Waders or Dry Pants or top - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

DanaPT · 06-14-2012, 04:45 PM

They prevent swamp A$$! no fun being wet all day. They will also keep your legs out of the sun, which can be brutal.

I'd be curious what people do to hide from the sun (beside the glasses, hat & buff). The more I kayak, the more I dislike the sun.

danjor · 06-14-2012, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaPT

They prevent swamp A$$! no fun being wet all day. They will also keep your legs out of the sun, which can be brutal.

I'd be curious what people do to hide from the sun (beside the glasses, hat & buff). The more I kayak, the more I dislike the sun.

The sun is why i got the dry pants. Dont norm worry about swamp since my trident 1515 is norm sry but i guess that depends on the kayak lol.

mtnbykr2 · 06-14-2012, 04:54 PM

I agree with the shorts and Tshirt thing, but
there have been many a bloody mess in my lap, specially with the flat kind, that I was glad I had them on, but nothin beats a nice day on the water with just board shorts and a shirt, I guess to each his own, till you take a big one over the bow, during a rough surf launch, at grey light, bbbrrrr!!!
I have both dry pants and waders, and dry top, and shorts and shirts....lol I
guess it all depends on the weather huh...

oh yeah I don't care for "swamp a$$" either...lol

echo1er · 06-14-2012, 05:08 PM

just wear wind breakers.

smithers · 06-15-2012, 01:25 AM

It really does depend where you launch and when.

I started the hobby just this spring (so no winter fishing yet) but I'll be getting either a farmer john wetsuit or some dry pants as my next purchase.

Got a hobie so my butt is basically wet all day.
The beaches where I launch are not as calm as LJ shores. I launch with mirage drive in, so I wade out a bit and might take a breaker that could swamp them.

I also wiped out at least once either launching or landing on each of my first three outings. (No practice; straight to fishing lol). My technique has improved a lot since then, but I still wouldn't ever put on waders for kayaking. I've swamped them while surf fishing and that's the last thing I'd want to deal with during a launch gone bad.

Right now I launch with some gay stretchy shorts that were sold as some kind of triathalete rashguard. Once I get out I put on my fishworks pants for sun protection and a bit of warmth. "swampbut" lol handn't heard that, but it's the main reason I want some dry pants.

Rotten Chum · 06-15-2012, 03:59 AM

Swamp A$$...has now been added to Kayak Vocab

!!!

Thanks for all the input. I normally fish in shorts, tank and tevas.

06-14-2012, 04:45 PM	#1
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	waders are more than warmth. . . They prevent swamp A$$! no fun being wet all day. They will also keep your legs out of the sun, which can be brutal. I'd be curious what people do to hide from the sun (beside the glasses, hat & buff). The more I kayak, the more I dislike the sun.

06-14-2012, 04:54 PM	#3
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	I agree with the shorts and Tshirt thing, but there have been many a bloody mess in my lap, specially with the flat kind, that I was glad I had them on, but nothin beats a nice day on the water with just board shorts and a shirt, I guess to each his own, till you take a big one over the bow, during a rough surf launch, at grey light, bbbrrrr!!! I have both dry pants and waders, and dry top, and shorts and shirts....lol I guess it all depends on the weather huh... oh yeah I don't care for "swamp a$$" either...lol __________________

06-15-2012, 01:25 AM	#5
smithers Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 39	Depends It really does depend where you launch and when. I started the hobby just this spring (so no winter fishing yet) but I'll be getting either a farmer john wetsuit or some dry pants as my next purchase. Got a hobie so my butt is basically wet all day. The beaches where I launch are not as calm as LJ shores. I launch with mirage drive in, so I wade out a bit and might take a breaker that could swamp them. I also wiped out at least once either launching or landing on each of my first three outings. (No practice; straight to fishing lol). My technique has improved a lot since then, but I still wouldn't ever put on waders for kayaking. I've swamped them while surf fishing and that's the last thing I'd want to deal with during a launch gone bad. Right now I launch with some gay stretchy shorts that were sold as some kind of triathalete rashguard. Once I get out I put on my fishworks pants for sun protection and a bit of warmth. "swampbut" lol handn't heard that, but it's the main reason I want some dry pants.

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06-14-2012, 05:08 PM	#4
echo1er Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 598	just wear wind breakers.

06-15-2012, 03:59 AM	#6
Rotten Chum Does it Really Matter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Santee Posts: 25	Swamp A$$...has now been added to Kayak Vocab !!! Thanks for all the input. I normally fish in shorts, tank and tevas.