Fishing Gloves

[milfish]

I'm looking for a good pair of fishing gloves. I've tried the lindy gloves and they don't grip very well. I've tried neoprene gloves but my hands don't stay warm in them. I've tried Otter Skins and they don't fit tight enough for any feeling. Maybe there isn't a glove out there that keeps your hands warm and dry and still offers some sensitivity. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I did buy a pair of the Zippo hand warmers and keep one in each pocket and that really helps a bunch. Refillable, not disposable, and they work with wet hands unlike the disposable kind. Thanks!

[whitey88]

Real men dont buy their gloves, they grown them.

I seem to remember rapala having some popular gloves some of my late fall winter fishing friends use.

[REW]

Milfish,
I use a pair of "choppers with wool inserts".

No, you don't have any feeling through the choppers, so when you need the feeling, remove the mitten. The nice thing about these is that you get them large enough so that they easily slip on for a warm up of your hand.

For much fishing, it is not necessary to have a sensitive feeling.

But, no question about it, Mittens are always much warmer than gloves.

The heat from one finger helps to keep the adjacent one warm.
Also, often gloves fit so tight that they tend to cut off the circulation, which makes your fingers and hands even colder.

Be safe

[NailsWI]

I like polypropylene glove liners under fingerless wool gloves. I keep extras of each along and use disposable hand warmers. If they get a bit wet I remove them and slip them inside my layers under the arm pits, wool and polypro dry pretty well with body heat. I also have a pair of good mittens in the boat(the ones I use for ice fishing) if my hands get really cold I'll take a break from fishing, put on the mitts with hand warmers and enjoy a hot cup of coffee while my hands warm up

[Mojo1269]

Simms makes sme awsome options. I use them for casting until ice up...

[Washington Walleye]

I use fingerless wool up until it's just too cold for those.... the wool retains heat even when wet. Once it's colder than that I have a pair of ski style gloves that I'm using most of the time and mittens for when I'm running (tillers are cold!).

Here's another tip...
When using the hand warmers (the things that come in the plastic and get warm when you expose them to air) and you put them inside of your gloves, put them against the back of your hand not your palm. You have veins closer to the skin back there and they'll keep your hands warmer.

[skeeterlipripper]

I use Ice Armor the halfway thick ones they can take rain all day and work really well. Anything Ice Armor is really good.

[KraTToR]

I 2nd the simms lineup. They have some awesome fitting rubber/neoprene gloves that fit snug, waterproof, and are warm. $45 but they are worth it.

[Bill Krejca]

I have 3-4 pairs of woolen cut off finger gloves that work most of the time. When they get wet, I grab another dry pair. It is amazing how the fingers that are not serving a major task can be pulled inside the glove to stay warmer.
Cabela's has them.

Bill

[REW]

In addition to Bill's comments, I would just like to mention that you can take any pair of gloves and cut off the finger of your trigger finger for the hand that you use to hold the rod.

It is that one finger, and only that one finger that really needs to have maximum feel.

You could even take a wool mitten, and cut a hole in it to let the trigger finger out for the times that you need maximum feel.

Hands will always be warmer with Mittens than gloves.

Be safe