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after fishing yesterday. i came to the conclusion i need a waterproof windproof hooded jacket, going to start shopping, maybe some members might have some input what they like and don't like. looking for something light weight. warm for 40 deg weather. nothing noisy when it gets rained on.
chet
I have a Goretex jacket from Cabela’s. Works fine.
Academy Sports has their house brand, Magellan, in both light weight and insulated styles. And bibs, also.
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me tooQuote:
Originally Posted by fredo
I have bass pro 100 mph and cabelas that are fantastic and I also have a vortex Colombia wind breaker jacket that works very well for fair weather. No mater what gortex is worth the extra money in the long run.
Same here. GoreTex is your friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by fredo
Jim
Absolutely Gortex is the way to go
Bass pro shop pro qualifier
I have the bibs and Jacket. They are the heavier ones. They are definitely warm and dry.Quote:
Originally Posted by slowhand
Pretty much anything Goretex should do. Magellan ones would be a bit overkill for 40 degree in my opinion, but I'm the type of guy to stroll in shorts when it's snowing :D
Military surplus stores have the Gortex jackets and pants. They have zipper closed vents to make them cooler.
All the replies above are correct. I will add that any gortex rain gear will diminish over time. I wash mine with revivex 2 part wash and repellent treatment about 3 times a year and never have issues.
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How much do people expect to spend on gortex jacket and bibs? $300-400?
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Originally Posted by Lund
The sky's the limit....a set from Simms can run 1300 bucks.
Regards
I got one many years ago that is still warm, keeps me dry and has a beautiful crappie on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by chetc
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Here is that thread
https://www.crappie.com/crappie/main...e-com-jackets/
https://www.crappie.com/crappie/main...jackets-4.html
I didn't know you made those! A suggestion, put it in your crappie.com signature block so more people can see it!Quote:
Originally Posted by shipahoy41
I do not make these. If you look on the thread I posted you will see it was another c.com member who makes these. Look on the first page of the thread. I do not know if he is still doing them though. By the way, I am wearing it in my sgnature block.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lund
Mike
STYLIN & PROFILING!Quote:
Originally Posted by shipahoy41
"Representing" C.Com on my journeys. LOL
MIke
I have a rain jacket that keeps me kinda dry til I get to the ramp. I don’t fish in the rain.
A lot of people have started using Norfin but I haven’t looked into them myself. I believe the company started with ice fishing and has expanded.
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yep , there is an amount of wet that is enough for me as well, have to be really mad at them to try and ketch in the rain, of course one of the biggest crappie I ever had hit my hand was in a 40 degree , misting rain and even though it was miserable to be there , that 18 inch plus a bit of change crappie made me totally oblivious to the elements for a few minutes.....:biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
another visit to another spot was much the same , but it was really pouring down rain and the fish were on fire and a close to 3 hit my hand that visit as well, same result for a few minutes , never even knew it was cold and raining that time either :Rofl
both visits had me in some kind of rain "resistant" jacket and it wasn't much after about 5 minutes in the raining outdoors dept., seams went first and then the canvas shell quit repelling too ...:banghead
Simms challenger bibs and jacket are really good and just add a layer underneath if it’s cold. The simms CX is the next step up from the challenger and these are a bit lighter. Can’t beat the simms stuff
went shopping for a hooded jacket yesterday. i did like some of them at the local Eddie Baurer outlet, almost bought a nice one that was water resistant, i went back and got the one that was waterproof
chet
I mean if you have spare cash - that's for sure. Simms are the at the higher part of the curve, where you're paying twice the money for 10% increase in quality(that doesn't take away from how great the product is, I've got myself fishing bibs and jacket from them once those were on huge sale at one point, still using 'em 3 years later :Rofl )Quote:
Originally Posted by Charman03