mid to upper fifties sunny day around the holiday while out on your fishing yak in the tidal waters of Charleston?
We will be down in a couple of days for the Christmas holiday and thinking about bringing the yaks (Tarpon 120s), we just don’t have a good feel for dress. I would assume wader are a must, I know my 120 in not very dry with my 225 plus pounds and way more gear than I should ever need.
Would a cheap pair of these disposable waders along with some long under wear be enough?
Or maybe you really don’t even need the insulation (provided everthing goes as planned and the level of cold tolerance) and just need them for keeping dry.
Sure, dont remember seeing anyone in waders before? keep your feet dry that is the important thing. your upper body will take care of itself when you paddle.
i have a tarpon 120 and im about 225lb, i just keep my plugs inn and bring a sponge to get the water out. i usually stay dry, its just getting in my yak that i tend to bring the water in.
Piece of duct tape over the bottom of the scuppers works great for dry days in a yak. Used to allways wear waders without boots on them cold weather yakin, used to call em our “scupperskins”. With waders on you do want to wear a belt over the waders so if one does flip they don’t fill up with water.
Russ B.
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That would probably do it. Dress for the water temp, not the air temp and do your best to try and avoid cotton if you can. I normally wear poly-pro long johns top and bottom this time of year, even if it is a bit warmer out. For pants, I like a pair of quick dry nylon hiking pants. For the top, any type of wool or synthetic (fleece) layering should be fine, just adjust the thickness by the weather forecast. On a sit on top, you will want some sort of waterproof pants. I use a breathable paddling pant, but I have seen plenty of people in waders (put on a belt!) and rain pants. It’s a good idea to carry some dry layers, dry socks, a hat and maybe a rain jacket in a dry bag, just in case you unexpectedly join the swim team! There have been some other posts on here recently about footwear, but a good pair of neoprene socks or booties and a wool sock should do the trick!
skip the duct tape on the scuppers… it tends to come off then it’s litter Get a package of those foam practice golf balls and shove them down your scuppers… pefect plugs for like $3 but everything DD said… layers and dress for water temp not air… stay AWAY from cotton… it’ll kill ya
Cool, thanks. I have plenty of poly under-gear, and tons of technical gear (jackets and pants) we are in the mountains most weekends, so should be good to go with that. I will probable still consider waders and certainly my belt, then I can just step out of the boat when I need/want (launch, beer return, lure retrieval, etc). I like the scupper plugs and sponge but you still get wet from paddle dripage. I will also look into these breathable paddling pants DD. Thanks. Merry Christmas to All.
If say, hypothetically of course; one were to put in at the IOP marina and paddle back through the marina to the bridge and past; would one expect to find any trout around the bridge and some reds back in the creeks on the way toward Dewees inlet?
Get a package of those foam practice golf balls and shove them down your scuppers… pefect plugs for like $3 but everything DD said… layers and dress for water temp not air… stay AWAY from cotton… it’ll kill ya 