cold hands

[blanked]

what do you use to keep your hands functioning while you fish the cold waters?  where did you buy it?  

[senko_77]

cabelas sells a glove called gore tex camoskinz, and there infreakincredible

waterproof, and amazingly warm

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

depending on the degree of coldness, we start out using fingerless gloves, then full gloves, then full glove with heater packs, then......wait for spring,lol.

Upon HawgHunters suggestion, I will also be getting a small tent heater to keep in the middle of the boat to warm our hands over.

Keep them dry!  Bring a few2 small towels to dry hands after they get wet.

Thanks Ryan- Will look into those gloves for '06.  I saw the sealskinz but they don't promote warmth, just waterproofness.

[DDbasser]

Try a good 100% wool glove/mitt,

I've found them at army/navy surplus stores.

Wool keeps it's insulation properties even when wet.

you can also wear the seal skins gloves under them to keep your hands dry.  

And lots of Hot Hands chemical warmers.

LBH,

I've got a Mr. buddy propane heater that we use in the tent, I never thought

about using that in the boat, good idea.    

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

I know DD, I felt so dumb when I was talking to HawgHunter one night and was saying how I need somthing to help reheat my hands after they are wet when it's 15-30 degrees or so and he's like, the tent heater doesn't work enough? (we had been previously talking about camping and all the same gear we both have)

Duh,lol

[SCarter]

BPS has a couple of good gloves on sale in their Christmas catalog. Put in an order to Santa, whick I beilieve is in business with the bait monkey. Each pair is less than $10 and I already have the XPS gloves.

[abelfisher]

Do a google search of "fishing gloves" and you will find more than you care to...

[Ben]

I've probably got $300 worth of different kinds of gore-tex gloves and so far, none of them keep my hands dry.   Keeping them dry is only half the battle, keeping them warm and dry, that's the real problem.

Somebody on this site recommended SealSkinz and I've ordered two pair of those.  One with the fleece inside for $50 and one without for $28.  Gonna see if they work.

So far the best thing I've been able to come up with are the brown cotton work gloves.  I buy them a couple of dozen pair at the time and change gloves often when they start getting wet.  I also keep a couple of those flat, pancake style Coleman propane heaters in the boat so we can warm our hands and dry gloves if we start running out.   A little note also, every year CVS puts their propane bottles on clearance dirt cheap.  I've got about 10 cases of the twin packs I bought for $1.25 per twin pack.  I'll let you know about the Sealskinz in a couple of weeks, it'll probably be then before I have a chance to go again.

If my hand wasn't so big, (wear a size 16 ring) I would try latex gloves over the cotton gloves but  I've never found any that didn't fit so tight they cut the circulation off.

I've got it where everything about me is nice and warm all day, rain or shine, even when running down the lake and the temps in the teen's, if I could just keep my hands warm while fishing.

We did have to quit one time last year when it started sleeting so hard it made such a heavy coat of sleet in the boat it was to slippery to walk on.

[DDbasser]

We did have to quit one time last year when it started sleeting so hard it made such a heavy coat of sleet in the boat it was to slippery to walk on.

You win!!!! thats some kinda hard core fisherman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wouldn't even Duck hunt in that weather!!!!!!!

[texasbass1]

I have a pair of the BPS gloves. They work good here, but I'm not sure how well the would work in 15 degrees.  Fortunately, we don't see that very often

[paparock]

When I can get away with it the small of my wife's back is very warm. Of course I have to be fast to keep from getting whacked. Seriously wool fingerless gloves, glacier gloves, wool mittens and I took a pair of wool shooting gloves and removed just the trigger finger tip so I can put it on the line of my spinning reel. Wool is good as it retains most of it's insulation qualities when wet.

[mjbfsh07]

I have tried several pairs of the seal skin gloves and they are not worth the money.  One dunk in the water and they are done for the day.  I am also looking for a thin glove to use up her in the North East in the spring.  Hands get pretty cold and I am stilll looking for a golve that gives some warmth without being a full glove.  Open to any suggestions

[GobbleDog]

Gloves are for sissies!

(god bless Florida weather)  8-)

[Capt. George]

I just stuff my hands down my rain gear... It's also quite nice when you've been fishing alone on the boat for a couple of days :-?

Maybe I'll go to gloves this year for my 60th birthday : somehow it's just not the same as years ago! ;D

[gopherbass]

I suggest you guys take up ice fishing.  Your hands will forever feel comparatively warmer.

[Kana]

ho ho ho from snata monkey.  he went with me to the tackle shop today and we got a pair of daiwas provisor gloves, gore tex!  i got the pair with the 3 open fingers.  and if i get cold i have over gloves to wear that will keep me toasty!  ill let you know if they keep me dry and warm!