Winter Bass Fishing Clothes?

[mixermarkb]

Ok, I have a set of Columbia insulated snow pants and jacket, that I love. What are you guys wearing for a "base layer"? Is the fancy stuff like under armour worth the $$??? What about the BPS knockoffs?

Looking for warmth without too much bulk..

[motoman]

A couple seasons ago I bought the BPS knockoffs in the mid-weight and they are VERY warm!.......the key is having good wind proof outerwear on.......then they do a great job!

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And for the record.......blue jeans are poor wind proof outerwear.(Hahahaha!)........don't ask me how I know.:-P

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I thought about getting the warmer stuff; but much colder temps; and my dern hands get too numb fishing anyway.......which takes the fun out of it for me.:-(

[Guest]

merino wool- base layer

under armor midlayer

cabelas guide gear- outer wear

Vasque hiking boots

Ive got a lot of money invested, but I don't like getting COLD.

[Sore Thumbs]

I wear Cabelas polar wieght base layer, sweatshirt and sweat pants, thick warm coat then i put my bps 100mph suit over that. I usually burn up uf its over freezing. As for footwear i wear north face gortex shoes or vasque boots. Expensive stuff but well worth the cost.

[Dutch]

I wear under armour tops and bottoms with a second under armour pullover then hooded sweatshirt and BPS polar fleece lined jeans. Add a coat and bibs if it is below freezing. I have several levels of thinsulate boots to match the temps. On the very worst days I put on Browning coat and bibs but not often.

[jeb]

I lived in MN for 35 years and was active outdoors all year round. So I have more winter clothes than you can shake a stick at! The pro's will tell you, and I've found them to be right, is the base layer should be a wicking material. I hate wool, so my choice is polypropelene. Maybe that's not as important in fishing as you don't sweat as much as when you're hunting, but it still works well. Any good name brand product should be fine, doesn't have to be UA, etc.

Above that, it's about layering. I prefer several thin layers as opposed to a thick jacket, unless it's really, really cold. So like the poly long underware, a lightweight long sleeve shirt, a heavier sweatshirt (or two) and a thin to mid-weight jacket. I have the Bass Pro goretex pro-qualifier jacket and it has elastic cuffs inside the sleeves. Works well to keep the wind from going up. I have their bibs, too. Good products. Boots need to be kind of heavy, but not tight, for me. Since you're not moving around much, it takes bulk there to keep the toes warm and happy.

[Quillback]

I picked up a set of BPS Redhead XPS midweight 2.0 thermals this year, been pretty happy with them so far, works well as a base layer when the temps are around the freezing level. I'll probably pick up a set of the heavier 3.0 if we start having a cold winter. One of the pluses of the BPS line is that they carry (and have in stock) the big size that I need - 2XXL long.

[Ultralance12]

Under armor medium thermals, thick jeans, and sweats on bottom

Under armor medium thermals, long sleeve shirt, sweatshirt, and fleece on top

Wool socks and tennies on feet.

My hands and nose get cold below 30 but my body could sleep outside when it is 0 out.

[dblades]

I've NEVER been able to get the proper number of layers, so I just wear a snowmobile suit if the temp isn't getting above 50.

[Football Head]

An under armour top and bottom with a hoodie and a pair of jeans under my Bass Pro goretex pro-qualifier bibs and jacket and I'm good all day no matter how cold it is.