Wader question/ do they make you sink ? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Bass Babe · 07-26-2005, 03:23 PM

The belt does help to keep cold water from getting down in your junk. Plus, they look cool.

Yeah, right.

ThrowingTimber · 07-26-2005, 03:37 PM

duh... they dont want wets nuts DF

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The Dad Fisherman · 07-27-2005, 07:32 AM

I did a little bit of internet research and found the reason for the wading belt.

You won't sink like a stone if you don't wear one. The reason it is important is when you are trying to get out of a situation. Without the belt your waders fill up fast with a lot of water so if your trying to pull yourself up a bank or back onto a jetty your going to have to deal w/ a couple of hundred extra pounds of water as well as your weight. Middle of the night, on slippery rocks that could be a potentially life ending situation.

ThrowingTimber · 07-27-2005, 07:46 AM

Well that and... you dont want wet nuts do ya?

The Dad Fisherman · 07-27-2005, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThrowingTimber

Well that and... you dont want wet nuts do ya?

It Depends.....on HOW they got that way.

Pete_G · 07-27-2005, 10:20 PM

You won't sink but if your waders are full of water and you try and kick, you're going to have to move the water in your waders as well as your legs. You'll get tired very quickly....

Also, baggy waders aren't exactly hydronamic. Even if you don't get much water in your waders when you go in, waders aren't exactly a bathing suit. There's a lot of drag due to all those folds.

Mr. Sandman · 07-28-2005, 07:02 AM

A few years ago the rescue guys did a test with a fellow jumping out of a boat in waders (in full surf gear actually) (in deep water) and swimming to the shore. (Rescue divers were alongside the guy just in case). He did it with Neo's, Rubber, and breathable waders. Once they fill up you don't bob around the surface like a cork, they are dead weight. You don't sink like a stone but as Pete said, you basically get tired so quickly that you can't stay afloat for very long once they fill. They basically measured how far you can swim before you pooped out. He never made it to shore in any of the cases; Neos and rubber were the worst and breathables were somewhat better but even in the best case 50-60' is about all you could make it from what they tell me. I think in the Neos the guy got somthing like 20' or so before he was exhausted. IMO it would be hard to get out of them even with a knife. I have trouble in the parking lot with my feet on land.

If you fish places like that where you could get washed into the sea....wear an inflatable pfd.

striperjerk1 · 07-27-2005, 08:07 AM

its a myth. and as far as being paroinoid wearing wading belts, never happen. thats 1 thing i always wear with or without waders. has my pliers on it , my hook cutters and KNIFE most important, in case of situations that you point out. wading belts is a safety issue for me and never leave home to go fishin w/out it. and not have wet nuts.