Best cold-weather gloves for kayak fishing?

I can't find a thread dedicated to this...if I am missing it let me know.

I like to yak-fish year round.  I have all the necessary gear but one thing that continues to preplex me is what to wear on the hands.  I have tried them all: paddling gloves, neoprene gloves, nitrile gloves, SKI gloves...

they all have their pros and cons.  Mostly cons.  Anything with any thickness is difficult (can't tie knots, handle bait, remove hooks, etc.).  Anything too tight is out too...impossible to get them on a wet hand.  Nitrile gloves are not quite warm enough and tear very easily (also impossible to get on a wet hand). 

I know there's no perfect glove.  Keeping your hands warm and dry is alot to ask when you're kayaking AND fishing.  What I have settled on recently is the Glacier Gloves Ice Bay fishing glove, with the fingers cut off.  Most of the hand is warm-ish, and you can do detail work with your fingers.  If they get wet (and they do), you can slap them on your knee and get most of the water out.  But once they get wet, they are not nearly as warm. 

I feel like if I could get a better hand-warming system going I could increase my good times on the water significantly.  Especially since the rest of my body is nice and toasty.  wet, cold, numb fingers are a bit of a buzzkill.  Being 6'7" I don't have the best circulation to the extremeties to begin with.  The fingers are the first to go.

Anyone have a better system?  Chamois towels? hand-warmers?  5 pairs of gloves in a dry bag? I'm willing to try anything.

This is a big problem with any kind of winter paddling. The NRS maverick (full neoprene gloves) work pretty well, they are a bit expensive at $40 but they are warm and dry. Not ideal for fishing but they are waterproof.

http://www.rei.com/product/802453/nrs-maverick-paddling-gloves

It's something I've struggled with hunting, so I'll be really interested to hear what y'all do out on the water.

I tried fishing the Skagit up by Marblemount a couple years ago (from the bank) around Christmas time.  Had to periodically take breaks to warm up both hands and feet.  The feet were actually worse than the hands as I could always stick my hands somewhere to warm up them up a bit, but the feet were in the water.   I tried some hand warmers down inside the feet of the waders and they helped but were very uncomfortable.

So far, the best solution I have come up with is wool mitten/glove hybrid with hand warmers.  They get wet, but still are warm.  I take them off to tie knots, though.  Reeling isn't as easy, but my hands are warmer than when I have used neoprene gloves.

So far, the best solution I have come up with is wool mitten/glove hybrid with hand warmers.  They get wet, but still are warm.  I take them off to tie knots, though.  Reeling isn't as easy, but my hands are warmer than when I have used neoprene gloves.

Do you have a particular brand, or even better, a link?

The are "Original Ragwool by Majestic" with thinsulate.  They look like this:



http://www.easycomforts.com/EasyComforts/Shopping/ProductDetail.aspx?CollectionID=DC0000018&ICMP=Search&SourceCode=30509000002&mr:referralID=dd2c4029-2536-11e1-8423-001b2166becc

They were 14.99 at Fisherman's Marine in Oregon City.

The are "Original Ragwool by Majestic" with thinsulate.  They look like this:



http://www.easycomforts.com/EasyComforts/Shopping/ProductDetail.aspx?CollectionID=DC0000018&ICMP=Search&SourceCode=30509000002&mr:referralID=dd2c4029-2536-11e1-8423-001b2166becc

They were 14.99 at Fisherman's Marine in Oregon City.

Excellent - thanks Craig!

Micahgee If you have these how hard is it to bait hooks, use egg loops, tie knots and the such? They look warm though.

This is a big problem with any kind of winter paddling. The NRS maverick (full neoprene gloves) work pretty well, they are a bit expensive at $40 but they are warm and dry. Not ideal for fishing but they are waterproof.

http://www.rei.com/product/802453/nrs-maverick-paddling-gloves

Craig can you wash them without shrinking? You know to get the sticky egg goo off and such. On and nice manacure in your hand picture.

The are "Original Ragwool by Majestic" with thinsulate.  They look like this:



http://www.easycomforts.com/EasyComforts/Shopping/ProductDetail.aspx?CollectionID=DC0000018&ICMP=Search&SourceCode=30509000002&mr:referralID=dd2c4029-2536-11e1-8423-001b2166becc

They were 14.99 at Fisherman's Marine in Oregon City.

For really cold days I use a pair of the wool fingerless gloves/mittens similar to those.  They aren't the perfect hand gear for kayak fishing, but I think they're plenty good enough.  My hands stay real warm with those.

For really cold days I use a pair of the wool fingerless gloves/mittens similar to those.  They aren't the perfect hand gear for kayak fishing, but I think they're plenty good enough.  My hands stay real warm with those.

And they hold the smell of ling blood to get you through those cold winter days.  At least mine have.

Has anyone tried Kast gloves, they're like a dry suit for your hands.These gloves are pricey but might work.

www.kastgear.com

Micahgee If you have these how hard is it to bait hooks, use egg loops, tie knots and the such? They look warm though.

This is a big problem with any kind of winter paddling. The NRS maverick (full neoprene gloves) work pretty well, they are a bit expensive at $40 but they are warm and dry. Not ideal for fishing but they are waterproof.

http://www.rei.com/product/802453/nrs-maverick-paddling-gloves

Its pretty hard to do anything with them beside paddling. I've always taken them off before fishing/tying to be honest, as I prefer to fish barehanded. You can dip them in the water and they wont get soggy, something that can't be said about most gloves.

The are "Original Ragwool by Majestic" with thinsulate.  They look like this:



http://www.easycomforts.com/EasyComforts/Shopping/ProductDetail.aspx?CollectionID=DC0000018&ICMP=Search&SourceCode=30509000002&mr:referralID=dd2c4029-2536-11e1-8423-001b2166becc


They were 14.99 at Fisherman's Marine in Oregon City.

I wear the heavy Nitrile gloves (the really thick blue industrial chemical proof ones) under my synthetic version of the above gloves. The Nitrile gloves keep water and wind off your hands and the outer gloves keep your hands insulated and warm

I wear the heavy Nitrile gloves (the really thick blue industrial chemical proof ones) under my synthetic version of the above gloves. The Nitrile gloves keep water and wind off your hands and the outer gloves keep your hands insulated and warm

Where are you getting them?  The ones I get at the drugstore are crap.