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View Poll Results: What kind of Wading Shoes do you Recommend?
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Stocking Foot with Wading Shoes
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Boot Foot
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05-13-2003, 07:53 AM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
Posts: 3,275
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Bootfoot or Stocking Foot
I'm finally going to replace my Benny's specials with Breathables. Now th edebate is Boot Foot or Stocking Foot?
What's your take? I'll be using them on sand and ROCKS (with Korkers)!
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“It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections,” Antonin Scalia
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05-13-2003, 10:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
Posts: 8,555
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I like boot foot. I voted.
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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05-13-2003, 11:03 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kingston, Ma
Posts: 2,294
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Depends on where you'll be fishing. If you are mainly on the sandy beaches, stocking foot waders get sand between the boot and wader that becomes very uncomfortable when walking. Also, they hold a lot more sand when you taker them off and throw them in the back seat.
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05-13-2003, 11:14 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2000
Posts: 690
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You should check out the Orvis Silverlabel Hiking Bootfoot waders. I love mine! They're like other bootfoots but come with laces so you can tighten them up. A little expensive but guaranteed for life, I'll never have to buy another pair!  |
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05-13-2003, 11:24 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kingston, Ma
Posts: 2,294
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Unfortunately I believe they discontinued that model. My buddy tried to get them a few months ago and the guy at the Boston Orvis said they were unavailable. Definately the happy medium between stocking foot and boot foot.
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05-13-2003, 11:25 AM
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Kayak Fish with us.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Stonington, CT
Posts: 586
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Personally I like stocking foot, because I can change between different shoes.
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926 Stonington Rd (US Route 1)
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05-13-2003, 11:35 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Andover, CT
Posts: 839
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I love my ORVIS Stockingfoot Breathables! I pick the sole I want to use on my ORVIS Convertible wading boots and I'm off!
I don't know about other brands but the ORVIS Stockingfoots have a great "flap" that goes over the boot and keeps sand out. I have not had a problem with sand in my boots as of yet! (knock on wood!) 
Good luck,
Rob |
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05-13-2003, 11:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2000
Posts: 1,195
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My breathables came with neoprene gravel guards that create a good, tight seal between the waders and boot. I haven't had too much trouble with alot of sand.
Fishpart, I'd be a little leary of the breathables around the rocks. You are doing a little more heavy duty surf fishing than I am and I have a leak after just two seasons. You might shred those fairly quickly down in RI.
I got the White River brand from BPS. I really like them, but 2 seasons isn't very long and I primarily fished from the boat last year. Maybe some of the other brands are tougher, but I'm of the opinion that orvis, bps, cabelas, etc are pretty much the same stuff.
Now who knows what caused the leak, the waders are in great shape overall without alot of visible wear... possible that I stuck 'em with a hook or something last year or in transport or whatever... it is a small leak that I didn't even know about until I took off my waders.
Just my .02 which is probably worth even less these days.
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05-13-2003, 12:30 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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Depends on individual need, IMO. Wading boots usually have better arch/ankle support than sewn-on wader boots.
Too bad about Orvis discontinuing those hiking boot models--they did seem to strike the perfect balance.
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05-13-2003, 01:13 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: in a structure with a roof
Posts: 6,049
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I heard ( dont know how true ) that they had lots of complaints of leaks . But thats what I heard !
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05-13-2003, 01:32 PM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
Posts: 3,275
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I was planning on getting breathables from LL Bean. I have been using their other products as long as I can remeber and any time I have had an issue they have made good with their warranty.
I would like to fish the rocks harder this year, depends on what fishing partner I can get when.
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“It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections,” Antonin Scalia
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05-13-2003, 01:42 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Andover, CT
Posts: 839
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Just wondering ... (Not trying to be a wise arse)
How many of you who voted for Boot Foot have tried Stocking Foot? And, the other way around as well?
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05-13-2003, 01:46 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kingston, Ma
Posts: 2,294
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I have tried stocking foot and liked the comfortable, snug fit, but was too much work. Plus I didn't like getting my hands all sandy when I took them off. Such a priss.  |
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05-13-2003, 01:55 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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I've used boot foot and stocking with wader shoes and SF/WS is far more comfortable in my opinion. Love 'em!
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05-13-2003, 02:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Gloucester Massachusetts
Posts: 2,678
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Last edited by Fly Rod; 05-13-2003 at 02:19 PM..
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05-13-2003, 03:11 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 946
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Bootfoot for the salt.
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Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
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05-13-2003, 03:14 PM
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T-TOPS RULE
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: riverside, r.i.
Posts: 65
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stocking foot,,, none other,,, i can't get a pair of bootfoot waders to fit my feet properly,, and the boot usually leaves a chaffe mark on the leg,, ouch!!!
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05-13-2003, 07:41 PM
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Rocket Launcher
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: cape cod canal
Posts: 322
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Steel Shank
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Two Changes and It's Legal 
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05-13-2003, 09:37 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
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Going on my third year with Orvis Silver label breathable with felt sole boot and really like the product. Don't know any better, never tried stocking foot, but as mentioned earlier, two more things to carry, or forget, and more time to put on and off. My boot is a little bigger than I should have gotten, but it didn't keep me from hopping all them ball bearing boulders on Cuttyhunk last year!!!
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05-14-2003, 06:49 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: harrisville ri
Posts: 516
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Boot hands down,had a lot of trouble with wadding shoe filling in with sand,not from the gravel guards or top but from the drain holes in the shoe,
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