Out Here, Respect Is Earned. And In This Case, Worn.
When the weather is at its worst, but the bite is at its best, you need foul-weather gear that fishes as hard as you do. Gear that’s impervious to weather, fish debris, and relentless spray. You need Rip Line Pro.
For far too long, offshore crews made due with subpar foul-weather jackets and bibs. Deckhands donned the same old slickers and bibs because there was nothing better. Those days are over.
With the all-new Rip Line Pro jacket and bibs, Simms is changing the game. No more gear failures on deck that leave you drenched and cold. Rip Line was engineered for long days fishing in the toughest conditions.
Rip Line Pro features a proprietary QuadraShed™ 4-Layer Fabric System — a first-of-its-kind package purpose-built for anglers who operate where excuses don’t survive. A rugged PU exterior sheds water, spray, blood and fish slime.
A 200D textile reinforcement layer adds puncture and tear resistance, this is where offshore gear has always failed. A secondary waterproof membrane fail-safe means that even if the outer layer takes a beating, protection holds. An interior backer protects the entire system from the inside out. An old slicker or bibs with a small hole from a gaff or errant hook is utterly useless. Rip Line solves that issue.
“Durability is second to none,” says Capt. Robbie Taylor, a tuna-obsessed waterman based in Newport, Rhode Island. “This is not your typical throw-away rubber bib. I beat the s–t out of them, have worn them for multiple seasons, and they look great and function like new.”
Rip Line Pro provides four layers of protection between you and the conditions. And then there’s the features. Shingle cuffs with interior neoprene create a near-watertight seal at the wrist. Storm flaps on both the jacket and bib shut out driving rain and spray when seas start stacking. A spacer mesh suspender harness keeps everything in place across a long run or a long day — because suspender failures have ended more good trips than bad weather ever has. A concealed interior chest pocket keeps your phone out of harm’s way. Rip Line offers protection and durability that’s meant to move with you.
RipLine Pro isn’t a tweak to what the category already offers. It’s the next evolution. Built on more than 30 years of technical outerwear experience and expertise refined through real field testing with offshore captains, mates, and serious anglers up and down the coast — from the Northeast canyons to the Gulf, from the Carolinas to Costa Rica.
The ocean doesn’t care about your schedule, your entry fee, or how far you ran to get there. The bluewater follows its own course. What you wear can mean the difference between finding the bite you’ve been looking for or reeling up and heading back to the dock. What you wear offshore says something about how seriously you take the job.
RipLine Pro. Offshore protection, reengineered.
Available now at simmsfishing.com. Pro Channel members — your 40% discount applies. Not yet in the Pro Channel? Apply at simmsfishing.com/pro.
