Floating ice fishing suits

How many of you guys wear them and what brands are best

Yep. I wear the Clam Ascent suit. They have a few different models. Striker, Strikemaster, Eskimo all make float suits I believe. They all seem like good quality from what I’ve seen.

Striker climate for me. Warmest I have ever been on the ice. The removable liner in the bibs and the coat liner are great for warmer days.

I wear a striker climate as well. Very warm I will be comfortable in extreme cold and wind if I put my back to it. But it is a bit bulky. My set is 4 or 5 years old. I am not nice to it. Besides a burn hole on my bottom left leg, it’s held up great. Damn heater accident.
But all the brands look very nice now days. buddy bought a new clam suit last week. It looks very nice.

My only complaint,is to many dang pockets. I loose my lighter, waxies, and such often and do the every pocket check. Then my hands get cold lol.

Bearcat89 wrote:

I wear a striker climate as well. Very warm I will be comfortable in extreme cold and wind if I put my back to it. But it is a bit bulky. My set is 4 or 5 years old. I am not nice to it. Besides a burn hole on my bottom left leg, it’s held up great. Damn heater accident.
But all the brands look very nice now days. buddy bought a new clam suit last week. It looks very nice.

My only complaint,is to many dang pockets. I loose my lighter, waxies, and such often and do the every pocket check. Then my hands get cold lol.

HAHA…I feel like I never can find my keys, waxies, plastics, anything. Have 7 pockets they could be in!

I have a set of Striker Hardwater a bit bulky but they are great .

Striker climate

Striker Climate bibs.

Striker climate in the camo

Denny O wrote:

Striker climate in the camo

If we fish together they won’t be able to see us

Striker Predator.No complaints here.

I have the lightest striker jacket they make, not sure the name & some other brand of bibs, (having a brain FRT) maybe clam I think. Happy with both, in fact my jacket is almost too warm, I have the arm pit vents open all the time. If you get cold in this newer gear, I would suggest to move south. They are incredible.

Bearcat89 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Denny O wrote:</div>
Striker climate in the camo

If we fish together they won’t be able to see us

lol I was going to ask if you catch more fish in the camo. Thanks for the info guys

Bearcat89 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Denny O wrote:</div>
Striker climate in the camo

If we fish together they won’t be able to see us

If we fish together, I’ll need one rope tied to us so I could find you.

Ice Armor Lift

Striker Climate for me. Love it. Wear the parka liner year round. The only gripe I have is the breast pocket in the bibs is not made for man sized hands. I cant get my hand in there so if I slip something into it I cannot get it back out.

I don’t know if all suits have this pocket but I wouldn’t get one if it didn’t.
It is SOOO handy for your cell phone, easy access and keeps it warm. I keep my cheaters there also.

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Agree EPG, I have the Ice Armor also and that pocket is awesome. I use it for my keys, never loose them.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

I don’t know if all suits have this pocket but I wouldn’t get one if it didn’t.
It is SOOO handy for your cell phone, easy access and keeps it warm. I keep my cheaters there also.

Its great for a cell phone, provided you zip it shut. I had my phone in that pocket on my striker. Then my buddy decided to act like a 2 year old when I was unhooking my 24″ walleye which tangled his line and he was tugging away on it and I leaned forward which sent my phone right down the hole.

I have a clam suit. I haven’t tested the float part and I hope I never need it. I have heard if you break through the ice wearing only the bibs, it’s difficult to keep your head up as your legs want to float. Anyone hear or witness this? So wear both the bibs and jacket.

Don Meier wrote:

I have a set of Striker Hardwater a bit bulky but they are great .

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Climate for years. Been a good suit and versatile.

Agreed Pout! Climate Jacket has that chest pocket concealed in the zipper too and another slick little pocket on the left sleeve.

Don Meier wrote:

I have a set of Striker Hardwater a bit bulky but they are great .

I have a set of Striker Hardwater. A bit bulky, extremely heavy, and I almost never wear them. I wear Predator bibs and a down puffy jacket 90% of the time.

Last couple years I’ve ditched the float suit and wear an inflatable pfd for early/late ice. It’s amazing the amount of weird looks I get from guys sweating their balls off in float suits.

I also have the Striker Hardwater. Almost never need the jacket on. Probably end up getting something lighter but a hoodie and long undershirt works well most days.

I have Striker Predator. Plenty warm for me, and I would not want anything thicker or heavier to walk in. I put my phone in the vest pocket, but I use a fishing lanyard on the case to make sure it does not fall down the hole.

Climate suit for me. Love it.

TH wrote:

I have a clam suit. I haven’t tested the float part and I hope I never need it. I have heard if you break through the ice wearing only the bibs, it’s difficult to keep your head up as your legs want to float. Anyone hear or witness this? So wear both the bibs and jacket.

Haven’t seen it demonstrated but I know most of the main companies claim you will still stay floating with just bibs. Not sure on the difficulty of it.

Striker Predator Bibs only here, and they’re extremely warm without much layering on the lower half underneath.

I wear a jacket ice fishing on about 1/15 outings – usually only if I’m riding a machine for a long distance on big trips (URL, Mille Lacs, etc). There’s no point in wasting the money on that component of the suit for me. My typical fishing I’m on the river on ice less than 10-12″, walking through brush, rip rap, islands, etc. where machines cannot go. I’m sweating by the time I get there and keep moving if I get cold. A jacket would just be something to carry.

After getting my Gale pullover I rarely wear my jacket. That pullover keeps me plenty warm down to single digits.

mahtofire14 wrote:

After getting my Gale pullover I rarely wear my jacket. That pullover keeps me plenty warm down to single digits.

How do these fit size wise? I’ve been looking but have never put one on. Do you wear them just like a hoodie beneath your bibs?