To ensure that you have a good days fishing and remain warm and comfortable out on the ice, having the correct ice fishing gear is essential.
Your aim is to retain heat, keep you dry, be wind resistant and light so you can move freely. Lucky for you that there is a new fabric on the market, the moisture wicking fabrics microfibers are excellent at providing the qualities you need.
Dress in Many Layers!
In selecting your ice fishing gear, you need to concentrate on keeping warm and dry. This is best achieved by wearing several layers and not one large jacket that attempts to do it all. There are primarily three layers required.
An inner, middle and outer layer. Each layer has a purpose, the inner layer needs to keep moisture off your skin. The middle layer is where you …show more content…
There could potentially be an emergency or blizzard that could leave you stranded, without the correct protection hypothermia is a real possibility. This should still be the case even if you have a shelter.
The essential ice fishing gear:
Moisture wicking underlayer - this material is commonly available at most good sport stores. The material is designed to absorb the moisture from your skin, in so doing will not leave you with a damp feeling that the cold can grip and penetrate down to your bones. The clothing will be marketed mainly for a work out in the gym, but these items will surely benefit you in winter as an inner layer.
Warming layer- an essential part of your ice fishing gear can be found in the more traditional materials that have always been used for warming against the severe cold. Fleece and Wool are the most common fabrics but remember that if you use these then they need to have one side with an additional qualities for wind and moisture. The most popular choice presently is Microfiber as it has all the qualities, warmth, lightweight, wind and water