Wading jacket suggestions please!

[chris from canada]

Good day all,

As you know father christmas will be visiting us soon, and I was wondering if any of you had comments , or suggestions about wading jackets?

I was looking for a jacket in the 150 dollar range;
Looked at different models from cabelas, ll bean, and columbia.

The columbia jacket is my choice for the moment, but have no idea if it is any good.

I fish all year round. on streams.

Any ,and all comments would be greatly appreciated.

Have a great weekend
chris

[sagefisher]

Columbia makes a great wading jacket; you really can?t go wrong with them.

However, I use Cabela?s brand jackets. The Cabela?s Gore-Tex Wading Jacket keeps me dry in the hardest rain and snow. It falls within your price range. I use an inner liner for winter fishing for extra warmth.

For a little more, the Cabela?s Gore-Tex Guidewear Wading jacket would be a great one to have and those waterproof zippers actually work, as long as you remember to zip them closed.

Larry

[ducksterman]

I for years used a Patagonia and found /find it to be great....needing a second one I went with the Cabela's and find nothing wrong with it.

I'm partial to jackets that have neoprene wrists that close tightly. I hate it when water runs down your arm when you raise your arm to cast.

[krausebb]

I have two vests, one for summer and one for colder months. The Hodgman summer vest has a problem that I hope they fixed. The pocket flap is sewn down at the edge so it can't be fully opened, which makes it hard to put objects in.

[Andrew Mann]

I just received the LL Bean Emerger wading jacket for my birthday this week. I haven't had a chance to wear it yet (our rivers are icing over) but I put it on the other night, and "field tested" it in the back yard during a freezing rain/snow storm, and it worked great!

It's $79.99 (plus $20.00) in duties and taxes. They have free shipping to Canada until Christmas. I know it might not be in the same league as some of the other jackets you mentioned, but it might be worth a look. You could use the other $50 to buy some other toys!!!

Best of luck with it.

[J Castwell]

We both use these. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/prorevw/stormyseas.html
ooops, my mistake, sorry. jacket huh? Waterproof + breathable + tight cuffs + hood "in" the collar. Chota makes some nice things. The hood snaps to a hat brim,,, turns when you do. No more going blind when you turn your head. Neat idea.

[Jerry]

I carry a PVC wading jacket in the back pocket of my vest. I bought it at Hook and Hackle some years ago. I think the price was $14. It has all of the features of an expencive jacket except its made out of nasty, cheap material.
I've used it a few times over the years and it works if only to put it on when it starts raining to run for shelter to wait out the storm.

[EdD]

I got a very comfy, lined, water-proof windbreaker from Wal-Mart for $8.88 last year. It works quite well for me. Canadian winters might vary just a tad from Tennessee winters, or so I've heard.

[Cactus]

...and it works if only to put it on when it starts raining to run for shelter to wait out the storm.

Out here, you'ld be waiting from November to April for the storm to end.

[Gardenfish]

Redington for a hundred bucks. Wearing it right now. Good construction and keep-the-water-out features. Hood is nice too.