Gloves

For many years now I've been using fingerless rag wool gloves. Wool has a tendency to retain body heat, even when wet. To keep my finger tips from getting too cold, I keep a pack of "Hot Hands" (chemical heat pads) in both pockets of my jacket. Then I can put a hand in one pocket or another to keep them toasty! Works for me. :)

There is a hunting and fishing show on dish by Keith Warren, where he always had a glove velcroed to his belt. That glove was just used to land and handle fish. You might go to his websight and check it out.

Check out this one from Academy.

http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/jus-...arge/pid-19541

It comes with it's own belt and attaches with Velcro where you don't need two hands to put it on. It also come with a pair of needle nose pliers.
"gene"

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Originally Posted by Crestliner08

For many years now I've been using fingerless rag wool gloves. Wool has a tendency to retain body heat, even when wet. To keep my finger tips from getting too cold, I keep a pack of "Hot Hands" (chemical heat pads) in both pockets of my jacket. Then I can put a hand in one pocket or another to keep them toasty! Works for me. :)

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Thanks for sharing. Thought about using the wool gloves also. Tried the fly fishing gloves but were not worth the money.

My hands are a little bigger than most I guess, cuz most of the gloves I try fit too tight and cut down the circulation and my hands get cold quick. have the best luck with the fleece gloves from BPS without fingertips for $6 a pair. I've tried the ragwool lined gloves and like em OK but I think I'm going to remove the glove fingertip cover that gets in my way a lot. All of the Simm's gloves I tried were too tight, but I wish I could find a pair that fit as they're awful nice. Wetsuit material gloves are the same way. Great design, wrong size- even extra large. Usually when the hands get cold enough, the rest of me is cold too and it's time for the house anyway.

I'm not really looking for warmth. I'm looking for something to stop my fingers from getting chewed up and cut.

Have you tried the rubber dipped gloves? Used alot in warehouse work for the increased traction when handling boxes. Not very expensive, check a truck stop.

I use a combination of polypropylene glove liners and 8mm (powder free) nitrile gloves.
After trying numerous combinations, styles, types -including dish washing gloves, mechanics nitrile (5mm too thin), fingerless guide gloves, etc. etc.
I settled on these. Unfortunately, they only come in blue. I think the color is size specific for medical staff or something. 99% of the time I jig fish, even in the dead of winter, so my hands are always exposed. The glove liner has some insulation and the nitrile provides wind and water protection. They tear, but you can buy 50 for ~8 bucks. The combination is so thin that I still have the feel for setting the hook and can tie jigs etc.
I caught these on New Years Eve, Tuesday on Lake O' The Pines, when it was around 30 degrees fishing ~30' deep. They look retarded, but I don't care! They work.
[More about that trip in another post.]






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When we started out it was mid-20’s so I add one more layer – fingerless wool gloves (as somebody already mentioned). I don’t care if they get wet, cause the nitrile gloves keep my hands dry. These were the first two fish I caught that day – a black and a white.


I hate cold weather! But I love crappie fishing more than I hate cold weather. J

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Glacier Glove Ice Bays. Use them for panfish and muskie in the winter, keeps hands warm even when submerged, cheap, and tight fitting. They run big so I'd order a M if you wear a L normally.