How To Prevent Arm Tanning

[Loop_Dad]

I hadn't swam much this year, but went enough fishing. I wear T-shirt while I fish. This may me look like this:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_skin_color#mediaviewer/File:Skin_tanning.JPG

 

I use sun block, but sometimes when I realize the sun has already burning my arm. Even if I apply it just in time, they wear off in the process of fishing.

 

I bought a one of those long sleeve exercise top, but it feel very warm in Texas summer. 

 

I am just wondering what you guys are doing to avoid getting tan on arms.

[gulfcaptain]

Simms Sungear sleeves and shirts. I'd rather be a bit warm after a day of fishing then sunburned.  Also wear sun gloves. Columbia now makes sleeves in their zero line.  $30 for sleeves or $40-50 for the long sleeve shirts.  Sun/neck gaiter $20-30 and gloves $20

[Raul]

A hat, a head clava, long sleeve shirt, trousers, gloves. CATCH FISH NOT SKIN CÁNCER !!!!!!

[ColdSVT]

Long sleeved shirts are your friend

I wear long sleeved white, light blue, yellow or tan shirts on the the water almost all the time

[Catch and Grease]

*2 for Columbia long sleeves!

[Todd2]

Long sleeve Field & Stream Smart cool SPF 50 shirt. Wide hat and cargo pants. I put SPF 50 lotion on the back of my hands. I literally stay cooler with this stuff than shorts and t-shirts in the hot sun.

[BassinLou]

Here is the best sun protection combination. Other's have mentioned it already. Start from your head and work down. A great sun hat. Baseball caps don't cut it on those really hot sunny days. Your neck is exposed for long periods of time. Great pair of polarized glasses. A must for eye protection. A buff, covers what the sunglasses do not. An outdoor long sleeve shirt. With the materials that are being utilized today, you get the best of both worlds. Sun protection and a minute cooling effect. A great pair of sun gloves. Only your fingers from the middle knuckle up will be exposed. These things are so light you don't know you even have them on. Pants. Similar to the shirts. They are very light weight extremely comfortable and offer excellent sun protection. Lastly, your feet. for me, a good pair of socks, and some crocs and my feet do not get burned. With what I described above, you are covered from head to toe no real need for sun block unless the buff doesn't work for you. Other than that only half of your fingers will be exposed. Can't ask for better sun protection than that. Oh....lastly. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. If you are out fishing for let's say 6 hours and you have not pee'd at all. It's a pretty good indicator you are dehydrated, even though you may not be thirsty. If you do pee and it looks like applejuice you are most likely very dehydrated. Proper hydration is critical for fishing and dealing with this summer's heat. 

[BiteFiend]

Cabelas makes a hooded sun shirt made out of tech fabric that I really like. I pull the hood up over my head to protect my ears, neck, and the sides of my face a bit. My head gets a little warm at times but other wise it is actually a bit cooler than wearing no shirt. The sleeves are nice in that they have thumb holes so it's almost like having built in sun gloves.

[WRB]

Cabelas guide wear has a good SPF Line of sunscreen light weight long sleeve shirts, they are sold out by this time of year.

Columbia and Solumbra are good, not as light weight or breathable as Cablelas SPF long shirts. Plain cotton shirts do little to protect your skin, you need to apply a good sunscreen before you go out fishing, not later after the sun has already done it's damage.

Tom

[Loop_Dad]

Thanks everyone. I failed to mention that I was looking for recommendation of products to buy. I think I'll pick some up from Cabelas.

[Catch and Grease]

It seems like if normal cotton shirts didn't protect your skin you would still be able to get a little tan through your shirt, but I've got a horrible farmers tan, tan arms and neck but when I take my shirt off it looks like a still have a white T-shirt on hahaha

[Loop_Dad]

It seems like if normal cotton shirts didn't protect your skin you would still be able to get a little tan through your shirt, but I've got a horrible farmers tan, tan arms and neck but when I take my shirt off it looks like a still have a white T-shirt on hahaha

 

Yeah, that's what I have exactly. You are still young, so be careful.

[everythingthatswims]

Yeah, that's what I have exactly. You are still young, so be careful.

I have been forcing myself to spend a little time without polarized glasses on for the past 2 or 3 fishing trips so I can get rid of my "coon eyes" before I go back to school haha

[Catch and Grease]

I hate wearing sunglasses... I'll only wear them if I am facing the sun.

[SudburyBasser]

On those occasions when I want to wear a long-sleeved shirt when fishing I go with the Columbia Bonehead line.

 

I wore one of those last month while fishing for bonefish in the Caribbean -- complete with 90 to 100F temperatures -- and didn't feel the shirt made me any hotter than I had wore a T-shirt. When I buy long-sleeve shirts in the future they're going to be the Columbia Bonehead shirts.

[BassinLou]

I hate wearing sunglasses... I'll only wear them if I am facing the sun.

 

You don't know what your missing if you hate wearing sunglasses. A decent pair of polarized glasses will change your approach to fishing.  

[Catch and Grease]

Sight fishing they are a must, they also make seeing bass following your lure a lot easier... I know the benefits but I just don't like wearing them.

I know exactly what I missing lol but I'm actually thinking about investing in a real good pair of glasses one day and just sucking it up and wearing em

[tcbass]

I didn't realize until recently that regular cotton long sleeve shirts don't stop cancer.

 

 

 

So I got Columbia's Omni-Freeze long sleeve shirts with SPF 30 from Sierra Trading Post on sale, way cheaper than Cabelas on sale even. They keep you cool and if you sweat they activate and keep you cooler.

[Driftb]

On hot days I am in the sun 10 hours and I really hate the heat.  Give me 45 degrees and raining any day over 90 and sunny!  I have found that a columbia omni freeze t under a simms long sleeve solarflex shirt is cool and comfortable all day.  I will take the outer layer off and soak it in the water, wring it out and put it back on.  That always makes me feel a lot cooler and the cooling affect lasts quite a while.  I have a few other UPF type shirts, but this is my fav combo by far.

[Driftb]

BTW-  I always disliked wearing shades too, but you should know that your eyes are also susceptable to UV light and in the long run, your vision is going to suffer.  I regret that I spent so much time in the sun without shades and I wonder if that has caused any vision issues.  You don't need to drop a lot of money on shades either.  The fashion shades only give you partial protection so your pupils will open up, but then the lenses don't protect you from side light, so the protection is diminished.  You are better off with wrap around lenses in amber, like Cocoons.  Amber or yellow are a little beter in low light conditions.

[Slade House]

I fish in the hot sun alot and i can tell you that having a UV shirt is less hot than wearing a sleeveless shirt.  I would recommend AFTCO (Guy Harvey) UV shirts over columbias or simms every day of the week.  they also have one with a hood built into that is super sweet

 

[moguy1973]

I wear Columbia UPF fishing shirts and pants always no matter the temps if it's sunny. They are cool and dry quickly if they get wet. My next shirts will be the tech material shirts with UPF though as I really don't need the pockets the fishing shirts have.

[BassinLou]

Sight fishing they are a must, they also make seeing bass following your lure a lot easier... I know the benefits but I just don't like wearing them.

I know exactly what I missing lol but I'm actually thinking about investing in a real good pair of glasses one day and just sucking it up and wearing em

 

Wise choice.

[everythingthatswims]

I hate wearing sunglasses... I'll only wear them if I am facing the sun.

Well if you fish clear water, you're probably missing out on a lot. You might not see the fish, but there are a lot of targets to cast to that you absolutely will not spot without a pair of polarized glasses. I feel like I miss out on too much when I don't have them on.