Kingfisher wrote on Feb 16^th, 2011 at 6:22am:

On one trip last year which happened to be my third in 7 weeks my hands were so beat up from handling fish that I decided to wear gloves and found that mechanic's gloves work really well for handling fish and operating reels. I had them along for bushwhacking which they work really well for also BTW. They also provide sun protection and prevent getting cut when snagged. I've got them on in this video.

KF brings up one of the most important points relating to the use of braided line......and that is to have gloves. It makes it much easier to tie knots and to be able to test the knots safely.

Where I part company with him however (and it certainly is not my intent to "one up him"......I would be the pupil in most things relating to canoe camping) is the type of gloves to use. I would not venture salt water fishing without my fish fighting gloves. They are light, tough, and fingerless. You don't know you have them on. Glacier gloves used to make the Dr. shade fingerless stripping gloves and I bought 7 pair after I knew they would be discontinued. The new Dr. shade gloves look to be OK.......   (You need to Login or Register

What is nice about fingerless is you still have superior motor skills. Wrap the braid around your wrist while wearing the gloves 2 or 3 times and snug your knots. You can also paddle all day with these on. Very light yet ample protection.