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Started by Stoner, June 16, 2014, 03:14:48 PM
Quote from: SCGobbler on June 16, 2014, 03:32:51 PMCheck out Cabelas. They usually have some decent waders at a reasonable price.Neoprene is always cheaper but hotter, the new materials get pretty pricey as you have seen.I've had boot foot and sock foot and prefer the sock foot, just make sure you wear gravel guards or you will chew up the sock foot waders!
Quote from: Marc on June 17, 2014, 12:49:19 AMI fly fish a bit... Used to be what would be considered avid... Still do my share.I have owned Simms, Patagonia, Orvis, Hodgeman, and Cabela's...The Cabela's waders are by far the best for the money. They held up better than any of the others at 1/4 the cost of Simms, and half the cost of Patagonia or Orvis... Hodgeman waders are cheap, but I had two pairs (one under warranty) and one pair started leaking on the first trip out, the second pair was leaking into my third trip out (I cut the feet out and used them for rain-pants).I would stick with a stockingfoot waders with wading shoes. Some of the rubber soles with metal cleats work ok, but I prefer felt soles, and if I am in really rocky and fast water, I use felt with metal studs... For most applications, the plain felt soles will work fine.I have had poor success with bootfoot waders and river fishing. If the boots fit comfortable, they do not offer the support necessary, and the felt on the boots wears out before the waders do. Rubber soles and trout fishing streams do NOT go together... You may as well just belly-flop into the water, cause you will take some falls. The felt soles really help to grip those slippery rocks and allow you to traverse the streams, creeks, and rivers without falling nearly as much.Here are the waders I just purchased on sale for $120 not too long ago, and I would guess they will go on sale again... I would watch for 4th of July sales.http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Premium-Dry-Plus-Breathable-Stockingfoot-Waders-150-Regular/749371.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dcabelas%2Bbreathable%2Bwaders%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=cabelas+breathable+waders&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+ProductsFor Wading shoes, it is tough to beat Korker's with the removable/replaceable soles:http://www.cabelas.com/product/Korkers174-Redside-Wading-Boots/1166951.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3DKorkers%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=Korkers&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+ProductsThey do have a special on a combo with wading shoes, but I have never used these wading shoes:http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Premium-Dry-Plus8482-Breathable-WadersUltralight-2-Felt-Wading-Boots-Combo-Regular/722591.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3DCabela%2527s%2Bbreathable%2Bwaders%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=Cabela%27s+breathable+waders&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products.