Rene, I really like Simms stuff but it is pricey. I bought a Hodgman wading jacket at Sportsmans Warehouse a few years back and I love it. It has big pockets so I can put in a few fly boxes. It is short so it stays out of the water. And I think it is good looking so I wear it a lot around town (when I am in Utah. Don't need one here in Hawaii). It was very reasonably priced and it has worn very well. I did recoat it with a water repellant last year after about 5 years. I would recommend at least a look. (I looked and they are about $80 US now which is about what the sticker was then but I got it on sale for about $50 if I remember right)
Mike On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Rene Zillmann <rene.zillm...@t-online.de>wrote: > Hi Gang, > > I'm in the market to buy an additional jacket for winter fishing. I have > already a Wading Jacket from Orvis which I like most, now I'm looking > for something which keeps me dry and warm even in Winter, and not only > for fishing. > > When I browse through the shops, I see that outdoor jackets like from > Jacke Wolfskin or Patagonia go with 150 to 250 EUR, even ones which look > 'top end'. (Lined, flexible, etc.), When I look for jackets which are > marked as fly fishing jackets, they go from 300 to 500 EUR. That;s valid > also for companies which sell 'regular' and 'ff-jackets'.My question is > now: Why are these ff jackets so much expensive? Is it possible to cast > a line while wearing a 'regular' shell? Any experience and thoughts? > > Rene > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- Mike Bliss Aloha from Hawaii -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
