Float Suit

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#1 Post by **round_ourway** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:41 pm

Being meaning to buy one of these now that the colder weather is coming and the dark night are now upon us.

In your own experience's what are the best floatation suits for your money. Been looking at the imax ones.

Thanks in advance

Stevie

#2 Post by **Lee337** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:11 pm

Have a look at the Sundridge SAS Mk2 suits. Have the one piece version and it does the job well. Cost under £70 if I remember correctly 8)

Lee

#3 Post by **Ronald** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:15 pm

I have the sundridge and couldn't fault it ,bar a bit warm in the summer .go for the 2 piece option they're going for about £60 now .the only thing is only the jacket is flotation ,but for winter fishing this isn't a problem as you'll always have the jacket on anyway .

#4 Post by **hairyconger** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:13 pm

Ronald wrote:I have the sundridge and couldn't fault it ,bar a bit warm in the summer .go for the 2 piece option they're going for about £60 now .the only thing is only the jacket is flotation ,but for winter fishing this isn't a problem as you'll always have the jacket on anyway .

shakespere tidewater 2 does a good job..... £69 i think :)

#5 Post by **Drew** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:09 pm

Though the Imax ones do look like the Dogs Knackers..

#6 Post by **fishinmidget** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:34 pm

they are the dogs knackers drew 8)

martin32 · #7 Post by **martin32** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:37 pm

Have the Imax 2 piece Great but was walking round red rock yesterday and man it gets hot!!!But it's grand standing at the beach in the cold.

#8 Post by **hairyconger** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:11 pm

fishinmidget wrote:they are the dogs knackers drew 8)

you only need the coat and it still covers you :lol: :lol:

#9 Post by **EoinMag** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:36 pm

I have the IMAX two piece, for rocks I wear the whole thing, but for beaches at night I tend to wear my chest waders and just the jacket.
Very warm but toasty in the winter, not a chance of getting cold in it.
Highly recommended and the extra safety factor feels good too.

#10 Post by **stevecrow74** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:46 pm

i have the fladen 2 piece... nothing better to keep me warm and dry when its cold and wet outside...

#11 Post by **contender** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:54 pm

I have the Shakespeare ugly stik 2 piece suit and cant fault it. No longer made but some shops still have them, Think i will go for there replacement which is the Tidewater and can be picked up for around £70.

#12 Post by **contender** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:08 pm

PS. A1-tackle in Kilkeel are knocking out the Uglystik 2 piece suits for about £60 and an ABU 1 piece for about £40. Also Trap and Tackle in Bangor have got the new Tidewater suits in just this past week or so, but they are looking £80 for them, you should be able to talk him down to the £70 mark though... OH , and i dont work for either of these guys, just happen to price them recently and a friend got the Abu and it seems a good suit.

#13 Post by **round_ourway** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:00 pm

i got a sundridge one. great suit. lovely and warm

#14 Post by **EoinMag** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:34 am

I've changed my opinion on the IMAX suit since the last time I posted in this thread, it's only a few months old and the braces ripped out of the salopettes the other day. I'm not at all happy with the build quality of it, it's falling apart at the seams and it's only been out about 5-6 sessions, no way it would last longer than about 2 seasons. It's going back this week and hopefully I can exchange it for a sundridge.

#15 Post by **round_ourway** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:40 am

I have seen a couple of Imax suit going the same way.

#16 Post by **EoinMag** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:45 am

The thread they're using doesn't seem up to it, the knee patch is also slashed like with lots of razor blades, just from kneeling on a shingle beach, and the threads around the knee patch are all cut up too, I would have thought that the thread would be the heavy waxed stuff but it's more like normal thread that you'd use to repair a shirt or a pair of slacks.....bad form in any case, it's not like they're dirt cheap.