Since the hoody seem's to be a must have piece of equipment for us cold weather fisher's and I need a new one is there such a thing as the ultimate hoody ?. If so where do I get one.

I would go with the Nike WSU hoodie. It is a standard piece of my fishing equipment.

Ultimate hoody is..... http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...&hasJS=true
Or: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...&hasJS=true
Both of them are the chit when it comes to layering and keeping you warm in cold weather. Not to mention there pretty stylish....

Another source for ya.

http://www.underarmour.com/shop/us/en/mens/apparel

That would probably get a rise out of my Fricken Duck & Beaver lovin coworkers.I gotta get back to Washington.

[quote=Rossiman]Ultimate hoody is..... http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...&hasJS=true
Or: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...&hasJS=true
Both of them are the chit when it comes to layering and keeping you warm in cold weather. Not to mention there pretty stylish.... [/quoteDoes the waist of the coldgear have any kind of elastic or such That really bugs me if they do. but prefer the pullover style.

Nope no elastic on the waist. The fabric is Under Armors patented Cold Gear fabric, which is good for layering and wearing alone. It wicks sweat away from the body and if your wearing a good polypropylene base layer that should keep you warm down into the 20's/30s. I wear either Polartec or UA under it and have fished in Idaho on several occasions with temps around 10-15 degrees, and was fine.
Don't count out the Polartec 300 fleece pullover though: That thing rocks and is super warm...

Carhartt zip up hoodie, dont shrink up, warm, durable, nuff said... done.

This is so easy, I can't believe it hasn't been mentioned yet.



Hooded Flannel.
Check Wal-Mart.

Not only is this thing cool looking it is functional as sh!t. Say it is a cold day and you know you need the warmth of lined flannel over your waders, but little do you know there is going to be wind. Well when all your buddies are flipping up their collars . . . boom! You throw up your attached hood. Say you want to just bare chest it in the summer, but it is cold in the morning, then you wear this, unzipped. Say you have a wedding or court after you go fishing, well you wear your slacks under you waders, and your hooded flannel. Hood up or down as the conditions require. Then when you get to the function, tuck that sh!t in, put the hood inside the collar (kind of humps up like a linebacker), and unzip just enough to show a little of your chest hair, but stay classy with it.

I don't have time to go into the options when you cut the sleeves off one of these.

A J&H Carhartt hoodie is by far, THE MOST ULITMATE hoodie out there today.

Toss on a EAR hat and a MAP Grunden's Windstopper fleece jacket, and it's GAME OVER for the fish.

I never leave home on a fishing trip without 'em!

That's right Parker, free is best.

I'd be wearing the same stuff if it hadn't been given to me......

"I would go with the Nike WSU hoodie. It is a standard piece of my fishing equipment."

As a fish rag. And for a little more you can get the official game worn WSU team fish rag complete with in game cleat marks.

UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs Hoodie FTW



Cant find one of those then go with what Parker said.

OK look's like two votes for the carhartt
I am ok with that I prefer the cotton over the fleece anyway
But ya gotta help me out on the J&H part.

I gotta ask..... Boiled owlshit how and why would you know this ????

If anyone knows how strong boiled owlshit is, it would be Stam. And, BigStick.

Crap; I just want to find a good hoody

Now I have to educate myself on boiled owlshit and JH

HELP

I'm gonna be completely honest here... There really isn't anything better than fleece or merino wool. Good luck finding a Merino Wool hoodie though.... Cotton doesn't wick perspiration worth a dam which leaves you with the chills on a cold day, fleece doesn't do that and it is even semi warm when wet/dries fast to.
That fleece hoodie that i sent you the link to is easily the best hoodie i have ever owned, followed by the Polartec 300 one. Polartec is designed for military personal and the 300 fabric is the heaviest in there lineup, its warm...
If you "must" own a cotton hoodie than sure go with the Carhart, but if you wanna try something new go with fleece.

Yeah I do like the warmth and wicking of the fleece.

My concern is most of the fleece I own seem's not to be as durable.
The hoody get"s worn alot and also as an outermost layer Just plain take's alot of abuse will the High end fleece hold up ?

+1

No. Fleece will not hold up.

That's why it's important to layer. They key is layering. One can never be "too warm" when fishing from now until summer time.

A cotton hoody will hold up and can be abused really heavily. If it's truly too cold for just the hoody, I'll put a windstopper fleece jacket over the hoody.

If it's wet out, on goes the G4 SIMM's jacket. That puppy keeps any wind and rain out.

Slap a fleece or windstopping touk on my head and the hoodie top is just a bonus layer in keep the cold off of my neck and head.

But, he's right in that a cotton anything won't keep you that warm. Fleece us much better for warmth.

I didn't know you were Canadian.

I can't believe some of you are down the fashionista path! For crips sake, girls wear hoodies, not guys! Hoodies on guys are uncool, maybe even gay, not that there's anything wrong with that. Guys wear hooded sweatshirts or hooded parkas and raincoats, but no F'in hoodies! Didn't we just go over this last winter? Slow learners here some times.

Sg

Stam, you never disappoint. Ascots? You know words like that? Been hangin' around Parker?

Sg

Alright I am getting the carhartt "hooded sweatshirt" for now(sorry stam no offense still resisting the high tec stuff),not really worried abought cold,rain, just want a go to "hooded sweatshirt" that will hold up and be like an old pair of jeans.

As far as the owlshit goes the only thing I know at this point is last year while sitting in a stand watching a bunch of does waiting for the horned version.
Here comes this barn owl and proceed's to sit in the tree right next to me then start hooting and making a bunch of flippen noise.Don't think the doe's saw me but it sure put them on alert and the buck never showed..

I really wanted to make it so that owl never shat again.

I'll see if I can find out a little more.

I have no idea were to get the JBH version.

Thanks for the input guy's

Boiled owlshit-----goodshit

Hold on there son, I have that big heavyweight cotton Carhart, & its on the bench.

The Under Armour Cold Gear hoodie is a large step up & worth the $$. Its lighter, thinner & just as warm. A big PLUS is it drys out fast, that cotton hoodie gets wet & your gonna stay in that wetness all day.


Trust me on this, 1/2 way down to Barlows I pulled a 360 degree underwater vertical spin move off the side of a Puma last February IN about 4 feet of Hoh with ol' cotton on. It sure made for an interesting afternoon.



c/22

Cotton kills,gotta go with fleece.Cotton hoody's are fine for early summer mornings and early fall until it rains and gets cold.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

Anyone no were I can find a hooded fleece pull over ??? I have two from columbia from a bargin cave sale a couple years ago from cabela's but haven't been able to find any since.I may have to go with the Under Armor hoody if i can't find one.

I agree that fleece is a great warmer, but I usually will wear it as a base layer. Cotton sweatshirts are not a good outer layer in rain/snow but neither is fleece.

Basically what I do for my upper body in winter conditions (and everyone has their own methods) is as follows:

thermal shirt (hot chillies or Under $$ Armor) or fleece shirt > hooded zipper Carhartt sweatshirt > shell (I use a Special Blend shell I used to use for snowboarding).

That setup paired with a fleece beanie (skullcap) and a waterproofed boonie hat keeps me pretty darn dry and warm.

being able to drop the shell and still keep warm is why I have found the Carhartt much better than other sweatshirts.

Your mileage may very.


*edit - Fleece shirt http://www.amazon.com/TAIGA-Polartec-Mic...524&sr=1-20

just keep it fleece, its lighter and warmer than cotton, and it doesnt suck as much when your $200.00 rain coat soaks through!!

I wear hooded sweatshirts around the house and/or town all the time. If I'm going out in a boat, or getting a long ways from the truck with chance of getting wet, then it's fleece. Wet cotton clothing, a long ways from support, can get you really cold.

I always wear a fleece hoodie so that I don't get too cold due to the massive leak at the knee in my waders. With a cotton hoodie I'd be miserable.