I just bout always wear em at the canal unless the tide is up there pretty good and its just for a little while. I have the 1000's and they work great, after 6 hours it sure feels good to take em off though. I got 2 pairs on ebay brand new 25 bucks, lightley used 15. I lost my last keepr of the year in Ct because i didnt wear them and slipped on the rocks while reaching for my fish
I second the advice to call joe, i got my studs and tool in 2 days, bout crapped when ups dude showed up.