Wading jacket ?

[Taco]

Is there such an animal as a decent breathable friggin' wading/guide jacket for under 300 bucks??  I'll be damned if I gonna pay more for one than I would for a decent fly reel

[bcubed]

Are you committed to the pockets? If not, the outdoor research jackets are a great bang for the buck, and have a great gaurentee. I don’t think I’d buy a guide jacket again

[Taco]

Not totally but it would be nice to have handwarmer pockets and water resistant cuffs. I want it mostly for floating lakes in a pontoon.

[jgib01]

Frogg Toggs?  Their stuff seems priced well. I've only tried them on in store, but seem pretty well made.  Haven't purchased one, so am limited on what I can give for testimonial. 

[BurningChrome]

http://www.patagonia.ca/product/mens-minimalist-wading-jacket/81831.html

Patagonia warranty and quality at a good price. It's also light enough to pack down and carry easily. I roll mine up into the hood and carry it in the loops on my Vedavoo sling.

[troutlover]

I have Hodgmans 3 in 1. Its warm and on the rainiest of steelheading days-weeks it has kept me warm and dry for 3 seasons now. There are also hand warmers in both the removable liner and the waterproof jacket. 

[eagleflyfisher]

I'm not much help here, I have a few wading jackets accumulated now. 

Hands down my best is the Patagonia . Wrists cinch up real tight, if it rains for day after day your arms stay dry, can plunge wrist in to release fish, good hood that cover S ball cap, easy to run zippers. 

Other than color has faded I'm most impressed is that there is no signs of wear on any of the seems, dbl taped,.

back in the day I think this was almost $500.

after a few failures on trips with  old oilskins and lighter rain jackets I spent the dough.

after probably 12 yrs I'm over it and still wearing the jacket.

 

[Roast]

Patagonia has their top of the line wading jackets on clearance now. $317 with all the bells and whistles 

http://www.patagonia.ca/product/sst-jacket-for-fly-fishing/81863.html?dwvar_81863_color=TRLG&cgid=web-specials#tile-8=&prefn1=sport&prefv1=fly-fishing&start=1&sz=24

[SilverDoctor]

Frogg Toggs have been good and well under the budget you mentioned. I also have a Redhead Wading Jacket that I've used for 6 years that has kept me dry. 

[Taco]

13 hours ago, Roast said:

Patagonia has their top of the line wading jackets on clearance now. $317 with all the bells and whistles 

http://www.patagonia.ca/product/sst-jacket-for-fly-fishing/81863.html?dwvar_81863_color=TRLG&cgid=web-specials#tile-8=&prefn1=sport&prefv1=fly-fishing&start=1&sz=24

OK what the ..................??? The regular price in the above link is only $60 higher than the price for men's SST jackets in the link below.

http://www.patagonia.ca/product/mens-sst-fishing-jacket/81864.html?dwvar_81864_color=FGE&cgid=sport-fly-fishing-mens-jackets-vests#tile-9=&start=1&sz=24

Still a decent price but..............................................

[ÜberFly]

8 minutes ago, Taco said:

OK what the ..................??? The regular price in the above link is only $60 higher than the price for men's SST jackets in the link below.

http://www.patagonia.ca/product/mens-sst-fishing-jacket/81864.html?dwvar_81864_color=FGE&cgid=sport-fly-fishing-mens-jackets-vests#tile-9=&start=1&sz=24

Still a decent price but..............................................

Looks like they streamlined it a bit taking away some of the features. I like the older style...

 

[Roast]

14 hours ago, Taco said:

OK what the ..................??? The regular price in the above link is only $60 higher than the price for men's SST jackets in the link below.

http://www.patagonia.ca/product/mens-sst-fishing-jacket/81864.html?dwvar_81864_color=FGE&cgid=sport-fly-fishing-mens-jackets-vests#tile-9=&start=1&sz=24

Still a decent price but..............................................

Given that they have all the sizes left at the end of the season. I am guessing they are trying to reign in the price a bit to make it more appealing. Both look like nice jackets but I would buy the older one.

[bcubed]

14 hours ago, ÜberFly said:

Looks like they streamlined it a bit taking away some of the features. I like the older style...

 

The new ones are definitely a nicer looking jacket, little less old-man-y..Taco should be all over the older one!

[Taco]

I'm pretty damn sporty for an old guy, not very with it but sporty as hell

[bcubed]

 That's the main difference, new design and lower price. No matter what, if you're wearing a wading jacket, you're gonna be looking rather dorky.

Probably trying to steal a bit of simms market share. You probably wont find a better deal then the SST on sale, and if anything ever happens to it, Patagonia will take care of you..