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Crafty Angler · 06-04-2009, 10:17 PM

For the technically oriented, the buckles on the older K-5000's that took a beating for years and never failed were Fastex SR-1's

The buckles that came with the new pair I got toward the end of last season appeared to be cheap knock-offs - sure glad I discovered that on the walk in rather than perched on a rock in a big swell in the dark...also known as the hard way...

The replacement buckles and straps I picked up from Joe Lyons at SRI this afternoon were the stronger Fastex SR-1's -

Okay, alright, maybe a little much...but ya know, it might save someone stitches some night

06-04-2009, 10:17 PM	#11
Crafty Angler Geezer Gone Wild iTrader: (2) Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,397 Blog Entries: 2	For the technically oriented, the buckles on the older K-5000's that took a beating for years and never failed were Fastex SR-1's The buckles that came with the new pair I got toward the end of last season appeared to be cheap knock-offs - sure glad I discovered that on the walk in rather than perched on a rock in a big swell in the dark...also known as the hard way... The replacement buckles and straps I picked up from Joe Lyons at SRI this afternoon were the stronger Fastex SR-1's - Okay, alright, maybe a little much...but ya know, it might save someone stitches some night
	"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.