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caught two fish in two casts on flies over the weekend. I mean they were 3-4" baby trout eating anything but still pretty funny to have happen.
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dry suits are really nice for hot air cold water conditions because you can just get in the water to cool off and get out and still be dry inside, you dont get wet and clammy like a wetsuit.
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Apr 17, 2024 01:12
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I'm coming at it from a kayaking/rafting perspective, but imo a drysuit is more the overall better cold weather immersion gear than a wetsuit vs what you wear when it gets really cold. Its more of a comfort/quality of live difference than a fundamental warmth difference, a really thick wetsuit can be as warm as a drysuit but will be way less comfortable and mobile. The suit itself is very thin (rain jacket material) and doesn't offer really any warmth by itself, you layer like normal under the drysuit so its very flexible. In the winter I'll have tights, fleece pants, base layer, mid layer, and a micro puff jacket under my drysuit, if the water is cold in the summer I'll just have light baselayers or even shorts and a long sleeve t shirt on. Wetsuits are thick neoprene so they insulate directly, but the insulation comes at the cost of less range of motion and more resistance to moving. They also are harder (imo) to layer under, so you kinda have to choose how warm of a suit you want when you buy it. The big upside of wetsuits is they are wayyy cheaper and wayyy more durable, drysuits eventually turn into damp suits with use and age while a wetsuit has a much longer life and is way more wear resistant. Again, this is all from the perspective of whitewater kayaking or rafting where I'm going to be getting really wet the entire time and want to be as comfortable as possible doing it. For lake or maybe sea kayaking where getting wet isn't the plan, a farmer john wetsuit and fleece shits with a splash jacket on top should do you pretty good as long as the waters in the 50s or above and you can get out of the water to warm up if you flip. Thats typically what we'd put customers in for late-spring/summer whitewater rafting trips and as long as they didnt spend too long in the water if they fell out it was enough insulation to keep them happy.
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Apr 17, 2024 14:00
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Y'all got any thoughts on medium priced wading boots for fly fishing? I need a new pair and not totally sure what to get, I've seen the simms freestone recommended as a good value option without being 'budget' if that makes sense.
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May 15, 2024 16:32
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ty I'll pick up some freestones, my last boots were a little too small so I sold them when I moved recently and haven't picked up a new pair yet and have been jonsing to get out. Moved west coast to east coast so going to miss my big desert rivers like the Deschutes but looking forward to checking out the streams of new england.
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May 15, 2024 19:11
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Then it's on fire and sunk at the same time!
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