Waders?????

[bluegrasser]

Talk to me about some waders. Need a new pair thinking about a stocking foot. Looked at simms but they're a little high.

Go ahead with the Simms, I suffered through several pairs of Cabelas breathables for a few years. They kept leaking and I would return them and get a different kind, and I always praised their customer service.

That was, until I was on a 7-day fishing trip on the Green River in Dutch John, Utah in March, with temps in the low 30s and leaking waders. At that point, I could give a rat's @ss how good Cabelas cust service was, I had leaking waders for a week trip and was miserable.

Ordered Simms Classic Guide waders at somewhere around $350 the week I got back. That was in 2003 and I'm still wearing them. I sent them back to Simms 2 years ago for reconditioning and was just charged shipping. They're like new now. Talk about customer service!!!

If I get 2-3 more years out of these waders, I'll have had them for a decade. $350 divided over that long sure seems reasonable.

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On another note, I AM in the market for some new wading boots. I just went to Otter Creek yesterday and slipped twice on some snot-slick flat bedrock that covered a whole section of the stream. I am wondering if the boots with studs would have prevented that. Felt like I was ice skating.

[RICHYD4U]

On another note, I AM in the market for some new wading boots. I just went to Otter Creek yesterday and slipped twice on some snot-slick flat bedrock that covered a whole section of the stream. I am wondering if the boots with studs would have prevented that. Felt like I was ice skating.

YES THEY WILL!!! Those studs grip to anything, love them! Get ya some!

-Rich

[bluegrasser]

YES THEY WILL!!! Those studs grip to anything, love them! Get ya some!

-Rich

Hey, I just checked those out on Cabelas and they look pretty cool. I fish a lot out of my boat these days, but I certainly would've liked to have had some studded boots the other day. I mean, I was in calf-deep water, standing upright and literally sliding downstream on this flat, frictionless bedrock.

That was just when I was trying to stand still. I fell twice trying to cross that section and once resulted in a full face plant into the creek. If if hadn't been 36 degrees and overcast, and I was by myself, I probably would've laughed. As it was, I eventually had to call my outing short because I was shivering so much.

So, I might just investigate those studded boots. Thanks for the heads-up

[RICHYD4U]

bluegrasser-
No problem man. I fish a lot of slick rock streams out west, and these babies have stopped all of my graceful face plants! Not to mention my ankles have finally healed from all the twists! lol!

-Rich