gloves for gathering bait in the cold......

[bazzer74]

Alrite Lads. Can anybody recommend/anybody wear gloves when digging rag??? I'm not asking for the reason of cleanliness but of keeping the hands warm.... I'm of the 6ft/13stone variety of human being (lanky/skinny according to my very best of friends), and my hands dont get heat at all this time of year. Neoprene gloves do the job when fishing, but Im lookin something for gathering bait(keeps the hands warm but u can still grab a worm).

Call me soft if ya want , but I put nearly tore a knuckle off last night digging close to home and I didnt realise I'd hurt myself till I noticed the blood running down the steering wheel due to lack of feeling in my mitts. Any suggestions gratefully accepted.

[dan belfast]

get someone else to dig them a good pair of gardining gloves will do the trick

[Preston]

builders grippa gloves are great. You can get a cheap rubber and cotton ones or waterproofs . They give great movement too

[bhoy32]

dig faster

[bigsod]

dig faster

When I was apprentice when we asked the foreman for gloves he laughed and told us dig faster the tip of the shovel should be red hot that will warm yis up hahaha

[Al and Jordan]

i use those builders type gloves you get outta the pound shop. the ones that are made out of elasticated cotton and look like they have been dipped into a rubbery soloution. (not sure of the proper name for them). keep the paws dry and great for digging through the sharp shingle while hunting lug.

[dave316]

Fingerless neoprene gloves can be picked up dirt cheap these days and would be your best bet. Sometimes I use my weightlifting mitts from Tesco, not for the heat, but rather to avoid blistering when doing a lot of digging. They would keep your hands warm though and are only a few pounds.

[gripper]

get a lovely pair of pink marigolds u b massive

[chris84]

Fingerless neoprene gloves can be picked up dirt cheap these days and would be your best bet. Sometimes I use my weightlifting mitts from Tesco, not for the heat, but rather to avoid blistering when doing a lot of digging. They would keep your hands warm though and are only a few pounds.

Are these any good when fishing also?

[bhoy32]

dig faster

When I was apprentice when we asked the foreman for gloves he laughed and told us dig faster the tip of the shovel should be red hot that will warm yis up hahaha

them were the days before health and safety went and ruined everything now its against regulations to work your shovel that hard in case ya burn someone

[tight lines]

i tought as a rule of tumb rag should not be dug from around halloween till march as this is spawning time for them i would be intrested in others input on this matter

[red]

i tought as a rule of tumb rag should not be dug from around halloween till march as this is spawning time for them i would be intrested in others input on this matter

this is similar to what i was told, end of october to paddys day.

[chuckaroo]

i tought as a rule of tumb rag should not be dug from around halloween till march as this is spawning time for them i would be intrested in others input on this matter

this is similar to what i was told, end of october to paddys day.

as far as i know ragworm spawn in Oct and November. the worms turn green, this is the spawn.
just dont kill any that are green... target lug instead?

[twinkle]

i used to dig rag quite a bit and black marigolds [heavy duty] worked the best all the others were too heavy.kept on breaking rag

[bazzer74]

Cheers for the suggestions and the laughs. With regard to time of year for digging rag, I've been digging them all year, every year since I was 13 (25 yrs) in Belfast and Larne Loughs. They are still here in numbers every year. This case would also apply to the commercial diggers who supply shops up here as well shipping them to England all year. This might not be the case however in other parts of the country where the amount of ragworm/areas to dig it are not as plentiful

[baitdigger]

i tought as a rule of tumb rag should not be dug from around halloween till march as this is spawning time for them i would be intrested in others input on this matter

this is similar to what i was told, end of october to paddys day.

as far as i know ragworm spawn in Oct and November. the worms turn green, this is the spawn.
just dont kill any that are green... target lug instead?

Lug spawn in October as well. Rag take 1-3 years to reach sexual maturity and die after spawning. Lug may live for ten years
As has been said marriglods, Im not over fussy about the colour but if your hands are dry they wont feel the cold so much

[roger de dodger]

lack of circulation in the extremities could be due to an underlying problem ie a heart condition / blocked arteries from smoking or a bad diet my advice would be to seek imediate medical advice while your their have your prostrate checked it only takes a minute and might save your life, it wont hurt(much )as for gloves for gathering bait marigolds are good any glove that lets your hands get wet is gonna let them get cold too,maybe a light pair of cotton gloves inside the marigolds might help

[JOHN1]

yep marigolds all the way, i normally use black or yellow, the pink ones are a little too flash

[baitdigger]

lack of circulation in the extremities could be due to an underlying problem ie a heart condition / blocked arteries from smoking or a bad diet my advice would be to seek imediate medical advice while your their have your prostrate checked it only takes a minute and might save your life, it wont hurt(much )as for gloves for gathering bait marigolds are good any glove that lets your hands get wet is gonna let them get cold too,maybe a light pair of cotton gloves inside the marigolds might help

I believe they use the marigolds for the prostrate test