The neoprene cuffs are a plus!
They keep your arms dry when both casting, and when tailing or relasing fish.
There is an enormous difference in the two type of cuffs.
It was a learning experience for me shopping for a fishing rain jacket; first I went the non breathable and, non neoprene cuffs route, I bought a very nice jacket, but it did not do very well in fishing conditions.
So I found out the hard way ( waisting money for nothing ), that it is worth it to shop arround and buy a good jacket designed for fishing.
After you school partys, you can always cash in the bottles, and cans , think of it as a fishing slush fund!
Heck, I started picking up all the cans and bottles left by other people, and cashed them in for almost 26 bucks!
Take care,
chris