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05-02-2006, 06:35 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
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huh... i just upgraded from my old pair of west branch waders to the wicked tough ones.. So far, i like them, but time will tell... when these kick the bucket i will try out the simms i guess..
I also jsut got a new pair of LLBean's newer version of the ultralight wading shoe- I am in love  |
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05-02-2006, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 429
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Originally Posted by Nebe
huh... i just upgraded from my old pair of west branch waders to the wicked tough ones.. So far, i like them, but time will tell... when these kick the bucket i will try out the simms i guess..
I also jsut got a new pair of LLBean's newer version of the ultralight wading shoe- I am in love |
Eben - all of my Wicked Tough waders leaked at the seams in the feet (except the ones that tore a hole in a knee from a barnacle-covered rock  )...
Even the Orvis Pro Guides I had before the LL Beans leaked at the seams. I think the MAIN difference between the USA-made Simms and the various overseas-made waders is the quality of the workmanship in the seams, etc - not as much the actual materials. Gore-Tex is Gore-Tex.
That said, the material on the lower portion of the Simms G3's feels indestructible... |
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05-03-2006, 12:12 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 31
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Buy the best wader you can afford that can be swapped over the counter at your closeest tackle shop. Most have a decent garantee but actaully swapping them out is a PITA. I have always told people just getting into fishing to spend the bulk on the waders... rods and reels come later but if you are not comfortable you'll never enjoy yourself.
I have a pair of Patagonia (Pata-Gucci) SSTs, They are super tough and garenteed through anything. Pricey on the front end but if you need a pair to count on for a tip of a lifetime... can't go wrong. They are stocking foot which suck in the surf. Unless you like heavy feet. I have a pair of silverlable Orvis bootfool. the oldones kind of orangy tan with the neprene on the top of the boot. I think I am the only one I know that still has a pair that doesn't leak.
Muy 2 cents!
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05-03-2006, 04:54 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Holliston, Ma
Posts: 107
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Proline bootfoot waders . Got them from Goose Hummock. Not a bad wader for the money. FishHawk
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05-03-2006, 05:24 AM
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You rang?
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Lowell
Posts: 946
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Love the west branch waders from LL been using them for two seasons with no troubles....you CANNOT beat the warranty! With that warranty I will never buy another pair.
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05-03-2006, 06:06 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Hanover, MA
Posts: 126
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Simms bootfoot are still made special order , great wader for the sand.  |
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05-03-2006, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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Originally Posted by Joey G
Simms bootfoot are still made special order , great wader for the sand. |
I wonder if they will make me a G3 with a boot foot? I may call them. |
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05-03-2006, 07:35 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 21,464
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Originally Posted by Fly Aquidneck
Buy the best wader you can afford that can be swapped over the counter at your closeest tackle shop. Most have a decent garantee but actaully swapping them out is a PITA.
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Or get the LLBean credit card...Free 1-2 day FedEX shipping!
-spence |
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05-03-2006, 07:39 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cumberland, RI
Posts: 2,264
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WTF do you guys do in your waders? I had <$100 hodgeman stocking foot waders, and get 2 seasons out of them. I fish 2-3 nights, they LIVE in my trunk and get treated like $HI&.
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Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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05-03-2006, 05:33 PM
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Finally
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: FL
Posts: 7,181
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Originally Posted by JFigliuolo
WTF do you guys do in your waders? I had <$100 hodgeman stocking foot waders, and get 2 seasons out of them. I fish 2-3 nights, they LIVE in my trunk and get treated like $HI&.
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We beat them silly.
Razor Rocks are tough on waders...  |
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05-04-2006, 07:40 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
Posts: 10,408
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Originally Posted by spence
Or get the LLBean credit card...Free 1-2 day FedEX shipping!
-spence
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Yeah.. but thats 2 fishing trips missed....
I have always worn neoprene, generally cheap ones, Hodgman or Redhead Bone Dry....
Got a pair of stockingfoot breathables this year, cant remeber the model, from cabelas... I kept my neoprenes which are more aquaseal than rubber as a back-up pair...
we'll see... By the fall they will leak somewhere... |
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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