Do you guys use in the winter time. I now have a pair of Neopreme gloves and wool gloves and was wondering which ones you guys favor. I know the last time I kept mine in the pockets till just about the end of the drift. Oops They did stay nice and dry.
It seemed nicer to have the neopremes in case they get wet they would be easier to slip on and off quicker. Also which ones would you use while rowwing and just fishing. Fingerless or not?


Smily

I just picked up a pair of fingerless at Northern Sales in Burlington but I have since seen at K-Mart.They are neopreene on the palm and fleece on the back.Haven't field tested but look like may be best of both worlds.They are about $10.

I like fleece fingerless gloves. I've used wool and neoprene as well. I hate the feel of neoprene. Wool is pretty good, but gets rancid smelling over time. Fleece is cool because after they get wet, you can squeeze and/or fling the water out of them more easily than wool. Like wool, fleece is still warm when it's wet.

I have found that the gucci fleece gloves are a little better than the cheaper ones. I have a pair of North Face, a pair of Patagonia, and a pair of Cabelas. The more expensive ones fit better.

I use gucci fleece too: fingerless Simms. They were surprisingly cheap when I picked 'em up a couple years ago, maybe $15. Generally I manage to get them soaked immediately without a fish in sight, but they still stay warm throughout the day.

I use fingerless fleece Glacier Gloves with the flip-mitt feature that lets you wear the gloves as mittens when you need the extra warmth. They also have neoprene palms for grip. Very nice setup. Silver Hilton is exactly right: both synthetic fleece and real wool maintain some insulating ability even when they get wet. The advantages to fleece are that they absorb less water and dry more quickly than wool. For me, painfully cold fingers and hands take some of the fun out of winter steelheading, so I usually carry a spare pair of gloves in the back pocket of my vest in case pair #1 take a swim.

Well first of all, as we all know, there really aren't any truly "warm" gloves, because after you've been fishing more than a few hours they all leave your hands cold. I have tried them all, hate neo's, fingerless/no thank's, fleece is good except they tend to stretch out and stay stretched. I use a couple of pair of very inexpensive full coverage wool gloves that I found at K-mart. I think they were around $6.00 ea. I've had them for three years and they really are great, I just throw'em in the wash, to get the gunk out. A wet pair of wool gloves is still warmer than no gloves at all, but I like having a dry pair to put on mid-way through the day.

Forgot to share an idea with you.

Put that extra pair of gloves in a zip-lock bag along with one of those chemical handwarmer packs, zip it up and those pre-warmed gloves will feel great! Then when you switch gloves put the wet ones, after wringing them out, in the bag with another warmer and they'll be warm and toasty if you need to switch again.

Try it you will like it!

I just bought this goofy looking pair of gloves at outdoor emporium that work great (so far), but I can't rembember the name....fleece with neoprene palms. They are fingerless except for the thumb which has a slot to allow your thumb out when necessary. They also have a flip-over mitt feature for use when the fingers aren't needed.

Bought a pair of those fleece/neo gloves and hated 'em. They didn't hug my fingers, and they didn't hug my wrists...they seemed too short, but not tight enough. They also provide absolutely no grip on a fish should it come to that.

I'll stick with wool. I keep an extra pair in the car or in my vest for the occasional soaking. Danielson sells 'em for $7 so I'm not heartbroken when they wander off on their own. Patagonia even sells a pair that have a gore-tex lining...

...but that was when I was using an Ambassaduer with a metal body...I've noticed the difference this year, now that I'm using a plastic-bodied Curado...those metal reels get COLD! I've often wondered why Ambassaduer hasn't come out with a model that includes a battery-powered hand-warmer coil on the side...

On a related note, what is your favorite choice in headwear? I'm usually in a baseball hat, which is functional but not exemplary when it comes to blocking the sun and/or protection from wind and rain (although it fits snugly under a hood). Nothing I see really appeals to me...a $30 Patagonia gore-tex floppy ("Hey! Look! It's Indiana Jones!") or a wool touque ("Hey! Look! It's a skier!")? Whatever I wear it's guaranteed to be a nondescript brown or green--no bright red jackets for me...

Once I came upon this gear fisherman dressed all in black--even had on a black trenchcoat. His hat, however, was bright chartreuse. As I walked by I mentally dubbed him Sir Green Butt Skunk.

I personally have the fingerless neo ,wool combo gloves and the wool fingerless gloves. I havent really put the combo to a test yet cause I like the wool so much. They are a hard glove to beat. They keep my hands warm in the rainiest situation. I have also tried the neoprene full gloves and I personally think they are junk, cant do anything when wearing them, they dont even keep your hands dry or warm.

The Simms total fingerless gloves are one of the greatest fishing accesories ever invented. When you look at them, you wonder how the Hell they can keep your hands warm. But they do!!! And you do not know you are even wearing gloves.

Plus they are relatively cheap...

I like the neoprene ones with the finger flaps. i dont remember where i got mine but i'm sure you can find em
tyler

Have to go with what Ryan said...Simms fingerless. They have worked great for me for over two years now, and they wring out very easy.
Tom

I've got a pair of cheap fleece gloves, they've got full fingers, but with slits on the index and thumbs, and Velcro on all of them, so you can fold the end of the finger back and it sticks there. They are "Kenai" brand, got them at Bob's in Longview, they were around $10.

-N.

Gloves are for sissies.................... . The best gloves I've used are "seal skins". They run about $30.00 but they are worth it, 100% waterproof!!!!!!!! Not that I would wear them...... ---John

I think the only time that neo gloves can keep me warm is if I'm rowing the boat. If I'm not generating body heat they are like mini refrigerators on my hands. I really like the wool fingerless, and once had a pair that were thinsulate lined that were great. I can't find them anymore. The fingerless wool with the hooded pullover mitten are real warm but also cumbersome as I have had the slack line from my reel get entangled in the hood while it was pulled back at a very unoppertunistic time....

Fleece fingerless with pull over mittens

Three thumbs up for the Simms fingerless fleece!

Got some for my birthday last month and they rock! Totally true about keeping you hands warm even when wet.