neoprene boots fishing
3mm neoprene waders? year round waders?
im looking for some good chest waders for year around use, i want then to at least keep me comfortable in the idaho spring time while fishing for steelhead but at the same time i dont want to have heat stroke while fishing in the summer for trout. i think im not sure but i think a 3mm neoprene wouldnt be too hot in the summer would it? id like to be able to get some neoprene for cold weather and plain for warm but funds wont allow that.
and second is it worth the extra money to get stokcing foot waders and wading boots over boot foot? i really do all kinds of fishing, sometimes i may walk a ways and other times i jump out of the truck and i am in the river…
Neoprene is the way of the past. You might as well get some old rubber waders if you’re shopping for neoprene. Neoprene waders did they’re part for wading, and they did it pretty well. Neoprene waders inexpensively protected a whole generation of wading anglers, but the age of neoprene is over now.
I was never really sure why people said neoprene waders were so good in the winter — to me wearing neoprene was like wearing Seran Wrap. They were clammy and sweaty and stinky no matter what the season. They kept the winter chill away reasonably well in the winter, but only to a point — in really cold weather they almost made things worse. And in warm weather, forget it. It was like putting on one of those fat-reducing suits old ladies used to wear. You turn them upside down and this evil liquid pours out — it ain’t river water.
Breathable, waterproof fabric technology is highly advanced and becoming cheaper all the time. Yes, a really good pair of Simms is still going to cost you half a grand, but very excellent waders can be had for $200 and less. Listen to Josh — he got a pair for a hundred bucks and I think he’s as serious an outdoorsman as you’ll find here. Breathable waders with varying layers beneath is the way to go. In the winter I use longjohns, wool pants, and waders, and I’ve never gotten cold feet (it’s always my fingers that go first). In summer I use the same waders with shorts underneath — the cool water on the breathable fabric is like air conditioning. Plus breathable chest waders enable you to unshuck to the waist — not as easy to do with neoprene.
I’m a big fan of Dan Bailey waders — they have at least two models that cost less than $200 or thereabouts.
Do not get booted waders. Booted waders are the economy approach to waders. There is no wading or fishing advantage to them, they’re only made to save money. They’re okay to fish in, but if you have to hoof it up a trail at all, you’ll quickly feel like you’re in a clown suit or something. Get neoprene socks and wading boots. You can use some old hiking boots in a pinch, but be aware that they might not grip slippery river rocks as well as actual wading boots and you’ll have to be a bit more careful.
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