Fall / Spring Gloves

[dman]

Can anybody recommend a good pair of gloves that keep your hands warm but still have good mobility and waterproof of course?  In the mornings its already low to mid 30's so I gotta get something quick.

thanks

[bassmajor]

I've been wondering the same thing.  Only thing I have found is neoprene for being waterproof but it lacks in sensativity.  I have thought about getting a tight pair of neoprene (to keep some water out) and clipping off the fingertips (for a better feel) but i have no idea how it will work.  Maybe check out a hardware store, they make a bunch of different kinds of work gloves now.  Let us know if you find something, I need some too now that our temps are in the 30s and 40s!   >

[Paul Roberts]

I used to do a lot of winter steelheading and ice fishing.

I never found anything waterproof that worked well enough to fish with. I tried a pair of neoprenes but they weren't terribly warm and tore too easily. Maybe there's better ones out there now.

What I did, and still do, is get a pair of inexpensive poly-fleece gloves and cut the fingers off at the half way point. If it was colder I had pairs with only half of the thumb and first two digits cut off -keeping my outer fingers warmer -these were the ones that were always in most danger of frost bite.

Do not use cotton. It soaks water like a sponge, takes forever to dry (fugettaboutit) and isn't warm when damp. Remember the backpacker's mantra, "Cotton Kills!" Poly doesn't collapse so it maintains some insulating properties, and it can be wrung out Plus it dries fairly quickly if given half a chance.

I carried two pair of poly's, and used a wool "tailing glove" for handling fish (Poly soaks up slime so is not a good fish handling material) My tailing glove was a single right hand mitt clipped to the right side of my vest.

If it was especially cold (single digits) I'd carry a pair of down gloves too as warm ups. Five minutes in those and I was back in business.

I've got really good circulation in my extremities too; everyone's different that way. But primary, before gloves, is keeping your core body temperature up: good thermals and layers. And last, for me, keep the calories up. A full day on-stream meant packing lunch too.

Well...didn't mean to write so much but I guess warm hands are as important in steelheading as rods and baits.

Remember, I'm old school, There may be new stuff out there. Maybe J Francho, will pop in (the next generation on my old home waters) and update us all on winterizing.

[Shad_Master]

I don't believe there are any gloves that will give you as good a feel for fishing as your bare hands - but I have been using the neoprene gloves that you can get at BPS - I was out in 28* weather with 25-30 mph winds last Saturday and, I can't say I was toasty, but the gloves worked well.  They have slits for the index finger and thumb so you can still pick out loops w/o taking them off.  Cost was $11

[Wayne P.]

You won't find a better lightweight, breathable, waterproof, sensitive glove for fishing than this one.

http://aolsearch.pgpartner.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=740607969/search=seirus%2520gloves/mode=aolsearch_filtered/flv=1/

The same company has an insulated glove with a pocket on the back that holds chemical hand warmers for those cold down-the-lake runs.

[Paul Roberts]

You won't find a better lightweight, breathable, waterproof, sensitive glove for fishing than this one.

http://aolsearch.pgpartner.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=740607969/search=seirus%2520gloves/mode=aolsearch_filtered/flv=1/

The same company has an insulated glove with a pocket on the back that holds chemical hand warmers for those cold down-the-lake runs.

Nifty. Can you cut the fingers off?

[Wayne P.]

Paul, the gloves can be cut with scissors, but that would allow water to enter and defeat the purpose of the waterproof quality. I've tried all the other types mentioned and the absence of wet hands from sweating in neoprene or with other types will keep you fishing longer. The Serius Hyperlite gloves are thin enough for baitcasting use and keep the water spray off your hands from casting.

[Grey Wolf]

Would gloves that skin divers use be viable ?

[Paul Roberts]

Nifty. Thanks Wayne.

[dman]

Good stuff,  thank you.   Wayne - i think im going to try those asap

[Wayne P.]

Here are a few suppliers of those gloves:

http://www.shopwiki.com/_Seirus+Hyperlite+All-Weather+Gloves+-+Men%27s?o=235351963&s=641536&

I ordered mine from a ski shop in one of the mountain states for less than $25 but cannot find the site address or remember the shop. The Dick's Sporting Goods store near me had them last year but the price was about $45.

[ValkyrieRider]

I've been wearing those for years. Great gloves, use them for fishing and get some military issue leather glove shells and put them over top and you won't ever get cold no matter what your doing.

[deadeye32.]

I have a pair of Ace Hardware neoprene gloves that I got for christmas last year that are awsome.  I also have an old pair of batting gloves that I used for baseball that do well for me, except for the time I got pinetar all over my new loomis shakeyhead rod.  :'(

[Hot Rod]

I heard Nike makes a "winter" golf glove that some guys use.  Apparently they are water resistent with some insulation factor yet have some feels.

I have some real thin gloves that are called "Skinz" that I use for fishing and archery hunting (thier intended purpose).  They have great 'fee' though are not waterproof but they keep my hands warm down to about 25 degrees.   I keep two pairs so if one get wet I can switch 'em out.  They dry fairly quickly to because they are thin and poly.

[SPAZ]

I use these for winter Model# 821BK:

http://www.glacieroutdoor.com/products_fishing.php

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_102807____SearchResults

And I got something like this for fall but a different brand. So far I've been happy with it.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_84938____SearchResults

[hawgwalker]

Old School

Wool fingerless gloves will keep your hands warm even when wet and at $10 a pair you can have several. I usually have snowmobile mitts for runs on the out board. If it is really cold medical or food service vinyl gloves will help some and won't effect your fishing feel much