Best gloves

[macminn]

My hands always get cold, have always had bad circulation in my fingers.

What is the best pair of gloves or mittens that will warm up my hands after taking a fish off, tying a lure on, etc.

[flak]

I've had a pair of Ice Armor X mitts for two seasons now and love them. They are easy to get off and will quickly warm up my hands after getting so cold they sting. They are also waterproof enough for a quick scoop when hole hopping.

[jwmiller33]

another vote for the ice armor.. i have the gloves and the mittens. they are waterproof which is awesome. really handy if you just need to grab a fish at the hole if it gets off and not worry about getting cut up.

they are extremely warm

[timbo147]

I bought the Snosuit brand gloves this winter. They are very warm gloves. The only downside to them for me is that they are kind of hard to get on when my hands are wet.

[hoggs222]

I have the Cabela's GORE-TEX Pinnacle Gloves. Super warm, but expensive. $59.99, but they're on sale for $39.99 now.

I have also heard great things about the Ice Armor gloves (the gauntlet style, not the thinner ones) I have a pair of the thinner ice armor gloves and they're OK for a 20+ degree day.

[BK19]

I tried the I armour but the largest size is too small for me

[MJ1657]

I have the Ice Armor gloves and really like them. I also have a pair of the thin Ice Armor gloves. The kind that are sort of like mechanic gloves. They are really nice to slip on if you are going to ice a fish or something on that order. They dry fast if you get them wet.

[vikingmeatwad]

Choppers!

[minnbowhunter]

I tried the I armour but the largest size is too small for me

you know what they say about a guy with big hands..........big gloves

[sodajerk]

I have to put in yet another vote for the gauntlet-style Ice Armor gloves. They are durable, well-made, waterproof and warm and the long cuffs fit easily over big, puffy sleeves.

They're actually the only gloves I've ever owned that my hands have never gotten cold while wearing.

They're also the only gloves I've owned that will warm my hands back up once I've taken them off and gotten my hands wet and cold.

I also have a pair of the thinner and shorter Ice Armor gloves (all black, velcro cuffs, "Ice Armor" embroidered on the backs of the hands) and they are also waterproof and warm, but don't have the beef of the gauntlet-style. I wear these for everyday stuff like shoveling/blowing snow and general purpose.

[mole]

ice armour mittens are the only things that work for me..

[Bullhead_busteR]

choppers all the way (get em from a deer hide tanning shop) I got mine from a shop in owatonna and they were only a couple dollars more than Ice armors

[herefish101]

a company called grandoe, they make gloves for skiing and mountain climbing. light weight, good fit, and WARM. When your looking for gloves, coats, boots, and such, check out the stuff made for mountain climbing, this stuff is usually very well built, and extreamly warm.

[Steve Foss]

My hands always get cold, have always had bad circulation in my fingers.

What is the best pair of gloves or mittens that will warm up my hands after taking a fish off, tying a lure on, etc.

When I'm in extreme conditions, I simply use XL deerhide choppers with extra-thick wool mitten liners inside. Then I wear a pair of Arctic Armor or Ice Armor lightweight gloves as well. Inside the wool liners go dry chemical handwarmers.

I alternate which hand is in the warmed chopper and which only has the Ice Armor glove. IA glove is the jigging hand, chopper hand is the one getting warmed up. When the IA hand gets cold I switch. The IA glove is thin enough that you can do most dehooking and lure switching tasks with them. When I get a hit and have to play a fish with one hand wearing the IA glove and the other being warmed in the chopper, it's a simple matter to chop down with the chopper hand and the chopper comes off and you're fighting the fish with IA gloves only.

I also put a chemical hand warmer in each side pocket of my outer coat. There are times when it's better to stick a hand in there to warm it than in a chopper.

Simply put, if you are prone to poor circulation or cold hands, there are no gloves on this earth that will keep your hands warm in subzero temps and wind and still allow you the manual dexterity needed to take a hook out of a fish, rebait a hook or retie a line.

These handwarmers have literally changed the way I and thousands of ice anglers fish, and have been one of the best innovations in recent history.

If you're in a shelter with a heater, the IA gloves should be plenty, even with poor circulation, because you can always reach over and warm them against the heater.

[eurolarva]

Ice Armor mitts for me as well. I unbag and shake a couple of hand warmers about an hour before I fish and let them sit out in the open air then toss them in just as I leave my vehicle to fish. The trick with the hand warmers is they need air to work so taking them out of the mitts periodically helps to keep them warm.

Three years ago I bought Ice Armor mitts in Baudette for 30 bucks. I see at gander they are 50 now.

[gr82fish]

Was at FF in Baxter earlier today and the Ice Armour Mitts are priced at $40 over there.

[drakerebel]

Ice Armor mittens are the cat's pajama's. Got a pair for Christmas and they performed awesome today at -26 below today.

in my opinion tho, i think that it helps greatly by having your core (chest area) well insulated. i once read an article of a navy test that was done with a heated vest. and to make a long story short, in below temps, the test subjects were able to do many times more hand/eye tasks with the vest turned on compared to off. and i'm sure most know that the body takes care of the center mass before the hands/feet...so when the head and chest are warm then it seems that the hands and feet have a better chance of the same.

[bikeoutback]

I am on second pair of Ice Armour X Gloves, we'll see how the season wears on them. First pair were not waterproof any longer after a month but the company replaced them no charge = good customer service. I'm being very careful with them now and alternating between them and a pair of waterproof Gander Mountain Gloves I got last year. This way I can dry any pair that has any moisture (mostly from hands sweating) in open air and NOT in front of or near any heat source. I think this may be what was causing my waterproofing to go away on the first pair of Gloves was drying them in front of a heat vent or the fireplace. So far I like the feel if the Ice Armour Gloves and they are my go to on the colder days.