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    Posted: 10 Apr 2018 at 9:43am
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New to jetski, have enjoyed the summer, but now looking at getting set up to stay warm and dry for the winter. 

Not keen on a wet suit.  What do you use tops and bottoms? Got sharkskin gloves on order so far. What about feet? Tried wetsuit booties but feet still got cold back last September.

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This is my personal view after nearly a decade of kayak and jetski fishing. It works for me, but may not suit everyone. Two points which are somewhat related.

1) When I moved from kayak to ski, I thought I'd get out in most conditions. While the ski is safe and stable in rough water, it's a bloody wet ride in a decent chop, so I simply stay at home. I don't enjoy fishing in those conditions anyway.  

2) Wet = cold. I've tried everything from wetsuits to Sharkskin and the only way for me to stay warm is to stay dry. I achieve this with dry pants with dry socks attached (Lovig Kayak Fishing Pants) and a semi-dry top (Rooster), and vary what I wear underneath according to air temperature. This works well and I come home dry 100% of the time, but see point 1.

If I was determined to go out in the worst of conditions, then I would buy a surface drysuit. 
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Agreed completely

Myself also moved from Kayak to ski, I am a fair weather fisherman, but still looking forward to going out on those clear still winter days.

Thanks for the tips, I have used ultrasport kayak pants but never found them completely waterproof
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