Caddis Waders

[redlite]

Waders have always sucked starting with the old rubber ones I used to "borrow" from my dad when I was a teenager even though my feet were size 8 and he a 12.
I do very little wader fishing anymore, mostly the canal. Back in the backside hey days (late 90's early 2000's )I LOVED concept of the Orvis boot foot waders that had the integrated laces. Was best of both worlds of the snug comfortable stocking/ wading boot style but you didn't have the issue of sand getting inside boots. No matter how good of gravel guards, boots still got packed with sand. Concept of the orvis was great, but functionality/ design flaws on boots sucked. I think in 2001 I went through 32 pairs of them. Yes 32 pairs in one season. The boots would split from walking. I would get out of my truck and make the death March out to where u fish Bob and they would already be split They loved me at the orvis store at fanuiel hall.
I eventually moved onto beans simply because of the warranty but that has gone away and I moved to primarily wetsuit fishing. 2 yrs ago I moved onto sticking foot Simms. Pricey but they have lasted I did a lot of sand fishing with miles and miles of sand ponded in them last year and they weren't bad. The gravel guards on them do a pretty damn good job of keeping sand out of the boots. Only set back is wading boots and stockings PLASTErRd in sand when u take em off and your hands covered with sugar sand. PIA. But they sufficient.

All this being said I would recommend Simms. Make sure u try them on though as they are a slimmer more ergonomically designed wader so sizing is not accurate from what u are prob used to and I know new models coming are even more
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Originally Posted by redlite

...I would get out of my truck and make the death March.....[/i][/size]

Funny how that death-march would double in length on a foggy night.


Last few times I used my waders, I think was during a snow storm...so I'm way out the loop in regards to new and upcoming,

When they were heavily used, they'd get hosed down 97% of the time, and then hung to dry...a habit I had to start early on and tried never to give up on, leaving that 3% for those nights that the fish wouldn't stop biting or started biting late, those were the nights that nothing got washed, ... End of the season, they'd get dunked in a 7 gal. warm-soapy bath-bucket, maybe a day or two. Try to get the stank out, and some soapy-scent in. Didn't really work on the waders, but in my head, it made sense, so I stuck with it. Similar to what linesider82 said, no scrubbing nor abrasives, only hose-strength water was used, and never on the seams...just a thorough flush.

Bob, if they don't leak straight outta the box, which happens sometimes....the best waders out there, are the ones that you treat with care and respect. It's the seams that got me most of the time...I had to reteach myself on climbing over and thru rocks, trying hard not to pull on the seams while stepping over and around things...of course all this goes out the window when you're getting pounded off your perch, then it's your safety first, waders last.

Those caddis look decent, but it may be because Spence is modeling them?? Good Luck ~