wet suit or Dry suit

Yeah, I was told to trim it by a Kokatat service person.  After I did it, it felt perfect.

Being able to take a leak while out fishing is great!--among all the other benefits.

I have the Super Nova Angler paddle suit. I volunteered to help with the self rescue clinic the Marcos and Sean Morely put on at TC. I purposely capsized about 12-15 times including one launch from a standing position. Swimming back to the kayak to re board. Not a drop in the suit at all. Dry.

Maybe your neck is bigger than mine, but everytime I've gone in the water with the angler, at minimum the top of my shirt gets wet. The neoprene just won't close tight enough for me. Can beat the comfort though.

Whatever you end up wearing, take it for a test swim and not in lake conditions

ordered my Kokatat Hydrus 3L SuperNova Angler XL today from Claveys...

Glad you got that taken care of. I am going to buy a 2015 hobie but not sure which one or color and want my dry suit to not clash colors.   OCD

I'm saving up for a Kokatat drysuit---not because of anything I read here, but because I'll look like Captain Kirk. Fish respect that...

yeah, I've noticed I'm a real chick magnet now that I have my Kokatat drysuit.  Sometimes I just wear it around town.

Dry suit with proper base layering. I would be cautious around kokatat products though. Having owned the GFER for around 4 years now I can say that it isn't very durable and the gaskets dry rot fairly quickly. I get about 1.5 years out of the gaskets. I do 303 them constantly. The gaskets on my Extrasport semi dry top are original and 6 years old. The gore tex also punctures easily though it breathes exceptionally well and isn't stiff at all. I just wish the suit would go 4 years for me between servicing.

Disclaimer: I fish 60-70 trips per year and wear the drysuit 99% of the time.       

Anyone voting wetsuit hasn't spent a serious amount of time in a drysuit.   
Once you've had dry you'll never go back. 

Dry suit with proper base layering. I would be cautious around kokatat products though. Having owned the GFER for around 4 years now I can say that it isn't very durable and the gaskets dry rot fairly quickly. I get about 1.5 years out of the gaskets. I do 303 them constantly. The gaskets on my Extrasport semi dry top are original and 6 years old. The gore tex also punctures easily though it breathes exceptionally well and isn't stiff at all. I just wish the suit would go 4 years for me between servicing.

Disclaimer: I fish 60-70 trips per year and wear the drysuit 99% of the time.     

How do you know how much base layering is "proper"?  The amount with which you feel comfortable for the short time it takes to practice a self rescue will not be enough to keep you comfortable (maybe not even alive) in a worst case extended immersion.  From the websites I have visited the word from manufacturers and experts is that the amount of insulation needed varies from one person to another and none of them even specify how much on average is needed for a specified duration of immersion and temperature.  It seems that to know how much you need you would have to immerse yourself in ocean water at the lowest expected temperature for an extended period (an hour?) with whatever amount of insulation you think would be adequate then adjust as needed..  Has anyone on this board done that?

Dry suit with proper base layering. I would be cautious around kokatat products though. Having owned the GFER for around 4 years now I can say that it isn't very durable and the gaskets dry rot fairly quickly. I get about 1.5 years out of the gaskets. I do 303 them constantly. The gaskets on my Extrasport semi dry top are original and 6 years old. The gore tex also punctures easily though it breathes exceptionally well and isn't stiff at all. I just wish the suit would go 4 years for me between servicing.

Disclaimer: I fish 60-70 trips per year and wear the drysuit 99% of the time.     

How do you know how much base layering is "proper"?  The amount with which you feel comfortable for the short time it takes to practice a self rescue will not be enough to keep you comfortable (maybe not even alive) in a worst case extended immersion.  From the websites I have visited the word from manufacturers and experts is that the amount of insulation needed varies from one person to another and none of them even specify how much on average is needed for a specified duration of immersion and temperature.  It seems that to know how much you need you would have to immerse yourself in ocean water at the lowest expected temperature for an extended period (an hour?) with whatever amount of insulation you think would be adequate then adjust as needed..  Has anyone on this board done that?

This what I use for saltwater under my drysuit:  Mysterioso M-Tech Polartec
http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/servlet/the-846/Mysterioso-Underlayer-Package/Detail

If I remember USCG and Navy Rescue  Swimmers are required to wear dry suits for water temps @ 55 degrees or lower ... I'm sure someone on the site can confirm or deny this ...FWIW

Do surfers, then have to wear dry suits when they go surfing??   

A dry suit for diving is much different than a dry suit for watersports such as kayaking so we don't lump the two in the same category.

I guess they can wear whatever they like ....I use to wear a FJ with a long sleeve shirt in Feb when I would go boogie boarding and when I started to learn how to surf ...just saying the aircrews were required in certain situations wore dry suits .... At least I could pee if I had to in my wet suit

You could always pee in your drysuit in the event your feet get cold 

This is an interesting concept. Might be a nice way to cool down.
http://www.oceanrodeo.com/products/ignite

This is an interesting concept. Might be a nice way to cool down.
http://www.oceanrodeo.com/products/ignite

$1099 MSRP and get fish slime on them.  Ouchh.