Grouper handling glove?
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I was watching the Florida fishing report on TV a while back, and when they came to the segment that shows all the new lures and devices out, there was a type of glove you would wear to handle grouper. It covered your thumb and you would use it to lip a grouper like you would a bass. It protected your thumb from the teeth, and you would use it instead of sticking your hands up the gills; injuring the fish, and cutting your hands all to hell.
I checked the product section of their website but it never listed, and I haven’t seen it since. If I remember correctly it was called a “Grouper Glove” or something like that. Does anyone know what I’m talking about, and where I can get one?
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Why not just use a regular gardening glove or leather work glove? You can cut the fingers down half way to make it easier to use but keep the thumb intact. I`m sure a cheap pair of gloves from Home Depot or your local hardware store will be much cheaper than some “special” grouper glove.
I’ve seen deckhands using the “bargain” version of this — duct tape wrapped around the left thumb. The advantage is that you don’t have a full glove on the rest of your hand, and if you happen to touch the fish’s body you won’t damage the slime coating and injure the fish the way the fabric or leather of a glove would.
Hey A BOMB. Here is some good advice. Not only are these gloves fantastic for handling grouper and other slick fish but I use them when I’m surf casting to grip my line. Braided line can tear you up when long casting. I use whats called NITRILE ATLAS FIT gloves. They are fantastic. I attached a link to show you exactly what they look like.
http://www.supplylinedirect.com/item/SafetyEquipment/Gloves/Knit/AtlasFitNitrile-DippedGloves/
Could this be what you’re talking about? I was just loking at my normal fishing sites and noticed this glove.
http://www.charkbait.com/cs/csa2.htm