Ask Us About Our Gloves

October 30, 2018

Fall fishing has been heating up in the past few weeks, as I’m sure many of you have seen on our Instagram page. NPA guides gripping and grinning with colored up big browns, sporting the Simm’s Challenger Jacket, G Series Waders, headlamps…and surgical gloves? No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you, our guides really are wearing surgical gloves during their nighttime fishing adventures. We think the idea is pretty ingenious, but many people have been raising some eyebrows at the idea. So, go ahead, ask us about our gloves…we’d love to let you in on the secret.

The reason why we wear surgical gloves during night time fishing (or during any sort of cold weather fishing) is quite simple, and that is to help keep our hands warm. Fingerless fishing gloves are great, until they get wet and start serving less as a warmth provider for your hands and more as only a soggy wind blocker. Let’s face it, wet hands are cold hands. Surgical gloves aid in keeping your hands dry and therefore warmer. They also help block the wind on your fingertips where your fingerless gloves do not. They are safe to handle fish with, as long as you get them wet before handling the fish just as you would normally do. Simply slip your fingerless gloves off, dip your hands and get ready for your photoshoot. Wearing surgical gloves under your regular gloves when cold weather fishing is a simple (and cheap) trick you can use that makes a world of a difference. You asked us about our gloves, and we’re sharing the secret…we can only hope that you’d do the same so more of us can enjoy tight lines during these chilly months.

Written By: Taylor Martin