Cabelas Dry-Plus GII Breathables - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Mike P · 05-24-2005, 08:01 PM

I used Orvis when they had their original warranty, and when I lived a few minutes away from an Orvis store. Now that I moved farther east on Long Island, and Orvis changed their warranty from "we'll replace them anytime, for any reason, within 4 years" to, "we'll pro-rate them against a new pair", I'm on my last pair of Orvis. When my Pro-Guides crap the bed, I'm going with Simms, too.

Once I tore a pair of Orvis on a hook. Not only did they replace them no questions asked, they let me "borrow" a cheaper pair while I waited for the size I needed in the other style to come in on order. Not anymore, tho

eelman · 05-24-2005, 09:16 PM

Surf fishing is so tough on waders, you have to deal with well the surf itself, trying to land a 30lb fish with a mouth full of hooks and during all that try not to get a hook in your waders! But in all honesty these simms are like wearing a caddy! they are really well thought out and built waders, however I would not wear them at watch hill during a bluefish bliz, you would definatly get a hook in them. Also the dorsal fin on a bass can puncture waders as fast as any hook. So use your breathables with common sense and you will love them!

basswipe · 05-25-2005, 05:40 AM

If I had the money #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& I would go with the best that I could afford and right now that's the GIIs.

I will be careful with them for sure.I also don't tend to fish a lot of "difficult"
places I'm a physical wreck as it is.The worst I do are the rocks in Newport and those are bad enough on the knees and back.

A majority of my time is spent at easier spots that I've had good success at.
So the waders shouldn't take to much of a beating.One trick I learned to help
protect the knees is to take neo gravel guards or knee braces and slide them up over the waders to give extra padding and protection to the knee area.

I'm sure the very first time I put them on I will thank myself a thousand times over.

"uffah!!" · 05-25-2005, 06:02 AM

Which ever model or style you guys buy, just remember the most important thing, is not to FOT in them. They will fill with gas and flip you upside and you'll float away!!!!

ragfly · 05-25-2005, 06:09 AM

I had those waders for 3 years of ledge fishing in Maine. They finally started to leak. My waders had the neoprene build in gravel guards and it warn out the seem. Yo are looking at the boot foot waders so you should have no problem. Again they are low end but worked ok for me for a few years. I also just picked up the LL Bean light weights. I live 20 minutes from them so I can bring them back anytime

basswipe · 05-25-2005, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ragfly

I had those waders for 3 years of ledge fishing in Maine. They finally started to leak. My waders had the neoprene build in gravel guards and it warn out the seem. Yo are looking at the boot foot waders so you should have no problem. Again they are low end but worked ok for me for a few years.

If I get 3yrs out of them I'll be more than satisfied.

redlite · 05-25-2005, 12:00 PM

Can't imagine ever wearing neoprenes again.
If I can get a pair of waders to last 3 WEEKS I'm impressed. A lot of walkin. I think I am the reason Orvis changed their wader policy. I was goin through about 6 pairs a year. This pair I got in the fall are already startin to go at the seams. Gotta take em over tomorrow and see what they are gonna do.
I get aggravated when you shell 225 for a pair of waders, take them off, and you're wet, and not from persperation.

"Which ever model or style you guys buy, just remember the most important thing, is not to FOT in them."------That's proably why they keep goin at the seams.

I have looked at other brands. I started with Prolines years ago. Simms seem nice. My father instilled the "You get what you pay for" theory in us as kids, but they are really expensive. Cabella's has come out with the boot foots waders with the built in laces like Orvis. I miss mine. They were like walking in 4x4 on the sand compared to regular boot foot waders.

But then again, I see people all the time walkin the beaches at night that still just wear shorts, so why the need for waders at all (I like bein warm and dry, especailly when spendin 8+ hrs in the surf.)