I really like my ragwool/alpaca gloves I wear steelheading. Even if they get wet I'm still toasty warm. Ordered a set of those Kast gloves last week, hopefully I get them in the mail sometime soon.
Nice fish man! I missed a biggun when vertical jigging for bass out there about a month or so ago. Saw the hook come off bottom, one big thump, peeled line like crazy then gone.
I doubt you'll be able to return it to any shop because you don't like it anyhow, lol. These reels aren't overly complicated, have you ever fished one before?
Tybo, which seats are you using in your ProV? Ours are getting a bit worn and I was looking at something with maybe a spring setup in the base to give the oldman a bit more comfort.