Hi Dave and welcome to DB.
I pretty much figure on going through a pair a season with abalone and lobster and such. Kind of the price to play... I've been using a pair of Deep Sea's 3 mil kevlar gloves. The kevlar goes over the tips fine and the sexy velcro strap that they give you to crank them down on your wrist cuts off easy so there's less bullshit to deal with line getting caught in it and such. I think they were $25 or so. 'Course I get 10% off...
sven
