Protection from the sun

[cruiseforever]

What do you do to protect yourself from the sun? Clothing or sun screen?

[delmuts]

Sun screen.

[TR21HP]

Sunscreen on the face and micro fiber long sleeve t shirt for the arms.

[Todd S.]

Clothing with UFP, including gloves and buff at times

[Hawg]

Sunscreen and usually wear clothes

[thatoneguy]

Sunscreen on the face and micro fiber long sleeve t shirt for the arms.

same for me. also a buff if it's a bright, calm day.

[eyeguy 54]

30 bananaboat and spf 15 chapstick of some kind

[jalberg]

long sleeve hooded t-shirt with visor and sun gloves

or

regular t-shirt with buff, hat and sun sleeves

[bassfshin24]

sunscreen and buff

[Mid-Lake Rock]

Clothing with UFP, including gloves and buff at times

This is what I am doing. I went to the dermatologist last month with something on my leg. That turned out to be scar tissue. However, the doctor searched my whole body and I ended up having a piece of pre-cancerous tissue removed from my face. The doctor showed me various areas of sun damage to my skin. His recommendation is covering the skin. Sunscreen wears off and needs to be re-applied. I also don't like sunscreen on my hands while fishing.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

I dont like the oily feel of sunscreen on the skin, not to mention fish hate the smell/taste. I usually wear long sleeve shirts, a buff and hat.

[Dylan33]

I love my Tilly hate while fishing. After a skin cancer diagnosis 8 years ago, I don't stay outside long without it.

[Gekhang]

long sleeve uv protected shirts, hat/visor sunglasses and buff at all times. have since converted my co anglers to start using buffs as well.

[mojoputter]

100 spf sunscreen

[Markula]

Um....nothing.

[Getanet]

What is a buff? I'd Google it, but I can only imagine what kind of results would come up.

[Ufatz]

Back in the days when things made sense a "buff" was what we called a bandana. Except ours was usually a red or blue plaid affair and we used it for everything. Instead of a "Tilley hat" we just slapped an old straw farmer hat or cowboy hat on our head or maybe a John Deere or FarmAll "gimme hat."

Most of us died off of something other than skin cancer and most had not heard or it or worried about it much.

But then, we were sorta slow about a lot of things. Hell, used to be a Martini was made with gin and a hint of french vermouth.....not chocolate and coconut essence.

[cruiseforever]

I love my Tilly hate while fishing. After a skin cancer diagnosis 8 years ago, I don't stay outside long without it.

Just picked up one of these along with a shirt today. Hope they are as good as advertised.

[Todd S.]

Cruise forever I can only testify for under armour brand but their UPF 30 ISO chill shirts are pretty dang awesome.

[delcecchi]

Back in the days when things made sense a "buff" was what we called a bandana. Except ours was usually a red or blue plaid affair and we used it for everything. Instead of a "Tilley hat" we just slapped an old straw farmer hat or cowboy hat on our head or maybe a John Deere or FarmAll "gimme hat."

Most of us died off of something other than skin cancer and most had not heard or it or worried about it much.

But then, we were sorta slow about a lot of things. Hell, used to be a Martini was made with gin and a hint of french vermouth.....not chocolate and coconut essence.

You sound like my buddy. Farmboy from Indiana. Spent summers in the fields with no shirt. Now has two nasty scars from where they carved the Melanoma out of him. He wears a great big hat and long sleeves now, and is good buddies with his dermatologist.

[Hawg]

I really like my Tilley hat too but even the Under Armor brand is 1/2 the price and look pretty much the same. Tilley's are the best though. I didn't like the nylon(?) thin floppy kind, I thought it was sticky on my skin. Mine is the Airflo, and take their advice and buy it a little big so it's loose on your head.

[Mr.Seaguar]

I use my basement