picking up decoy=very cold hands

[castmaster]

I use a pair of insulated line mens rubber gloves. They come up to just below the elbow and are plenty warm. My dad got them from the electric company he works for, not sure where you'd buy them, but if you can find some give them a try.

[icehousebob]

My system for decoy pickup doesn't need good gloves. I sit in the back of my boat and run my Minnkota in reverse. I then hook my decoys with a boathook and swing them into the front of the boat. If the guy in the front is bigger than me, I empty the water from the water keels first, otherwise not. He gets to wrap up the cords and bag them.

[Gordie]

icehouse if we go hunting together were useing my boat

[phishnerd]

I have converted most of my decoys to 30 inch Rig'em Right cords. These have the sliding egg weight on them with a loop on one end and a snap swivel on the other. No more winding anymore. Just clip the loops onto a carabiner, clip the biner onto my bag and go! It's tangle free and it literally takes me a 1/4 of the time to pick up and my hands barely get wet. Check 'em out they are awesome. They are $30 for a dozen and all you have to do is clip them on your keels and never take them off. Pretty slick!

[Heartman]

phishnerd, what do you do if the water is 31 inches deep?

[phishnerd]

I rarely hunt water that is deeper than 2 feet unless I'm going for divers in which case I use Rig'Em Right quick set gang rig clips. FYI they do make the quick set cords in a 54 incher as well. I think it's definetly worth a little more $ to make setting up and picking up quicker and hassle free. No more tangles and no more more frozen fingers Check 'em out!!