#729695 - 01/02/12 01:53 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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Alevin
Registered: 11/30/11
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Another option if you don't have the money for a drysuit is a good drytop. We use them for rock hopping and short swims to boulders while surf fishing for stripers and if you have a good one you stay pretty dang dry. Just wear it over your waders and keep the waist tight, when you go over your head all you end up with is wet hands and a wet face. Bomber gear makes the best ones in my opinion. The ones with latex wrist and neck gaskets are the best. Since you're all sealed up they also keep you warm, almost too warm at times.
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#729697 - 01/02/12 01:59 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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ExtenZe Field Tester
Registered: 11/10/09
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rock hopping and short swims to boulders while surf fishing for stripers That sounds like fun. Those are beautiful fish. East Coast ? Good tip on the dry-top and links ?
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#729712 - 01/02/12 03:22 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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#729736 - 01/02/12 05:47 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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Alevin
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rock hopping and short swims to boulders while surf fishing for stripers That sounds like fun. Those are beautiful fish. East Coast ? Good tip on the dry-top and links ? Yep, i try to go back to NH, Mass and Maine for a week each fall. It's pretty intense, big surf and unexpected legdes and drop offs take us down quite often out there chasing cow stripers in the middle of the night. But man is it fun! Any whitewater supply place has lots of options for a good top...
Edited by Fish Guru (01/02/12 05:49 PM)
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#729750 - 01/02/12 07:08 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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[quote=stam....recently joined the Kilchis swim club... [/quote] WTF, that's my neighborhood. Favorite timing is Nov - Dec for late Chinook.
Hopefully you hit it right and were able to float from the Park.
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#729931 - 01/03/12 10:18 AM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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Hopefully you hit it right and were able to float from the Park.
was quite a ways above that..... If you're going to go swimming you might as well go swimming in the good stuff... Above the county park ? Good for you ! I put in at the park one time when I shouldn't have. (too low) Probably dragged, walked the boat for over half the float ! Have hit it right, too, and it's magic. I love enough color to able to sit above them and back-bounce big globs of eggs down the staircase and into their mugs. On that river I would describe that color as a gray-green and going to green. Usually a one day window.
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#729946 - 01/03/12 11:57 AM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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Returning Adult
Registered: 05/10/07
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[quote=Direct-Drive]
Hopefully you hit it right and were able to float from the Park. was quite a ways above that..... If you're going to go swimming you might as well go swimming in the good stuff... That's what I'm talking about Stam...getting away from the pack and every other guide boat within a hundred miles.
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#729950 - 01/03/12 12:12 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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[quote=Direct-Drive]
Hopefully you hit it right and were able to float from the Park. was quite a ways above that..... If you're going to go swimming you might as well go swimming in the good stuff... That's what I'm talking about Stam...getting away from the pack and every other guide boat within a hundred miles. "From the park" thins it out pretty well. The more difficult water and the longer trails generally pay off.
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#729954 - 01/03/12 12:30 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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That's a great pic. She's a cute little canyon. Hard to believe that pasture land is not that far away.
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#730038 - 01/03/12 04:49 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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I'm not short, I'm 'fun size'
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We walked it the next day..... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Been a while since I was on that section of river. We need to talk sir stam.
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#730077 - 01/03/12 06:32 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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Reverend Tarpones
Registered: 10/09/02
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I am, as always, willing to help out and to test theories. Today I went in the river in chest waders. I did have a snug wading belt. Result two wet arms, wet to center of belly and center of back. No issues other than embarrassed and cold.
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#730093 - 01/03/12 07:58 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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River Nutrients
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In my personal experience, I have found that my beer belly stretches the waders sufficiently above the belt to help keep drier during a *quick* submergence
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#730097 - 01/03/12 08:06 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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Ranger Danger
Registered: 02/08/07
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Loc: AK
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I almost said it, but couldn't work up the courage Self sealing internal wader gasket. Add more beer for tighter seal!
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#730102 - 01/03/12 08:15 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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ExtenZe Field Tester
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Ah... the ol' "internal seal". I first saw this sported a few years ago by one of the PP mods at the SRC. And it can be used as a convenient shelf for fly tying or addressing terminal tackle.
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#730119 - 01/03/12 09:21 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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Registered: 10/13/00
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Ah... the ol' "internal seal". I first saw this sported a few years ago by one of the PP mods at the SRC. Any name on that fat mod?
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#730151 - 01/03/12 10:34 PM
Re: Falling in river with chest waders?
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Reverend Tarpones
Registered: 10/09/02
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Loc: West Duvall
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Do these waders make my [Bleeeeep!] look fat?
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