I think they may be new for '05, Bernzy - I just saw them at Cabela's, don't recall seeing them before
The price is right versus the Gamis - like 1/5 the price -
"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.