Kayak fisherman Jason Self recently put a Kokatat T3 Supernova Angler suit to task on a trip to the South Alaskan coast. Read the review here and please check kokatat.com for more information on the T3 suit…

On a recent trip to the South Alaskan coast, we discovered after being dropped off in the wilderness that there were no paddles for the canoes we had planned to use to fish the tidal section of the river down to the ocean. I read a note on the wall of the A-frame from 1994, stating the location of the paddles, and assumed that somewhere in the last fifteen years they were used to fight off a bear, or for firewood, or who knows what. I didn’t dwell on it, as there seemed to be no problem getting fish from the bank.

We woke early the next day. A storm had blown in overnight, and as we headed to the river, we found sideways rain and thirty mile per hour winds. Not ideal fishing conditions, but none of us seemed to care. I decided to wear my Kokatat T-3 Supernova Angler Suit, even though we were wading and not paddling. With latex wrist gaskets, a neoprene neck gasket, and full-body breathable coverage, I was snug as a bug in a rug.

Wearing this suit gave me several distinct advantages over traditional waders and rain gear. With gaskets at the wrist and immersion coverage up to my neck, I could wade deeper and access more river than the other guys. If I snagged a fly or lure on the bottom, I could reach down, or dive down and grab it without soaking my arms and torso. With sideways rain and wind, the full closure of the suit kept water from collecting around my collar and chest. I found the breathability of the T-3 material to be excellent; We hiked for 6-10 miles a day through bog, mud, and sand in 40-55 degree temperatures, and I never once over heated or got cold, and the extra layer of heavy cordura nylon from the waste down made them more than durable for traipsing through the bush.

Typically I would use this suit for kayak fishing the Oregon Coast’s bays, estuaries, rivers, and Puget Sound, but it also proved its functionality for wade fishing in rough weather & terrain. Through wind, rain, and cold water, I stayed dry and warm with proper under-layering.

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