wading jackets

I recently purchased a rain jacket from cabelas, I believe it is their Guidewear Lite model. The jacket is gore-tex with lycra cuffs which help keep the rain from creeping up your sleeves. The best feature is the fact that the jacket is lightweight and breathable so that you dont bake in the summer months. I recommend this jacket over a wading style jacket because it is more utilitarian. I can use mine as a regular jacket in the spring and fall, since it is waist length and not cut high like wading jackets typically are. I think I paid about $160. Its a great all around wet weather top which I can use in the river, in the surf, or from a boat. If you want a PVC foul weather jacket from someone like Grundens, those are great for keeping you dry, but are heavy. Stay away from the cheaper PVC wading jackets in the 60-80 dollar range. <a href="http://www.cabelas.com/texis/scripts/store/+/CatalogDisplay/displayPOD/CabFALL1998/CabFALL1998AnAFAG/IA100A" target="_blank"><!--auto-->http://www.cabelas.com/texis/scripts/store/+/CatalogDisplay/displayPOD/CabFALL1998/CabFALL1998AnAFAG/IA100A</a><!--auto-->