Protecting your skin from attacks from the sun in fishing action is an important factor in your success (no awkwardness and sunburn) and your health. The materials used, the weaving offer you protections ranging from UPF 30 to UPF 40+, you will see in the table below that from a UPF30, the fabrics offer a very good protection to ultraviolet sun. There is only a very small gap between the UPF40 AND UPF50 (of the order of 0.5% more UV blocked).
|
protection category |
Scale FDU |
UPF values on clothing |
approximate % of blocked UV rays |
|
Good UV protection |
15 - 24
|
15 & 20
|
93.3% - 95.8%
|
|
Very Good UV Protection |
25 - 39
|
25, 30 & 35
|
96.0% - 97.4%
|
|
Excellent UV protection |
40 - 50+
|
40, 45, 50 & 50+
|
97.5% - 98.0%
|