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 best raingear you can get?
#14000524
05/17/21 01:36 PM
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fish 4 5
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I'm tired of getting wet this year. What's the best raingear you have ?
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: fish 4 5]
#14000570
05/17/21 02:07 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 9,172
Jons3825
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My BPS 100mph suit keeps me dry. Guide gear is likely the same.
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: fish 4 5]
#14000573
05/17/21 02:09 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,035
Walls
Extreme Angler
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Since you asked the best without regard to cost........... Simms ProDry
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: fish 4 5]
#14000587
05/17/21 02:18 PM
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Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,433
prosise
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The best raingear you have, is what you have at the moment.. I have a set of bib and jacket from. (High Seas fowk weather gear). Stole it from ny dad in the mid 90's. Looks like I work on a crab boat, but they keep me dry. Fished Grapevine from 8am to 830pm thru the monsoon. After the morning flush it was real nice out. Don't buy anything that doesn't have bibs. When you sit down, you will get wet. You have to overlap... The basspro/cabelas high end stuff is on my radar. Have to find a deal online with the bargain cave.. I have used a trashbag from the park trashcan many a day. Got stuck in the cold and found out i took my gear out of the boat. Friend lended me some of his bibs, from basspro. They are the real deal. I think they were the grundens gore-tex. Gore-tex for sure though, and the zippers on the bibs were watertight.. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/05/full-1116-96824-20210517_090559.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/05/full-1116-96825-20210517_090542.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/05/full-1116-96826-20210516_102522.jpg)
Last edited by prosise; 05/17/21 02:26 PM.
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: prosise]
#14000591
05/17/21 02:22 PM
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 121,070
hopalong
Pescador Loco
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pics of the champion? lol. looks like a 201 f/s
" Hop, set the hook"!
hopalong 99,999
TexDawg 99,999
FJB! not my president by a long shot!
lake fork FISHERMANS COVE MARINA/reservations - 903 474 7479
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: Walls]
#14000592
05/17/21 02:23 PM
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Joined: Feb 2006
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Chet
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Since you asked the best without regard to cost........... Simms ProDry This
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: Jons3825]
#14000600
05/17/21 02:28 PM
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 121,070
hopalong
Pescador Loco
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My BPS 100mph suit keeps me dry. Guide gear is likely the same. this ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ watch on here and you can find some in great condition that just won't fit the seller.
" Hop, set the hook"!
hopalong 99,999
TexDawg 99,999
FJB! not my president by a long shot!
lake fork FISHERMANS COVE MARINA/reservations - 903 474 7479
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: fish 4 5]
#14000607
05/17/21 02:36 PM
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Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 13,516
Ken A.
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Groovy
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My BPS 100 mph suit keeps me dry but it is too heavy for 80% of the days I wear it IMO. I get hot if the temp is above 60 degrees in it. I haven't popped for the $1200 Simms ProDry yet, but Father's Day is right around the corner. 
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: hopalong]
#14000644
05/17/21 02:50 PM
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Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,433
prosise
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The best raingear you have, is what you have at the moment..
pics of the champion? lol. looks like a 201 f/s It is a 89 18'6" champion, Love it and will not buy another boat. Boats are stupid expensive. Note:With custom plastic seat mod, treated the seats for water but they were not ready so I wrapped with plastic.. Boat looked like grandmothers couch yesterday..
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: prosise]
#14000647
05/17/21 02:52 PM
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 121,070
hopalong
Pescador Loco
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Pescador Loco
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The best raingear you have, is what you have at the moment..
pics of the champion? lol. looks like a 201 f/s It is a 89 18'6" champion, Love it and will not buy another boat. Boats are stupid expensive. Note:With custom plastic seat mod, treated the seats for water but they were not ready so I wrapped with plastic.. Boat looked like grandmothers couch yesterday.. 
" Hop, set the hook"!
hopalong 99,999
TexDawg 99,999
FJB! not my president by a long shot!
lake fork FISHERMANS COVE MARINA/reservations - 903 474 7479
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: fish 4 5]
#14000652
05/17/21 02:55 PM
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Joined: May 2019
Posts: 6,828
avid_basser
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Save your money...
Go to Academy and get their H20 rainsuit. $99 a piece...
Great vippers, velcro, etc...haven't been wet in mine for over 2 years. It hold up against the wind, rain, and stains.
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: fish 4 5]
#14000655
05/17/21 02:56 PM
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Joined: Feb 2004
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206champion
TFF Celebrity
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As long as it has gore tex is all that matters.lol
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: fish 4 5]
#14000656
05/17/21 02:56 PM
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Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 266
GMTK
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Had the pro qualifier gear for years, an Army gore tex jacket and now the BPS 100 mph (got on sale during black friday). Happy with the 100 mph suit so far for the price point.
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: fish 4 5]
#14000676
05/17/21 03:06 PM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 1,349
GeoFisher
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If you pay $500 plus for a suit, there is a reason you are paying that. That being said, just about everything over $500 is gonna be fine. Some are gonna be a little heavier, some lighter. No matter what you pay, if it's any type of Gore-Tex material or similar to it, you MUST treat it periodically (especially seam areas). I just sprayed mine (tent dry, camp dry) last week and will not spray it again until after next spring. I had some old Cabela's guide wear for years, but I never treated it. One day, it failed and it failed quite miserably, but it was 10 years old and I had never put anything on it. Gotta treat em every now and then.
Last edited by GeoFisher; 05/17/21 03:08 PM.
Everything on your bass boat is broken......You just don't know it yet.
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Re: best raingear you can get?
[Re: GeoFisher]
#14000680
05/17/21 03:09 PM
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Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 266
GMTK
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If you pay $500 plus for a suit, there is a reason you are paying that. That being said, just about everything over $500 is gonna be fine. Some are gonna be a little heavier, some lighter. No matter what you pay, if it's any type of Gore-Tex material or similar to it, you MUST treat it periodically (especially seam areas). I just sprayed mine (tent dry, camp dry) last week and will not spray it again until after next spring. I had some old Cabela's guide wear for years, but I never treated it. One day, it failed and it failed quite miserably, but it was 10 years old and I had never put anything on it. Gotta treat em every now and then. What product did you use to treat the seams?
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