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Originally Posted by rizzo
Numbskull -
I think I have the L2's and there are a bunch of little ball bearings in the bottom of the studs that screw in. There is 10 per shoe I think. I never lost a screw all year and they still look new. I was very skeptical at first as all the boots I've tried were very poorly designed. The orvis henry forks were the worst. The studs folded over in no time and the tungston spikes wore away very fast.
The simms studs only stick out like 1/4" tops so they are lousy in bubble weed, but slick algae covered stuff they are great. Weekapaug or squibnocket at low tide kinda sucks no matter what you have for boots on.
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I've got the L2's, studded felt. They last about a year. Eyelets corrode away and the felt wears down to nothing, the studs fall out. Good footing, fair in thick weed, particularly after the soles wear down 1/2 way, great support, but at 130 bucks a season I was hoping to find something more durable. Simms does make an aquastealth rubber sole, into which you can screw their studs, but I don't think they make a factory studded aquastealth sole anymore (they used to). I'm skeptical the screw in version would hold up.
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