I'm starting to gather gear for my first multi-day trip in the fall (actual date and trip to be determined) and need suggestions on fishing bibs.
They will only be used 3-4 times a year so I'm not looking to break the bank or go broke but I do understand buying quality will last a lifetime so I'm not looking at cheap off-brands either...
The brands I'm looking at are:
Grunden's: most used, function over form, too many models to choose from
Huk: blend of function and form, pricy
Helly Hensen: seem more like boating and sailing related as opposed to fish, I can get 50% retail prices
What brand and models do you use?
You can't go wrong with Helly Hansen or Grunen's.
Viking also makes decent products at a lower price range than the brands named. On a more expensive note, Guy Cotten bibs are well regarded.
Scott
Try this PJ.
What I wear on the big boat when needed.
http://www.apsltd.com/gill-os3-coast-trousers-mens.html
Way better than a slicker bib.....
On sale right now for $109.00?
Gruden's are the choice of commercial waterman in NC; and if you need further endorsement that's what the Boss has on his boat. I have several but I found a set made by Frogg Togg that I wore out there with Alan and AT gang on Morro and SF Bay trips and found them quite to my liking for under $50. I have heavier more expensive stuff but i would recco these for as you say 4-5 uses per year and you have another $50 left over for a Columbia rain slicker / wind breaker, which is what i was using. If you need more warmth layer underneath. These are actual nylon / poly coated material, not the thin stuff of WalMart Frogg Togg rain suit (which also has it place as a compact JIC pack-away).
On the smaller boats we fish from, Waders with built in boots is a big No No! If you go overboard, that may be the end of you, you can not swim with that stuff.
I second with John on the Frogg Togg. I love the Grundens too, but man, by the end of the day it feels as if you've been carrying the whole world around.
I think My Frogg stuff was from ebay and if I recall, the price wasn't bad.
............Lou
I have the Gill jacket that goes with those waders and it is great. Keeps you dry but has enough ventilation that you don't swamp yourself out.
Ron
bibs
Wayne, Dominick, Mante (where are you hiding brother??? :), me, Steve (remember what you look like upright, buddy!) and Alan (in his Grunden's).
As I recall it maybe hit 55 that day but was misty and cool in the morning, third week of September on the Bay, and I was actually sweating at one point when sun came out. Dominick lent me a hat because my coconut was getting burned. I didn't think they had sun in the bay and didn't bring one lol.
A lot of the commercial guys in these parts wear Stormline, and the pricing is pretty good from the big auction site, try listing 172640274674 for an example.
I bought my Gill jacket from an Am Vets second hand store in Oakland for $8.95 .
Still had the tag........
Quote from: thorhammer on March 22, 2018, 07:59:55 PM
Wayne, Dominick, Mante (where are you hiding brother??? :), me, Steve (remember what you look like upright, buddy!) and Alan (in his Grunden's)
To the Great & Powerful Thorhammer!!!!
I purchased this cheap $50 vinyl bibs 10 years ago on a trip to Kodiak, AK, use them 3-4 times a year, and they are still working great,
When they blow out, I'll get another cheap pair.
What I like about them, you do stay dryer & warmer when the winds blow, or you get hit with sea spray. The Mrs. appreciates cleaner pants to wash when I return home.
Wayne
Back in the day, Helly Hansen was a favorite heavy duty foul weather gear for the commercial guys on the west coast. Don't know why Grundens are more popular now. My old HH bib and jacket are still in fine shape other than the snap tab tearing off the bib after the first two decades. Even got an exhaust burn on the jacket and it stayed waterproof. HH is worth checking out, esp. if you are getting a discount. Haven't tried Grundens, but the commercial gear looks to be in the same class as the HH stuff. I would check if there is some sort of commercial gear "lite". Something that isn't quite so heavy duty. I am with the other folks on this.
I would also get a jacket from the same line as the bibs that I chose.
The commercial gear I am familiar with has very thick PVC fabric with heat welded seams. Stiff, heavy, completely non-breathable and hot. But it is the only option for heavy exposure to spray and assorted macerated sea creatures. If you are into that kind of stuff :)
-J
Oops, my jacket and my offshore vest are both Henri Lloyd.
When I first bought my jacket it was almost too nice to use fishing , and then I got over it😁
I will also second the HellyHansen recommendation.
I had a Helly shell that for about 10 years went everywhere, from the highest in the Sierra to offshore year round ,
I just couldn't kill it. Finally gave it to a kid I was sailing with during a race in the winter series off Ventura.
I saw him last year at the tall ship challenge and he was still wearing that damn jacket!
Grundens has a lighter weight, less expensive line of foul weather gear by the name of Grundens Gage. I like my svelte black bibs.
They seem a bit more stylish so for photogenic model types like us, PJ, it's the way to go. (BT will do better sticking with the Herc or Bohuck labels ::))
Steve
Wayne ,
Alaska , Gary's boat no?
😎
Quote from: swill88 on March 22, 2018, 09:25:16 PM
Grundens has a lighter weight, less expensive line of foul weather gear by the name of Grundens Gage. I like my svelte black bibs.
They seem a bit more stylish so for photogenic model types like us, PJ, it's the way to go. (BT will do better sticking with the Herc or Bohuck labels ::))
Steve
You said Bohuck😐
Quote from: theswimmer on March 22, 2018, 09:27:15 PM
Quote from: swill88 on March 22, 2018, 09:25:16 PM
Grundens has a lighter weight, less expensive line of foul weather gear by the name of Grundens Gage. I like my svelte black bibs.
They seem a bit more stylish so for photogenic model types like us, PJ, it's the way to go. (BT will do better sticking with the Herc or Bohuck labels ::))
Steve
You said Bohuck😐
Bohunk may be considered a slur to my Hungarian brothers... So
Quote from: theswimmer on March 22, 2018, 09:25:49 PM
Wayne ,
Alaska , Gary's boat no?
😎
Jonathan,
CorrectAMundo!!!!
I am aboard the USS Maiko, and Capt. Gary-the-BUTT-man is at the helm taking photos!!!
Wayne
Quote from: thorhammer on March 22, 2018, 07:59:55 PM
Wayne, Dominick, Mante (where are you hiding brother??? :), me, Steve (remember what you look like upright, buddy!) and Alan (in his Grunden's).
As I recall it maybe hit 55 that day but was misty and cool in the morning, third week of September on the Bay, and I was actually sweating at one point when sun came out. Dominick lent me a hat because my coconut was getting burned. I didn't think they had sun in the bay and didn't bring one lol.
In that photo of us on the bay I am modeling Helley Hansen bibs. Funny, looking at the photo there are 5 different bibs evident. Of course macho Wayne was wearing jeans. Dominick
i have a set of orange Grunes. I always feel like the bibs make me look like orange Gumby
Quote from: Dominick on March 22, 2018, 10:02:33 PM
In that photo of us on the bay I am modeling Helley Hansen bibs. Funny, looking at the photo there are 5 different bibs evident.
Of course macho Wayne was wearing jeans. Dominick
Well Thank You Dominick for that comment!
My definition of Macho is a guy who jogs home after a vasectomy!
Tight Lines... FISH ON!
Wayne
"jogs home after vasec..."
Now there is a M-A-N
Here is my 2 cents,
I am a sensitive guy and I get neck and shoulder pain if I wear suspenders, not sure why,
Winter - I wear weatherproof gerry ski pants I bought from costco for $23, very well made.
for a waterproof layer I use a frogg togg light 2 pieces rain suit, cheap and works very well and I don't get any neck/shoulder pain.
Do these bibs easy off and easy on with bottom of the pant legs opening up like a male stripper pants?
Quote from: El Pescador on March 23, 2018, 03:14:14 AM
My definition of Macho is a guy who jogs home after a vasectomy!
More dumb than macho but I went on a afternoon/evening halibut fishing trip 2 hours after mine. Even more dumb was having a tooth filled without carbocaine, DO NOT DO THIS!
I,m wondering why one of the five bib guys was holding up more 🐟 fish? Just saying. Thanks 🙏
Bibs definitely will help keep you warm and clean and dry. You have lots of options, the gore tex stuff is very comfortable and lightweight. Even lined sometimes. Kind to your washer and just hang up to dry.
Zipper legs, Velcro ankle adjustable, it's my summer time wear, till the sun comes out which is never it seems.🌦
Go for the Helly for sure. Great for fishing but not for working as you will sweat to death. I wear the 3/4 length duster a lot as it goes down to the top of your boots. I usually have mustang floater bib pants on when its raining with the duster on top. When I used to guide one of my American clients called the Helly pants and jacket the Canadian Tuxedo !
Cheers:
Todd
I use the Gage by Grundens to deal with wind and spray.