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eagle_3464

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mww24 Experienced

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I think only having floating bibs may hurt your chances. I could picture a guy bobbing feet up in the water. Morbid I know. Amateurfishing. I doubt you offended anyone. I know I wasn't. You were stating your opinion. You're entitled to that. This site is far more forgiving of opinions than some other message boards I read.

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Brad B Veteran

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thx for the comments, thats why i am amateur, but i dont fish on any larger lakes either (at least not yet). always learning something new & more on this site every day. hope i did not offend anyone....anyone know the $ of those AA?

the complete Arctic Armor goes for $329.99

if you buy just the parka it is $179.99

if you buy just the bibs it is $159.99

A complete strikemaster suit at full price is $280.00 ($140 for each price). the best deal on a strike master suit is at the ice show for $190.00 for the complete suit. they may also have a web site special on the suit at this same price during the season. you need to sign up for their email news letter to get the HSOforum specials. I know when I got mine two season ago they had the show price as the web site special also.

At some point in time I will be getting the arctic armor suit but for now I just put on a life jacket when checking out the early ice plus I also check the ice with a spud bar as I walk out. I will also drill holes as I go and check it that way.

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herefish101 Proficient

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Ok, so What if..........

What if your wearing your Artic Armor while driving your truck, and then it goes through, I mean all the way under.... The floatation would pin you to the roof of your truck, then if you could get out of that you could end up pined to the bottom of the ice, then have fun trying to find the hole.....

I guess this is the only downfall to a product that would in any other circumstance save a persons life.....

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DTro Grand Master

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Yep, nothing wrong with putting on a good ol PFD for extra measure on a non-floating suit.

When it came time for me to purchase a suit, I also factored in how much time I spend in the boat in the early spring and late fall when the temps are hovering around freezing. Admittedly I don't wear a PFD often, and while this suit isn't one, it is a decent substitute.

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dfeste Community Regular

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Amfish, no offense taken. BassKnuckles, from what I have heard, the bibs alone will keep you afloat. The price for the whole suit is about $300. Not the cheapest, not the most exspensive. I also really like the piece of mind wearing the bibs only while fishing on Lake Superior in the spring. I'm pretty sure they were in the boat well into June this past year.

Dave

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Brad B Veteran

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when I drive my truck out I drive with the door held open enough that if the truck drops in the door will hang up on the ice buying me enough time to jump out. as for floating under the ice. it doesn't matter if you have the suit or not if you are completely under they say not to panic and to look for the dark spot in the ice. most people will normally think to look for the white spot but the opposite is true since the ice is all white and any holes in it will appear black.

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does AA do any show specials?

they don't do any show specials. a matter of fact two years ago at the ice show one of the retailers there got in trouble with AA when they were offering 10% off the suit. once AA found out about this the retailer had to stop the 10% off or they would of risked loosing their AA account. this is what I heard so I take it for what it is(maybe wrong).

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I bought the Frabill FXE bibs from Thorne Bro's this year, and hope they're worth the money.

My old snowmobile bibs weren't waterproof and I got sick of having wet knees.

I've heard that some bibs like the Arctic Armor ones are much lighter and easier to walk in. But, not as warm. Some guys sweat in a t-short and shorts out on the ice, but not me!

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Chris Barlage Community Regular

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I have the strikemaster suit and love it. i was out in some really cold weather, -20 and it kept me warm and i am a guy that gets cold quick. It really kept me warm and dry the whole season. Best part with the ice show coming up you can get it there at a really low price.

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tsande00 Experienced

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I agree with the poster that said that all of these modern ice suits are great, well thought out and designed. I ended up with the Srikemaster one and aside from being very warm, comfortable, and dry, (As I imagine all of these new suits are) what I liked about this was the value. My feeling is that dollar for dollar this suit can't be beat. $190 (ice show special) is a steal.

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im waiting for strikemaster @ ice show, $200 for the entire suit, cant wait!

Im pretty sure they are less than that even. i believe they were $160 last year.

200 or less for the whole suit? They must run out fast! Hopefully they still have one on sunday.

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BassKnuckles Community Regular

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So I received my bibs today from Ree8s and I ended up ordering the camo ones. These bibs are super light compared to the Clam ones that I ordered earlier and returned. Does anyone know if the material is different for the camo ones versus the other colors? If not then these should be sweet!

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