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

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, 04:54 PM	#1
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	#3
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	#2
echo1er Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 598	just wear wind breakers.

06-15-2012, 03:59 AM	#4
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.