[David1123]

Has anyone ever seen anything like this, a wading fisherman wearing what appears to be a hard hat with a knitted mesh over it like a stocking cap. Several times now I've seen Steelhead fisherman wearing these on Youtube. Can anyone tell me what they are.

 

[Honyuk96]

Combat fishing

 

[HauntedByWaters]

I have these for sale and I can sell you for 300$ and I'll throw in a top secret fly for another 15$. The hat is very hard and very covered in mesh, exactly how serious steelhead fishermen demand.















:hihi:

 

[shotgunner]

Interested, but MUST see pics.. how many total grains are these resistant to??

 

[David1123]

David1123

I thought maybe they were afraid the sky was going to fall on them.

 

[borderfly]

I would have to pass on the hard hat thing. That is just crazy! Is it for protection against hitting yourself?

Some lessons maybe?

I have a hard time watching people ski with helmets but that I can understand.

 

[thunderbolt]

Maybe they are afraid of Africanized bees??? haha

 

[blackbug]

I used to wear a foil helmet in 1990 to block the voices that said: "Wouldn't be much easier to run a dime sized gob of special cure chum roe through that bucket".
Bryan

 

[fredaevans]

You tooooooo!!??

I used to wear a foil helmet in 1990 to block the voices that said: "Wouldn't be much easier to run a dime sized gob of special cure chum roe through that bucket".
Bryan

We must take the rest of this correspondence 'off line.'

 

[wannafish1]

I've never seen the hats in question but this reminds me my father used to wear a hard hat many years ago to shed rain.

 

[herkileez]

Has anyone ever seen anything like this, a wading fisherman wearing what appears to be a hard hat with a knitted mesh over it like a stocking cap. Several times now I've seen Steelhead fisherman wearing these on Youtube. Can anyone tell me what they are.

Could've used one a few times while casting heavily-weighted flies with the anchor too far downstream...

 

[sixheads]

Has anyone ever seen anything like this, a wading fisherman wearing what appears to be a hard hat with a knitted mesh over it like a stocking cap. Several times now I've seen Steelhead fisherman wearing these on Youtube. Can anyone tell me what they are.

Where on YouTube ?? I've never seen any flyfisher using a hard hat. Working in the woods or on a drill rig, but we take 'em off when we go fishing.

 

[SteelerHeeler]

Working in the woods or on a drill rig, but we take 'em off when we go fishing.

You're old school...:smokin:

 

[David1123]

David1123

This isn't the original video I first looked at, but its the only one I could find at this time. This man looks like he's wearing a helmet of some kind. What do you think. Being new to this type of fishing, I thought maybe it was to protect your head from boulders in case you slipped and got swept away by the currant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=173f8ea99Y0

 

[Speyducer]

This isn't the original video I first looked at, but its the only one I could find at this time. This man looks like he's wearing a helmet of some kind. What do you think. Being new to this type of fishing, I thought maybe it was to protect your head from boulders in case you slipped and got swept away by the currant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=173f8ea99Y0

Just looks like a peaked beanie hat

I like this one....




Mike

 

[sixheads]

David,


Sorry to disappoint, but it's a "Radar Cap". They have been around since the Korean War. They are made of wool or acrylic with a bill to keep your head warm. When you get to Oregon you'll see half the winter fly fishers wearing them.

 

[sixheads]

Found a pic. Not me, thank you very much.

 

[klops]

I think that such a hat is rather for protect head of angler who use such a heavy flies in single hand rod.:chuckle:
I have seen once photo of guide who with clients always fish with helmet and what more when you look on scratches on it you know why .:Eyecrazy:

 

[fyshhead]

Forget the hard hat, aluminum is the way to go! I still use the old trusty hat my mom made me back in 76'
She must of know I would like PBR when I got older:chuckle:

 

[VTMatt]

Just looks like a peaked beanie hat

I like this one....




Mike

Lmao I thought his beard was real at first glance. I think it's like a winter hat with a short bill but I wonder what for? Maybe the bill is there so they can rest a hood on it? I hate when it snows while I'm wearing a winter hat and my hood only goes out so far.