What do you guys do after you've been out in the pouring rain for 30 mins landing a fish etc. I mean when your lucky enough to have put your waterproofs on. Do you take them off and try and dry them in your bivvy or just sit soaking wet in your chair or even on your bed. Just wondered what others do when the weathers bad and you have to go out in it?
In reply to Post #1
The very reason I only use a poncho for that scenario, throw it on in seconds, take it off and leave near the door when wet.
Can't stand all the messing about with trousers/jackets, espesh on a longer session.
The very reason I only use a poncho for that scenario, throw it on in seconds, take it off and leave near the door when wet.
Can't stand all the messing about with trousers/jackets, espesh on a longer session.
In reply to Post #1
Fish naked, quick wipe down with a towel, job done and it keep punisher away.
Fish naked, quick wipe down with a towel, job done and it keep punisher away.
In reply to Post #1
I'm the same as Vossy, I have a poncho i throw over my head quickly if i need to be out in the rain.
If i had waterproofs, it would depend on whether i thought i had the chance of more fish or not. If i knew there was the chance of more fish, a big shoal like Linear where they dont tend to spook if one gets caught and you can keep a shoal in front of you, I would sit out in the chair maybe under a peak and wait for a bit.
If i caught a couple and knew that was it for an hour or so i would go inside and dry off and leave my waterproofs near the door. Same for winter if you know bite time is specific and has been and gone, i would try to dry everything off.
I'm the same as Vossy, I have a poncho i throw over my head quickly if i need to be out in the rain.
If i had waterproofs, it would depend on whether i thought i had the chance of more fish or not. If i knew there was the chance of more fish, a big shoal like Linear where they dont tend to spook if one gets caught and you can keep a shoal in front of you, I would sit out in the chair maybe under a peak and wait for a bit.
If i caught a couple and knew that was it for an hour or so i would go inside and dry off and leave my waterproofs near the door. Same for winter if you know bite time is specific and has been and gone, i would try to dry everything off.
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....flying hooks though, catty back firing 
Then again if your hard enough to go out naked what's a 20mm hook bait to the nuts...foreplay for the inevitable piercing
....flying hooks though, catty back firing Then again if your hard enough to go out naked what's a 20mm hook bait to the nuts...foreplay for the inevitable piercing
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Microfiber towels fold up to a tiny ball and weigh next to nothing (when dry)
Clothing from outdoorsy shops tends to dry quickly, and having a spare micro fleece and pair of shorts is again light and compact and saves being uncomfortable.
Waterproofs that are actually waterproof is the biggest thing, so you can just shake them off, rather than poor quality ones that become waterlogged and take an age to dry out
Microfiber towels fold up to a tiny ball and weigh next to nothing (when dry)
Clothing from outdoorsy shops tends to dry quickly, and having a spare micro fleece and pair of shorts is again light and compact and saves being uncomfortable.
Waterproofs that are actually waterproof is the biggest thing, so you can just shake them off, rather than poor quality ones that become waterlogged and take an age to dry out
I just wear shorts n tee shirt underneath an all in one waterproof even in winter.
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Carp fishing is very difficult. take 2 of everything
Carp fishing is very difficult. take 2 of everything
Portwest sealtex classic coverall is all you'll ever need. Even keep it on with just a pair of shorts and t shirt underneath.
I always set my rods and landing net up etc. inside my bivvy, just for that reason. No chance of getting wet then. Sit there and reel em in. 
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Army gortex jacket
Day fishing under a shelter. Shake it down, roll it up and chuck it at the side or you
Nights, leave it rolled up outside the bivvy or push it under the front of your groundsheet. If it's really windy just inside the door with the groundsheet pulled back, wellies and jacket ready to go. Pending where you are fishing and if it's not too windy I always leave a lot of stuff hung on the trees, mats, slings, nets, jacket etc.
Add winter wrap, job done, push all the wet gear down one side of the skin
Army gortex jacket
Day fishing under a shelter. Shake it down, roll it up and chuck it at the side or you
Nights, leave it rolled up outside the bivvy or push it under the front of your groundsheet. If it's really windy just inside the door with the groundsheet pulled back, wellies and jacket ready to go. Pending where you are fishing and if it's not too windy I always leave a lot of stuff hung on the trees, mats, slings, nets, jacket etc.
Add winter wrap, job done, push all the wet gear down one side of the skin
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Am i reading this right? I cant think of anything more miserable than putting on a cold soaking wet coat that you stuffed under your groundsheet
Am i reading this right? I cant think of anything more miserable than putting on a cold soaking wet coat that you stuffed under your groundsheet
In reply to Post #13
Under your groundsheet
The first thing that springs to mind is slugs 
Under your groundsheet
The first thing that springs to mind is slugs
In reply to Post #3
Tried that and got arrested 7 out of the last 8 sessions but got away with the one session as I forgot I left my jock strap on luckily
Tried that and got arrested 7 out of the last 8 sessions but got away with the one session as I forgot I left my jock strap on luckily