cold water, i need help..

i plan on fishing lake erie this fall, i also plan on being wet and cold, what should i wear?

Dry suit.

Dry suit with insulating layers under the dry suit depending on water temp.

Get a Kokatat GoreTex angler suit with front relief zipper. Layer as needed for the WATER (not air) temp beneath that. NRS neoprene boots. Kokatat Neoprene balaclava and split-finger Glacier gloves as needed. Quit in late November when the lines and reels ice up. Spring is actually worse than fall on the Great Lakes because the water is much colder, but it is so clear that you can see the bottom in 50 FOW. These Lk Michigan icebergs were hung up in 22 FOW - I was warm and comfortable as I trolled by.

With cost no object for winter wear the dry suit is the most versatile option. Considerably less expensive is a 3mm farmer john wetsuit with booties and a splash jacket over whatever weight of insulating layer you need.

If you are separated from the boat and bobbing around in the water for any period of time anything less than a survival suit and you will not make it. All I want is enough insulation to be able to keep my wits while in the water and get back on the boat, while not having so much that I get wet from the inside out with my perspiration.

Keeping your trunk warm is the important part as when the core body temp drops the circulation to the hands and feet is reduced and they get cold regardless of any footwear or gloves.

If you do go the drysuit route be sure to practice in a pool with the suit full of water as when it is torn. You do not want to figure out how to cope with this possibility in frigid water out on a lake.

i do have this mustang suit

http://www.zoro.com/i/G4852093/?utm_sou ... MgodHVoAZA

ive never been in cold water while wearing it, i just wear it when fishing in cold water from a boat. i did however go to my local lake and dive in at the swiming beach when i got it just to check it out. i got a lot of funny looks and did find out it leaks the most around the neck.