was still in there… so it's certainly possible. A couple of times I was scratched or pricked by the hook after it came through the leather, but it was no big deal. The most common area that seems to happen was on the top of the hand, and at the base of the thumb so you could put some extra truck inner-tube there for more confidence. FYI, the first thing I do is rip the cloth liner out because once it's wet it's really hard to get your hand in and out of the glove, I also keep my bolt cutters and hook-outs in the glove so everything's in one place and the glove does not blow out of the boat. However, getting teeth in my thumb is another story (right threw the leather and truck inner-tube). If you're going to put your thumb in there… it's imperative that you have a strong grip and stay away from the large teeth on the side. Ideally, you want to get a firm grip with your thumb on that row of small teeth in the front of the lower jaw… if the fish starts to shake it’s head, you have to get your thumb out of their quick, or hang on with everything you got. I have lip landed hundreds of muskies to 54” with just a welding glove before finally deciding to use a net… but I still don't stick my hand in a net, or pop the hooks off alongside the boat without putting on a glove.
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Location: montreal, canada | Zinox - 2/25/2013 6:48 AM
Tanks for all The replays:) The hexagon gloves look Nice and Also looked at some The Danish rescue people are using but they are pricey as well. Think ill go with The lindy glove.
And of course noting is completely puncture proof, but imo people are still allowed to use their Brian :p
hexarmor is actually the compagny that make the fabric that they use in the HISEA glove and the lindy .... only difference is that the hexarmor glove have more protection thath every other compagny .... |
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hexarmor is actually the compagny that make the fabric that they use in the HISEA glove and the lindy .... only difference is that the hexarmor glove have more protection thath every other compagny ....
And you know this how? I don't think it is the same......
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| There are some GREAT deals in the Hex Armor outlet section. These are first runs where the sizing is tighter,etc...
http://www.hexarmorstore.com/Outlet/b/5324801011?ie=UTF8&title=Outl... |
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