I'm sure most of you have seen the Rams little trick to keep their feet warm at soldier field sprinkling some cayenne pepper in their socks. Rumor is that it certainly helps, this one was new to me and going to give it a shot really soon. What are some other things you guys have tried? Personally i've covered my feet in vaseline then wrapped with a grocery bag, seemed to work pretty well and my feet never got that cold wet clammy feeling.

You need to just drive slower 🤣

I use merino wool socks and insulated boots but my boat is slower

2 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

You need to just drive slower 🤣

I use merino wool socks and insulated boots but my boat is slower

LOL i'm talking about when you're standing on the front of the boat and get the feet tingles!

I moved to Florida.

Problem solved. Flip flops year round!

I can't even imagine what you are talking about.

27 minutes ago, jermination2.0 said:

Personally i've covered my feet in vaseline then wrapped with a grocery bag, seemed to work pretty well and my feet never got that cold wet clammy feeling.

Sounds like a tip Buffalo Bill might give to someone....

Many many years ago, Simms had these socks called the "Exstream" I believe it was, they were the best socks ever made for cold weather, they were quite a bit thicker than anything they sell today and they were the best. Had I known they would get discontinued, I would have bought a lifetime supply.

They finally gave up the ghost after 15 or so years this past year, they were the best, feet were always warm in them. Anything I have bought to replace them is OK, but nothing like those socks were.

You could be standing in 34 degree water all day long in stocking foot waders and your feet would still be warm, if you wore boots or bootfoot waders, your feet were downright toasty...

Everything they sell these days is thinner, marketed as better, but nowhere near as good, have tried all kinds of brands...

My luck, somehow I would get the cayenne pepper on my hands and it would end up in my eyes. Think I will skip that one LOL

Just now, Functional said:

Sounds like a tip Buffalo Bill might give to someone....

Buffalo Bill used Gunpowder 🤣

Think it's an old wives ' tale, kinda like dryer sheets. 😁

To keep feet warm:

Thin synthetic socks with wool over top and quality pair of 2000g thinsulate boots.

I'd rather have cold feet vs dumping a cocktail of ingredients into my boots 🥾.

2 minutes ago, F14A-B said:

Buffalo Bill used Gunpowder 🤣

Depends on which Buffalo Bill you a referring to 😂 (silence of the lambs)

Old school….

Surgeons gloves between under and outer ones

Plastic wrapper from a loaf of bread between 2 pairs of socks.

Popular now are Compression shirts or pants

Mike

Just now, Functional said:

Depends on which Buffalo Bill you a referring to 😂 (silence of the lambs)

It puts the cayenne pepper on its feet ;)

Given the quality boots, socks, and gloves we have available to us these days, I see no need for "tricks" to keep my feet and hands warm. YMMV

27 minutes ago, FloridaFishinFool said:

I moved to Florida.

Problem solved. Flip flops year round!

I can't even imagine what you are talking about.

Smart move, cayenne pepper is way better on food

49 minutes ago, Peninsular said:

It puts the cayenne pepper on its feet ;)

Or else it gets the hose again…

Not for cold feet, but on the sideline of a middle school football game this year I overhear “get out the mustard. He’s got a cramp” You could tell who all had an apparent cramp because 7th and 8th graders aren’t exactly Picasso when it comes to squirting mustard in your mouth. There was mustard all over the jerseys of the ones who apparently had cramps!

1 hour ago, FloridaFishinFool said:

I moved to Florida.

Problem solved. Flip flops year round!

I can't even imagine what you are talking about.

No "wind chill" in Florida either!!!!

There is today

Mike

Electric socks for the win. Now, if I could just learn to fish with gloves on.

1 hour ago, jermination2.0 said:

Personally i've covered my feet in vaseline then wrapped with a grocery bag, seemed to work pretty well and my feet never got that cold wet clammy feeling

I don’t know if that’s considered dedication or craziness. Either way, sounds like a mess! 😂

31 minutes ago, Lottabass said:

No "wind chill" in Florida either!!!!

The coldest I have ever been was in the Louisiana Salt Marsh in 30 degree weather LOL

That humidity which Florida has too, mixed with some colder weather is absolutely awful, it was 3 degrees here this morning at the house and I still think that time in Louisiana was colder LOL

100% true.

Wind chill in Florida is the worst due to humidity. Bites you to the bone. Cuts through clothing like a knife.

So freezing to us around here is basically anything under 60 degrees and varies with humidity levels.

If I am not comfortably warm on front deck of boat, then its a no go day. End of story. Not going to suffer the cold for a fish bite that might not happen on cold days when bass get lockjaw and run deep and won't bite anything even if wiggled in their faces.

My winter fishing schedule follows cold fronts. We fish in front of them, and then run and hide inside until it blows over and warmup begins. Then we wait until it is warm enough and then think about going fishing.

I am in that mode right now. We had two cold fronts blow through back to back. Snow and ice on the second one just yesterday and day before. Yesterday the warmup was to 51 degrees. Still too cold. Today is to be 56. Still too cold. Tomorrow and the next day are passing 60 degree mark and may be fishable.

Florida bass are real finnicky with cold weather and pressure changes. One minute they are biting and the next they are gone not to return until the weather is just right for the both of us.

1 hour ago, Smirak said:

Or else it gets the hose again…

Not for cold feet, but on the sideline of a middle school football game this year I overhear “get out the mustard. He’s got a cramp” You could tell who all had an apparent cramp because 7th and 8th graders aren’t exactly Picasso when it comes to squirting mustard in your mouth. There was mustard all over the jerseys of the ones who apparently had cramps!

Mustard for cramps is no joke. It absolutely works. I get cramps often so I keep it in the boat and truck. I first read about this in an article about some orthopedic surgeons who were avid kayak enthusiasts. One of them got cramps and nearly died. They decided to research it and came up with yellow mustard being the best for cramps.

I’d die immediately if I had to choke down a spoonful of straight yellow mustard

It’s 7* here with wind chill at -11* and we’re always in the 60-80% humidity range.

Sorry @FloridaFishinFool but you’ll get no sympathy.

Wool socks, 600gram thinsulate boots do the trick ice fishing all day.

You might shiver, shake and gag but within 5 minutes the cramp is gone. The idea here it to divert your brain away from the cramp senses to the mustard.

If it was some Bojete’s mustard from Illinois I’ll eat the whole jar