When you’re into winter fishing, the one thing you learn very quickly is that you need to invest in quality wet weather gear, because nothing ruins your mood quite like being wet, cold, and uncomfortable. Even when the fishing’s at its best, bad weather and discomfort can dampen your enthusiasm, taking the shine off what should be a day to remember.
This jacket is another quality product from dynamic fishing clothing brand Wofte (Watch Out For Those Eels – always good advice!) the Olive Polar winter jacket is fully windproof and waterproof, with taped seams to keep you warm and dry even while the winter weather’s raging.
The perfect jacket for whatever winter fishing may throw out you, finished in 5K waterproof, 2K breathability rip stop polyester fabric, and fully padded and insulated, you’ll barely notice the weather, leaving you free to focus on the fish.
It also has plenty of pockets – six on the outside for all your bits and pieces of tackle, bait, and kit, and a concealed, secure inner pocket for your wallet, mobile phone, keys, and other valuables. When you’re involved in a sport that’s as hands-on as angling, pockets are vital, and having enough of them can make the difference between being able to get down to a hidden gem of a swim, fully loaded and ready to fish, and having to leave it to somebody else because there’s no way you can get all your gear down to the bank.
The adjustable peaked hood ensures you’ll keep the rain off your face and out of your eyes, which should hopefully make it easier to spot the tell-tale signs of lots of happy, healthy fish waiting just below the surface.
Wofte’s website, in echo of a rising trend for young, emerging brands, is all about relaxed passion with an undercurrent of deep and genuine knowledge. In the digital age, it’s overwhelmingly the younger brands who are successfully bringing the knowledge born of passion and experience that makes traditional, bricks-and-mortar tackle shops so valuable to a global audience, and, in the process, introducing angle to new audiences.
The Wolfte Olive Polar Jacket is available in sizes Medium, Large, XL, and XXL