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After losing a corker at PJ light I refused to spend another $60 on korkers, so I took my Proline wading boots (cheap, i wasn't worried about ruining them) and marked and drilled holes thru the sole. The sole isn't as thick or as heavy duty as I would have liked so I improvised. I was looking something rigid/strong with some flexibility. So I took a small bucket (Read: sheetrock drywall compound, small bucket green top) and cut it down the side and cut the bottom off. I cut four pieces of it for each boot, one under ball/front of foot, another for the heel both inside the boot and out (outer sole). Front piece was maybe 3" x 5" (i didn't measure) and heel about 3" x 3"...held them in place and marked holes with a sharpie...drilled them out and used 1/2" and 3/4" (length) stainless steel bolts (diameter ~1/4") with good sized washers and nuts. Inner sole goes like this (when looking into the boot, what you see): screw head ontop of a good sized washer ontop of plastic piece...outside has the bolt extending thru the sole, thru plasic piece, thru another good size washer secured by a nut. I used 1/2" and 3/4" bolts (for the thicker heel) so that they were stubby enough to provide leverage with only about 1/4" of the bolt sticking out of the sole. With the sole insert placed inside the boot OVER the plastic and screws I seriously can't feel them from the bottom of my feet thru my stockingfoot. They are a little tighter than before, but I relaced and keep them looser with no ill effects.
Result: they work great. They did wear down a bit but the only rocks this is noticeable on are the rocks at PJ. Those smooth round boulders are tough. The best part is the bolts are easily replaced with an offset screwdriver and socket...it has only been 1 season so we shall see. I'll try to get some pics up
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