Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Tackle Talk => Topic started by: Mike Barrio on 27/11/2011 at 13:59
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Getting to that time of year again ...... so as the topic heading says: Gloves ..... What's best?
Cheers
Mike
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For me its just man up and get on with it!
Cant be doing with any gloves on my hands when fishing, if anything i would have some hand warmers to warm my hands up if it was that cold!
http://www.tiso.com/shop/littlehottie/hand-warmers-single-use/
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Gloves are like spectacles and condoms - blokes don't like to wear them but when you HAVE too them must be comfortable and functional.
I've tried a few types over the decades and am happy with my simms fingerless ones
(http://i39.tinypic.com/11vi04n.jpg)
Don't like wearing them (when fishing) except in the coldest of conditions.
Iain
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Hi there,
I personally think the best gloves that you can get full stop are the Seal Skinz ultragrip waterproof glove. They are 100% water and windproof, they are tight fitting and are dexterous, really good. I have fished in mine, and also use them as winter mountineering gloves ( if the weather is not to terrible!), always kept my hands warm.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sealskinz-Ultragrip-Waterproof-Glove/dp/B000UFOOZ2
Cheers
Mark
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Never liked the Sealskinz, nor any neoprene gloves.what I wear now are fingerless woollen gloves, they obviouslly get wet, but still retain the heat.
:z18
Jim
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I like the sealskinz too. However, I have only used them when fly fishing for Pike so its large barbless hooks. Not sure how they would be with small barbed flies?
Many years ago when I used to do a lot of boat fishing for Cod, I would wear a pair of the blue food/surgical gloves on my hands, followed by woolen gloves, The blue gloves kept my hand dry and clean, and I could still tie knots etc, and the woolen gloves gave a bit of warmth but could be whipped off when a fish needed unhooking.
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I have some Snobee neoprenes that are decent enough the fore fingers and thumbs are tipless for tying things up
easgach1
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I like my Orvis fingerless fleece gloves, they'll match your jacket Mike.
Ben
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Yep, I am using the Orvis fingerless fleece gloves too ........ Liking them a lot :z16
Don't think I'd go back to neoprene now.
Cheers
Mike
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Yep, I am using the Orvis fingerless fleece gloves too ........ Liking them a lot :z16
Don't think I'd go back to neoprene now.
Cheers
Mike
Cass swears by her ones too, and swears at them.
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Not much good if you get them wet though, I have a pair of Orvis fleece Ok if you keep them dry, easgach1
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Same as any fleece, wring it out if wet and it starts keeping you warm again unlike wool which, once wet keeps you cold if there is anything more than a slight chill breeze.
Cheers
Ben
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unlike wool which, once wet keeps you cold if there is anything more than a slight chill breeze.
Pure wool keeps you warm when wet...just ask a sheep :) Add acrylic/nylon and its no where near as good. Merino gloves are the warmest when wet (tiz what mountaineers where)
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I use the merino wool liner gloves under my full winter mountain gloves i use for climbing Munros in the winter, which need a liner to be properly warm.
Never tried fishing in them though!
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Never tried fishing in them though!
I would not bother, they get stretchy...lol. You end up with fingers like ET :z16
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Your hands getting cold is generally a sign that your core is getting cold. I find that if I really wrap up warm when fishing there is little need for gloves even on the coldest most miserable days. Typically, long johns thick trackie bottoms, thermal vest, t-shirt, thin micro fleece, synthetic down jacket, wading jacket, buff and wooly bunnet. That should do the trick. My wading jacket also has neoprene cuffs which I can bring down over my hands but leaves my fingers exposed if I'm realy cold.
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How do ya move with that amount of clothes on, let alone cast.
John.
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Your hands getting cold is generally a sign that your core is getting cold. I find that if I really wrap up warm when fishing there is little need for gloves even on the coldest most miserable days. Typically, long johns thick trackie bottoms, thermal vest, t-shirt, thin micro fleece, synthetic down jacket, wading jacket, buff and wooly bunnet. That should do the trick. My wading jacket also has neoprene cuffs which I can bring down over my hands but leaves my fingers exposed if I'm realy cold.
Mattheus,
you forgot to mention your thermal onesie, Tibbles! :z4 :z7
Iain
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Gloves, onesie, jacket , cmon girls :X2 :X2
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Your hands getting cold is generally a sign that your core is getting cold. I find that if I really wrap up warm when fishing there is little need for gloves even on the coldest most miserable days. Typically, long johns thick trackie bottoms, thermal vest, t-shirt, thin micro fleece, synthetic down jacket, wading jacket, buff and wooly bunnet. That should do the trick. My wading jacket also has neoprene cuffs which I can bring down over my hands but leaves my fingers exposed if I'm realy cold.
Blimey!!
A good set of thermal underwear (HH or Paramo), A microfleece and a Paramo jacket over the top and a pair of windproof cotton trousers does it for me. It I am wading I have a pair of zip on padded army thermals (Mao suit) that I zip over my normal trousers. This gives extra insulation to the plums!
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How do ya move with that amount of clothes on, let alone cast.
John.
It sounds like a lot but to be honest the synthetic down jacket is so think that it's not that restrictive at all.
Blimey!!
A good set of thermal underwear (HH or Paramo), A microfleece and a Paramo jacket over the top and a pair of windproof cotton trousers does it for me. It I am wading I have a pair of zip on padded army thermals (Mao suit) that I zip over my normal trousers. This gives extra insulation to the plums!
Get merino rather than HH. Much warmer and less smell. And the above outfit was for wading.
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Get merino rather than HH. Much warmer and less smell. And the above outfit was for wading.
Sort of agree :) The cost of proper merino is a bit much, but the Paramo out performs both HH and merino in both smell resistence and heat.
Having said that, I have a new HH Lifa top and that has silver threads through it to combat bacteria and thus smell. Jolly effective when out walking/climbing.
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Sort of agree :) The cost of proper merino is a bit much,
search for the sales. Picked up an ice breaker top for 20quid the other day.