Waders

[chefchris401]

I dont fish waders much but i use the field and stream from #^&#^&#^&#^&s sporting goods, buy the 7 dollar warranty and return em every year for a new pair, their customer service is great or at least it has been for me. get em on sale and they are 50 to 90 bucks. mine will last one season but i only use em in the spring and very late fall, the rest of the time i wetsuit.

I use stocking foots with cabelas boots.

fishing the sand beaches sucks in most boot and wader combos, the sand will come in thru the drainage holes in the boots. only reason Ive thought about getting a pair of boot foot waders is fot the sand beaches only, but seeing I dont spend a lot of time on em I just put up with the sand in the boot.

the gravel guards do help and so do the waders that have the pull down flap over the boot that attaches to the bottom lace.

[JohnnySaxatilis]

I have ll bean Rapid Rivers breathable stocking foot. Stocking foot and boot > bootfoot. just so much more comfortable for longer walks
I think I returned 3 pairs this past season, due to the OLDEEEE leaky crotch. Took all of 5 mins every time i came up and replaced them in mansfield. The guy mentioned under his breath they were havin a lot of problems with that model... finally got a size bigger the last time and didnt have any more problems rest of the year.
They're great in the summer, very light weight and comfy but you better have some layers on under em in the spring, fall/winter or you're a popsicle