Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: biteme on November 17, 2006, 07:33:28 AM
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Hi all, new to the forum looks like a lot of knowledge and some good reading here.I was wondering what is the best rain gear out there? I do allot of fly fishing in a tube most Merrit, Kamploops area and fish the vedder and Fraser quite abit.I have bought stuff that say "waterproof" but after a few hours I'm soaked to the bone and freezing is there anything that will keep me dry and warm? Thanks.
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nothing keeps u totally dry, but i would suggest wool shirts pants and socks, wool stays warm when wet, so u wont be to comfortable but at least u wont catch hypothermia! My vest is a rain jacket and it leaks, so i shove a supposedly water proof shell on top and off i go!
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Stormtech has a line of waterproof gear that is totally waterproof, I have spent ten hours straight in the pouring rain wearing this stuff and still been bone dry at the end of the day... I dunno what brand you wear younggun but I think it is time to buy something new ;D
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Your wader's usely keep you dry from the waist down use a heavy coat and make sure it goes over your wader's and where a poncho over that and that keeps you relitivly dry.
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unless ur a person like me who cant afford waders and would grow out of them in a year, then u use cheap hip waders that get u through ur hard times!
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I use my grandpa's old hip wader's although they are a little big!!! They are so heavy they have to be antiques.
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Awww poor guy.
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Kelly Hanson raingear.
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First off, what's your budget?
Wearing waders will keep you dry from the chest down. Pairing that with a good wading jacket should keep you dry. Keep in mind that with wading jackets you want to find one that has a good seal at the cuff to prevent water from running down your sleeve when you're fishing. Simms is supposedly the best for that but you're paying big bucks too. Or you could also wear a regular rain jacket so long as the cuffs seal well. As to waterproofness, it depends on the jacket. I have a wading jacket that is waterproof/breathable, but the cuffs don't seal that well so I don't wear it on days where it's pouring rain (like these last few days, for example). I have a Helly Hansen waterproof/breathable shell that I wear on really wet days and the cuffs seal really tight and it's kept me dry. It's also breathable so it's comfortable.
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i second the helly hanson gear or the viking rain gear
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Cute little guy FF. Is that a Seldex 3 1/4" he's playing with. Great little reels. Bought my first one in the early fifties. Still have a couple of them. Had to pay $8.75 for them, but what a great improvement to fish the Vedder with them over the old Bakelite brown reels we had before that.
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There are lots of options out there but I would reccmoned that you get a jacket that is designed specifically for fishing. A wading jacket is cut shorter so you will be able to wade in deep water and not have to worry about water seeping up from undernieth. Another thing to look for is sealed cuffs. Same idea, sucks to have water run up your sleave when you're tailing a fish. If your on a tight budget, you should take a look at some of the jackets by north river or trophy xl. If money is not a concern take a look at some of the products made by bare, simms or patagonia. I personally own a bare kodiak and abosolutly love it.
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nothing keeps u totally dry, but i would suggest wool shirts pants and socks, wool stays warm when wet, so u wont be to comfortable but at least u wont catch hypothermia! My vest is a rain jacket and it leaks, so i shove a supposedly water proof shell on top and off i go!
go to walmart and buy yourself silicone water-guard (camping section). for 6 bucks it'll help seal the leaks.
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For all the gear you can spend money on, IMHO you don't want to go to cheap on the rain jacket as it can be the difference between a good day and a miserable one...I know Simms makes some of the best stuff but I don't like their jackets...Like Merc says, water up the sleeve sucks and that always happens with their stuff. I just got a Bare Kodiak jacket and used it up on a local river a few times now during heavy rainfall and stayed dry, The cuffs work really well and the jacket is a little thicker then the Simms and helped keep my warmer too...
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I bought the Patagonia SST Stretch Jacket. It's got rubber seals on the cuffs as well and a great hood. So far it's been very reliable.
(http://www.patagonia.com/tsimages/81840_450.fpx?wid=185&ftr=8&effect=dropshadow,0x000000,10,8,120,8&cvt=jpeg)
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Ware fleece underneath, sure helps. Dries fast, get the pants as well.
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Even my Simms will soak through on the ugliest days.
A good fleece sweater underneath is worth its keep on days like that.
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I usually layer it up, long undies on the first layer, a t-shirt or what have you on the second, a nice warm fleece after that and then sometimes another warmer layer like a down vest and finally the outer shell. I also have a gortex hat with a fleece lining that comes in handy.
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I wear an Arc'Teryx Alpha SV jacket which I purchased in 2001 brand new from Coast Mountain Sports so it has the lifetime warranty. Awesome jacket to wear, excellent casting jacket that offers superb range of motion and comfort - the body of the jacket doesn't moves very little when move your arms up. So, it makes an great casting jacket and it has lots of useful pockets and two large front chest pockets. The CRAPPY part of the jacket is that the high tech waterproof zippers are shreading apart which is disappointing because I only wore this jacket a few dozen times and it started shreading apart! The jacket was never abused it I never really wore it in the rain when it started to happen. Ironically, this jacket was designed with extreme alpine mountain conditions. I recently took action and I sent an email to Arc'teryx just last week and they never replied to me yet. Therefore, I will never purchase Arc'Teryx products and I recommend others don't buy Arc'teryx products right now. Arc'teryx is like BMW... innovative engineering, design, and performance but lackluster in short and long term quality. If you're familiar with JD Power and Associates in the automotive reviews, Arc'Teryx deserves "The Rest" in overall quality.
If you want proven waterproof outwear, I recommend Taiga jackets. They are more reliable and they're cheaper too.
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I use my grandpa's old hip wader's although they are a little big!!! They are so heavy they have to be antiques.
Speaking from experience here! Steely, you and the youngun should really consider saving up and getting a decent pair of waders that FIT! Those "cheap hipwaders" or "heavy antiques" can and will get you into serious trouble, very quickly. Damned near drowned in a set of those, many many years ago. NEVER again! You spend some pretty serious coin aquiring the proper rods, reels and more. Save a few sheckles up and get the right waders! Seriously, how much is your life worth to you??
I wear Sea Tux waders, bulletproof and of course dry. Layered under them with polys and more polys. Upper, poly LS shirt, poly sweater, and a Bare Kodiak to cover all. Stay dry even in 10-12 hours of serious sky-water! If you await the rains to quit, you'll never get out there (at least on the Wet Coast that is).
Cheers,
Nog
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nothin beats waterproof breathable rain gear. Over the past 2 years i have invested well in excess of 4000.00 to outfit myself for the elements. I hunt as well as fish and 75% of my hunting is in less than optimum weather conditions. The camoflauge jacket you see me wearing in most of my fishin pics is a Columbia jacket which is 100% waterproof, windproof and fully breathable, and ultra soft, I wouldn't trade it for any other jacket out there. I have fished and hunted in absolute torrential downpour and have always stayed dry and warm.
When I'm fishing this time of year and into steelhead season, I wear 20below socks, bare climate control plus pants and top, breathable insulated hunting bibs under my bare ultra light waders, a heavy weight fleece jacket and last, my columbia hunting jacket. these combined with a fleece toque and waterproof insulated fingerless gloves, I have yet to be cold on the river or in the bush.
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I PERSONALY LIKE GREEN GARBAGE BAGS
TO PUT MY FISH IN !
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I PERSONALY LIKE GREEN GARBAGE BAGS
I've had to use them on the odd occasion and they work surprising well, but you end up getting some wet arms. :)
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TO PUT MY FISH IN !