Gloves
 

Anyone use gloves for sun protection?

I hate hate hate the feeling of sun screen. I always wear pants, long sleeve uv hoodie with face mask, and a straw hat for sun protection(my pic in my profile is my fishing clothes, wear them every time I am out)

I sometimes do 5hrs and sometimes 12 hrs when I'm out fishing so protection is a must. My only exposed skin is my hands. I've been thinking of getting gloves but the thought of them being wet makes makes me not get any. Do any of you guys wear gloves just for sun protection. Do you handle bait with them on?

I always have a pair of fingerless nrs guide gloves on. Neoprene so they don't get too soggy. Nice and grippy, and protective without being cumbersome. Will also put a bit of sunscreen on my fingertips

I have some Buff sport series fingerless gloves I originally bought for paddling but I still wear them for the SPF on my Hobie sometimes. Handling fish/bait is no problem and they are quick dry. They have some angler gloves as well that I haven't tried but they look good. https://buffusa.com/shop-buff/gloves-category.html

X2 on the buff gloves. they work well

Gloves
 

I use the AFTCO fingerless gloves

X2 ON THE NRS FINGERLESS GLOVES.

I have a pair of aftcos in my tackle box and I haaaated them. Way too rigid... Possibly too big, but they dug into the web between my fingers and drove me nuts.

Gloves are a constant for me. Look for ones with no fingertips, made of some sort of spf 50 fabric, with synthetic leather palm reinforcement. They aren't stiff, dry quickly, protect your fingers and palms as well as the backs of your hands. They're great in Baja!
In cold weather (freshwater bass, trout, salmon) I go with fingerless neoprene gloves.
I dislike sunscreen on my fingers because I believe (superstition?) fish have a highly developed sense of smell and I haven't found any fishy sunscreen. :-)
Dave

I start to consider gloves too when my hands get some uncomfortable chafing from the rope after pulling up the anchor multiple times on my last trip. I just installed an anchor trolley so I use the anchor more frequently now. I’ll check out the nrs gloves too

I need new gloves too.
 

I used to paddle a lot and now just a bit and I hate sunscreen, so I've always worn gloves. Ive had a few different brands over the years. One of the best pairs I've had, was a pair of nice wakeboarding gloves (can't recall the brand). I cut the fingertips off at the seams and the construction was very nice. They lasted about 3 seasons. I currently have the AFTCO gloves and they are almost done with less than a year.

I've heard good things about the buff gloves and Simms.

Thanks guys.

Will order either nrs or buff depending on what deal I could find.

You can make an all-natural fish attractant sunscreen by mixing 1:1 menhaden oil and bird droppings :cheers1: