Originally posted by fishinutt:
1) what brand of camera do you use, and do you keep in in a freezer bag to keep it dry?
I was using an Olympus D340L digital camera until I took it swimming on Cook Creek. The replacement camera is an Agfa 780c digital. I'll only put it in a freezer bag if I fear that it will get wet by the rain. Normally, I don't carry a camera when it is raining.
2) what material are your gloves made out of? i have some neoprenes that are not waterproof at all, also is it true that wool gloves will keep your hands warm even if they are wet?
thanks
I'll use fingerless wool gloves just to keep my hands warm, or when I'm on the sticks. No, wool doesn't keep you warm when it gets wet. Neoprene will, though. Unfortunately, most of the commercial neoprene gloves for fishermen suck and are piles of garbage. The good neoprene gloves (for scuba) are too thick and bulky for fishing. I generally don't like to wear gloves when actively fishing as I've had wool threads come off of my gloves and get sucked in to a screaming reel drag as a fish was running for dear life. Needless to say, bad things happen when the wool thread stops your drag!
Like Bob, I tend to use surgical gloves. They keep your hands warm(ish), dry, and egg/shrimp free.
Parker
[This message has been edited by parker (edited 11-30-2000).]
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