Rain gear

[El Jefe]

What’s the best for cold weather…. I have a set of Simms challenger uninsulated that works good but not warm enough…. I wanted to buy the insulated version but they say you can’t buy it in Ca now due to some bs legislation lol….im not wanting to have to wear a ton of layers…. So what’s the best INSULATED rain gear available? Aftco? Gill?

[BIG DADDY BLUE RANGER]

in CA you're better off sticking to non-insulated and occasionally wearing layers. It does not get cold enough, long enough in most of CA to get much use out of insulated rain gear. Cabelas Guide Wear has been my choice for 25+ years

[Kelly Ripa]

I'm with blue Daddy. I use un-insulated Cabela's guide wear and wear my ultra warm long stuff underneath. I have the short coat as I'm not in Minnesota but I have had a few extra cool long rides in December up on Clear Lake. Nothing I couldn't shake off in 5 minutes. My wind proof thermal Simm's beanie makes a big difference. I do remember a 15 minute ride with my friends from Lakeport to Nice in January ...We all three remember that as the coldest we've ever been...and they are locals....I just kept thing about a hot cup of tea with a splash of Grand Marnier and looking up nope not there.....nope not there....Gawd we were all blinking like we had been in a time warp when we finally came down off of plane.....

[El Jefe]

I boat captain a ton of highschool tournaments for my son…. Sitting still and NOT fishing while it’s snowing on Shasta or clear lake and the wind is blowing in January I want insulation lol

There is a huge difference between being active and casting all day vs. sitting still and not moving around…. I’m almost 50…. Spent a lot of years fishing and hunting…. I know what I’m wanting and still have my non insulated stuff if needed.

[mark poulson]

I boat captain a ton of highschool tournaments for my son…. Sitting still and NOT fishing while it’s snowing on Shasta or clear lake and the wind is blowing in January I want insulation lol

There is a huge difference between being active and casting all day vs. sitting still and not moving around…. I’m almost 50…. Spent a lot of years fishing and hunting…. I know what I’m wanting and still have my non insulated stuff if needed.

I know what you mean about cold. My partner and I launched early to prefish Pyramid in the winter, and we started on the shady side of Tin Cup. We both got so cold it hurt, and we had to move across the cove to sit in the sun until we were warm enough to fish again.
Being cold is no fun.

[JVGondal]

I wear simms guide wear. Not the challenger stuff. But next level
Underneath I wear insulated jeans. Polypropylene underneath the jeans fit it’s most extreme outside
The simms guide wear bibs over it all

For upper body polypropylene base long sleeve shirt liner. Then a nice warm long sleeve shirt
Fleece sweater over that then the simms guide jacket
Peel layers as day gets warmer
For feet I wear a base layer polypropylene sock liners followed by quality wool socks over them
Redwing waterproof leather boots keep my feet warm enough
All this adds up to a petty high dollar suit but when I’m warm out there I’m not thinking about the cost
That’s how I stay comfortable out there in extreme cold .
For hands I buy thin wool gloves Wool retains heat when wet better than any other material
I buy the inexpensive thin wool gloves nothing fancy
I like to have 3 pairs. Keep the extra pairs in a dry place on the boat. As your gloves get too wet from rain, hail or somthing else I change out to the warm dry gloves.
Best solution to cold hands and fishing I have found

How is everyone else staying warm out on the water?