A key to cold-weather fishing: warm, ûfunctional fingers.

Boating or fishing with raw, numb hands is no fun—in fact, it can be dangerous. Ever try buckling a PFD, picking up a line off the deck or working the anchor rode with senseless hands?

The last time we looked at cold-weather gloves was in the March 1996 issue. On that occasion we tried all of the conventional types, from three-finger and full-finger styles to a few winter gloves. The usual suspects included Gill, Ronstan, Harken, West Marine, Davis Instruments, Black Diamond, Thunderwear, and a couple of outdoor/mountain outfitters: Outdoor Research and Patagonia. Of the lot, only two were what you might call true cold-weather gloves: the Douglas Gill Winter…