Thanks Joe. I learned in the army, fingerless gloves with mittens were the best way to keep my hands warm. Fingered gloves were the worst. I’ll have to check out those Simms mittens
I’ve cut all those OD green wool gloves down to fingerless and burned the ends. The value in the Simms is too good as I still get a stray thread just waiting to run into my spool one day. If that happens on a big trophy fish those Simms are priceless 😆
Yea, for me personally I think I'm damaged good when it comes to gadgets. I've tried that stuff and seem to always remember being disappointed. Not "anti" but it just seems to get my hopes up only to be let down haha.
I’ve also seen some rather gruesome failures of the electric hot hands shared online. Especially being a prone water ingress area in our sport I’d try to stay away from lithium near your toes.
Im looking to invest good money in one rod setup(looking in the $600-$700 range). I currently have a Clearwater 9’ 5wt. But I want a top notch rod as well. What size/wt. rod would u recommend. I live in North Carolina
Hi Troy, email me at joe@redsflyshop.com and give me a little more information on where you'll be spending most of your time. If you plan to be on small streams most of the time that will certainly impact the choice of rod weight, length, and action. If you think you'll be fishing Smallmouth, then I might lean toward a 6 weight to expand your quiver. I'm happy to help, just shoot me an email and we'll build out a really good outfit that maximizes value and performance.
I would go all wool. Day and night different! Super warm. Super breathable.
Thanks Joe. I learned in the army, fingerless gloves with mittens were the best way to keep my hands warm. Fingered gloves were the worst. I’ll have to check out those Simms mittens
I’ve cut all those OD green wool gloves down to fingerless and burned the ends. The value in the Simms is too good as I still get a stray thread just waiting to run into my spool one day.
If that happens on a big trophy fish those Simms are priceless 😆
Great tips. Simms gear is hard to beat. Love mine. Cheers 🍻
Great review. Thank you.
great info thanks
Great tips Joe. Any reason you wouldn’t use battery operated socks, or a vest on those super cold days?
Yea, for me personally I think I'm damaged good when it comes to gadgets. I've tried that stuff and seem to always remember being disappointed. Not "anti" but it just seems to get my hopes up only to be let down haha.
I’ve also seen some rather gruesome failures of the electric hot hands shared online. Especially being a prone water ingress area in our sport I’d try to stay away from lithium near your toes.
@@davido3570 good info and thanks for letting me know.
Im looking to invest good money in one rod setup(looking in the $600-$700 range). I currently have a Clearwater 9’ 5wt. But I want a top notch rod as well. What size/wt. rod would u recommend. I live in North Carolina
Hi Troy, email me at joe@redsflyshop.com and give me a little more information on where you'll be spending most of your time. If you plan to be on small streams most of the time that will certainly impact the choice of rod weight, length, and action. If you think you'll be fishing Smallmouth, then I might lean toward a 6 weight to expand your quiver. I'm happy to help, just shoot me an email and we'll build out a really good outfit that maximizes value and performance.
Hmmm… not quite the budget options but good start