Glove for ice fishing

[mnfisher22]

does anyone use neoprene gloves or know of have good gloves to keep the hands dry and warm?

[Pleasant]

All I have ever used is just cheap brown jersey gloves and if they get wet put on a dry pair. But I have never had problems with my hands getting cold.

I hear the arctic armor ones are excellent.

Lynn J.

[hanson]

Guess what I like to use are the fingertip-less rag wool gloves with the flip over mitten while I'm fishing. This is obviously for outside hole hopping.

Rebaiting, adjusting knot position, unhooking fish, etc all require a little dexterity and thats why I like no fingertips on the gloves. If the fingers get cold, I just flip the mitten over.

These are pretty cheap as well so having a few pairs handy is pretty easy.

For all other ice fishing uses- setting up shacks, augering holes, digging out the truck, banking the house, snowmobiling, etc, I'll use my Arctic Armor gloves.

[harvey lee]

You might check out the gloves that Arctic Armor have. I will be checking out these gloves at Arctic Armor booth this weekend at the ST. Paul Ice show.

I have heard nothing but very good things about these waterproof gloves.

http://www.idigear.com/

[bassislife]

Nothin beats a good ol' pair of chopper mitts!

[jigginjoe]

I've tried many different kinds of gloves and just end up taking them off once im fishing. I just use the fingerless pullover mittens to get my stuff set up but after that I just have some sort of hand warmer in my hoodie pouch.

[Hardwaterjigin]

I too like the fingerless WOOL gloves. But normally take thef off while I fish. It seems that I can feel better and it is just more comfortable.

[Boar]

i used artic armor gloves on the rainy this fall an they got soaked thru to the skin, I returned them. Boar

[hanson]

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i used artic armor gloves on the rainy this fall an they got soaked thru to the skin, I returned them. Boar

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Arctic Armor or Ice Armor??

[cRaPpiEMaN8265]

I have the ice armor gloves and i dont think they are worth the 30 bucks... they are waterproof and my hands dont get wet but the problem is if your hand gets wet the outside of the glove freezes which means you now have unflexible fingers. other than that i think it is a good glove just arent what i thought they were going to be like!

Ryan

[The Yeti]

Just your basic tan, sherling? lined deer hide/leather choppers is all you need. I've had the same pair for several years and they're still warm. Easy to whip off too when your jigging outside or tip up fishing.

[Borch]

Gloves?

It's gotta be pretty darn cold out before I wear them. I've been lucky where my hands tend to handle a lot of cold yet.

[slipperybob]

Just bought the new Lindy's fish handler waterproof gloves,...Now those URL crappies that look like they'll fall back in the hole if you lift them, will meet a fish grabbing glove!

[Chad Halvorson]

The Ice Armor ones were nowhere near as good as advertised. Plus they are sewn 2 piece, so after you rip them off to work a fish, it takes 5 minutes to thread them back over your fingers!

[UMDSportsman]

I will wear anywhere between 0 and 4 or 5 pairs of gloves each time I am out ice fishing, depending on the temp, wind, and what i am doing. I usually have with me a pair of the insulated gloves that the palms and fingers are dipped in rubber, a thinner pair of lined leather gloves, an thicker pair of insulated gloves, and if it gets really cold the big choppers come out. Somehow i always end up with a pair of the yellow farm gloves left in my pocket too, which i will also wear on occasion. i like to wear the dipped gloves if i am catching fish and don't want to take the gloves off to take the fish off. The others depending on if i am setting up the house, drilling holes, and how cold my hands are decides what i am wearing. I am pretty much just working with what i have and not buying any new gloves.

[CJH]

I just bought a pair of the L_ndy ones for when I am handling the bigger fish. Otherwise I use the wool mitten/glove combos mentioned above, they work well when using small tackle, especially for pannies. You can put on a waxie or tie a knot, then just flip the mitten part back over, pretty slick and cheap.

Good Luck!

CJH

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I usually have a pair of uninsulated leather gloves on while in the fish house. I have to keep something on my hands because if they get cold, or cold/wet they will itch like you wouldn't believe for an hour. The benefit to wearing gloves is that I have lost far fewer fish at the hole since I am able to lip grab walleyes and northerns without fear of losing a finger.

If it is real cold I have several pairs of insulated Gore-Tex gloves from Cabelas.

[Scott M]

Wow, I'm all over the board here.

Usually, I'm with Borch. I don't want to wear gloves if I don't have to. It has to either be pretty cold or pretty windy before I slip on some gloves, and if the action is hot I don't notice it anyways

When I do wear gloves, I do like the wool mitt flip-over fingerless gloves. I've used neoprene and high end Ice Armor gloves but I generally manage to either get cold finger or the gloves get slime or water that freezes on them.

When it's not below freezing and I'm open water fishing early or late in the year I'm a fan of the specialty leather work gloves. They are like the gloves the kids wear in motorcross racing. Tight fit, keeps the fingers warm and out of the elements yet provides lots of dexterity. Not the best if they are always getting wet though.

Another glove application is trout and salmon fishing. Handling these fish is a horse of a different color. Especially when the water is warm and these fish are full of spawning energy, they have the devil's energy and are like trying to catch a greased pig. A "grippy" dotted or mesh glove is a must. I've found my fillet gloves work pretty well. I'm planning on giving those another run come April.

[bassislife]

I agree with Yeti. A nice pair of leather chopper mitts are one of the warmest kinds of gloves out there.

[Crappie_ Kid]

I just got a pair of the HT Jokers. Boy those are nice gloves got oo use them for late season divers and they are 100% water proof and very very warm!!!!

[TurnUpTheFishing]

The fingerless mitt/glove combo is about the only thing I use.

[jigging-matt]

I really like the fingerless wool mittens. always nice to have you fingers free.

[fishinalot]

I tried the Ice Armour gloves, ended up giving them to a kid for playing in the snow. My hands got wet and cold!

I now use fingerless wool gloves, same money twice the quality.

[Jim Almquist]

On and off the lake I will wear choppers or some insulated finger gloves but while I am fishing I will never wear gloves. If it is cold out and I don't have my Otter I will jig fish over a pail with a lantern or a heater in it but most times I am in my Otter with no gloves because if the bite is lite or they come from under your bait so there is no weight you will never detect it with gloves on.

[slimmer]

Yep. Big chopper mitts. If a flag goes up, I just throw my arms down and the mitts fly off... then I'm ready to fight.