AquaSkin Gloves

[JHABS]

Specialist, Shot at Wallum Lake this past weekend, Will start at Addeville, Dogs almost ready to guide there if everything goes to plan......................

[Zeno]

I like them too ...a lot.Finger does wear out in time but then again so does any other glove.I usually buy few 2 mm pairs from nrs every spring to get me thru the year.By the end of the year they are in trash as braid tear up the neoprene.Aquaskinz are thin but are surprisingly strong although if you are fond of jigging with 3 or 4 ounce of lead ,these might not be what you are looking for.But darn it ,they "feel" so good on a hand ,the first glove I never had to take of to tie knots,even at night without the light .Gets my thumbs up

[dickmont]

we're having a real love fest here aren't we, curiously over a clothing item that while it aparently does some things well, ie. keeping your hands from being scratched, is a total failure at doing the one thing that most people put a glove on for, namely to keep their hands warm. they have a zero warmth index but hey they are very stealthy being black.

[Zeno]

You are way off.....
I don't wear a gloves to keep my hands warm.I wear gloves so I don't have to tape a finger while using braid.I haven't fished without a glove in at least five years.I only wear a full right hand glove while on left hand I cut all the fingers (on all gloves other than Aquaskinz) to protect the thumb from bass.Because Aquaskinz are so thin I don't need to cut the left glove any more
enough said

Gloves for warmth? ... sissy wear those

[JohnR]

They are mediocre in the warmth department in late fall when your hands were wet and its 30 something out but they are no colder than most gloves and warmer than some. I like them when spinning with braid and I like them thumbing a conventional - only one I've found that I can cast well thumbing a spool - that alone is worth the price of admission for me... I've only worn mine a dozen times or so this fall but I like them and to me, they are a piece of gear to use when the time is right.... And when I wear them out I'll probably keep the middle finger's brother for casting braid

[Rock Hopper]

Firstly, they are not intended for extreme cold, they are not advertised as such.

But let's consider how much colder the hands would be without them. If you choose to go with a thicker, warmer glove, you sacrifice usability & dexterity. It's a common dilema. One is always going to be sacrificed for the other.

I think we have found a sort of happy median with functionality, comfort usability and a degree of warmth even when it's cold out. Sub-freezing weather is not their intended purpose.

If you want just the toasty warmth, go with a 7 mm dry suit glove or similar, which you have to remove everytime you need to get or do something which is almost useless for what we need/do. The other option, don't go out in the cold which is not the best option since it is usually the time of the LARGE which we are all after.

And yes, they are just a piece of clothing, just like it is just a rod, a snap, a reel, a swivel, a type of line, a wader ect., they are all connected to one another since we need/use them all at given times to better enjoy our chosen sport/pastime. They are all just something....they are our pieces of gear, each has its place and is part of our arsenal of tools when we are out on the water.

[Krispy]

I own the Skinz gloves. They're good and work into mid-October before its too cold for them.
There are tons of options for gloves, especially divers gloves from 1.5, 2, 3mm neo, that will keep your hands warm and offer a degree of dexterity. They also make gaunlet style gloves that really keep the water out, one of the bigger issues I have with the skinz. They fill up like a ballon when dunked.
If you need warmer gloves check out BlackHawk, Blackwatch, Henderson, JCL and others.