I want to get some new korkers for the kid.
He does a lot of wetsuiting, swimming to rocks, and he's rough on his gear.
I want something that will hold up and are light.

What do you guys recommend?

He already chewed through a pair of Korker boots this past season, no? I would get him the lightest LL Bean wading boots and punch in sheetmetal screws or wearbars to the rubber soles. That way when he beats this pair up, at least he can get a new one for nothing through their unbeatable warranty. Just my two cents.

Here is a thread on the Wearbars and Cabelas Ultralite: http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/stripertalk/63665-alternative-korkers.html

Not sure how good they are for swimming - thought they are light - but you can see more detail on the Wearbars used with another boot / system

There awesome for swimming! Wore mine all year.

Best investment I've made all year!!

On a side note I had a pair of korker cross currents that I was using on the sand in fall. Well they blew out, the boot delaminated away from the soul, junk, and there customer sevice is awful, but that's a whole other thread!
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Definetly go with the 1/2 wearbars there a little pricey but awesome! If you get the Cabella Ultralights make sure you get some #10 ss washers to go between the wearbars and the sole...Korkers are a thing of the past.

The wearbars are awesome but the cabelas boots don't hold up very well. I have been using them for the last couple of years and destroy atleast one pair a season.

I guess for the price that isn't too bad especially with their return policy but ill be looking for a more durable pair if boots to use with the wearbars for next year.
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I guess I've been lucky, I haven't had any problems w/my cross currents. Maybe I'm just lite on my feet:biglaugh:

Thanks for the link John, good info there.
The Cabela's boots and wear bars seem like a good plan, provided I could get them in time.

When I was looking at Korkers site, they have a Chrome kling-0n boot with a fixed sole that says "compatible with predator screw in spikes"
I'm wondering if those are sheet metal type thread, or machine screw type thread?
Did they finally do like Ivan said and tap some female threads in a fixed sole boot - that's the obvoius answer, or is it just a rubber sole that you screw a trackbar into?
Anyone know the weight on the Cabela's boot?

Check out the simms rivershed boot.

[QUOTE=Billybob;907186]Thanks for the link John, good info there.
The Cabela's boots and wear bars seem like a good plan, provided I could get them in time.

I bought a pair of the Cabelas ultralites and put Wearbars studs in the felt soles. Wore them on the Block for 3 days in Nov. The boots are fine. Just get a size bigger. I wear 11s and bought 12s so they were perfect for the stocking foot waders.

The predator spikes are just fancy hexheads.
I'll try to get the trackbars in time.
Hey Kierran, whats better for swimming, a light boot or a shoe?
You goin for pizza Thurs?

The predator spikes are just fancy hexheads.
I'll try to get the trackbars in time.
Hey Kierran, whats better for swimming, a light boot or a shoe?
You goin for pizza Thurs?

I would go with the boots. The shoe will let sand in. I wore the korker ultralights with my wetsuit over them no sand no problems. Too bad the boots fell apart after one season.
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[QUOTE=Billybob;907209] whats better for swimming, a light boot or a shoe?
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Ive used both, the shoe is definetly lighter but offers ZERO ankle support, if hes walking any distance over the usual terrain in RI or mass hes going to need some ankle support.

Plus in my findings the shoes are usually beefied up and get worn down faster in the toe and side areas.

The korker shoes, had mess sides which was like rubbing wet paper towels over gravel, great for drainage, not for abrasion.

All there products are junk.

Some of you may be refering to the older ultralights, they sucked I had them too. The soles blew out, they didn't support my feet good to begin with, and the felt cheap. But I believe Cabellas improved that line of boots, The new ones are alot more comfortable, and the soles appear to be re-enforced. Yes there are better boots out there but being a size 15 I'm kinda limited. Either way wearbars are the way:D

I use a pair of simms headwater boots and they are the best boot i've ever owned.When all studded the cost comes to around 200.No issues yet,just retighten studs now and then.A complete soaking with water from hose and on the boot dryer they go.I'm sure some of you always rinse after use but the boot drier in my oppinion is what really helps make them last a little longer.As far as falling apart,nothing yet and will continue to purchace this product.Over the long run i believe this will be cost effective.Here's a pic of one year old boots.