Wading shoes

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#1 Post by Cormdogg »

I need a pair to go with my waders with little neoprene sock fellahs at the end where I presumed a pair of rubber boots would be! Read ebay properly!

The good news is they fit! Whats next? Anyone know where you could get a relatively inexpensive pair? Do I bring my waders in with me to fit them?

Do I have to dry them every time and can I put them back on wet?
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#2 Post by Cormdogg »

OK then!

http://www.waywardflyfishing.com/articleShoes.htm
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#3 Post by Danny M. »

Dont go near wading boots designed for fly fishing if you intead to use them in the sea.
I speak from experience they wont last 6 months before they start to break up and corrode.
Greys GRX Boots are excellent.
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Vision Sprinter boots.
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#5 Post by lumpy »

ive been using simms freestone for the past 6 months and there perfect. whatever you do make sure the pair you get have soles which are stitched to the body of the boot, if its just bonded you'l be fortunate if you get 3 months
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#6 Post by Cormdogg »

Cheers lads, with most things they seems to be cheaper on the web. With delivery from the UK a Greys pair comes to about €70. If Im a size 11 what size wading boot do I get or do I idealy want to be trying them on in my waders?
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#7 Post by lumpy »

go for a size bigger than your shoe
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#8 Post by Tommy B »

Cormdogg wrote:With delivery from the UK a Greys pair comes to about €70.

I got a pair in baumanns stillorgan for 65€ about 2 weeks ago
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#9 Post by SeanP »

I ended up with a pair of these, I was looking for boots with just rubber soles as felt ocean waders I have had in the past wore away in no time on gravel/rock, so far they seem great, although they are not leather as stated, size bigger was just right for me.
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#10 Post by Conger »

Tried out a new pair of Behr chest waders with the neoprene socks and Wading boots last week end and definately worth it, far more comfy for hiking across beach than the neoprene waders mind you will always keep on to the neoprene for warmth :D
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#11 Post by immunecfg »

70 yoyos on wading boots in salt water :shock: get a cheap pair if you get a year out of them then your flying no need in paying through the nose for them, the salt water will eat away at them, and id say getting a pair of syntheic boots rather than boots with leather would break up much quicker, i got myself a pair for £30 and do the job just great!
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#12 Post by Cormdogg »

http://www.crocs.co.uk/shop/product/axle/

Bouth a pair of these in green camo size 12 for €24 in tk max today, fit perfectly, Ill see how they do at the weekend.
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