walking in the river
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 5:39 pm
Cant tell me I dont walk-wade in the river to catch fish . these boots are only 9 months old .
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Particularly fun when the strap snaps and the bottom decides to replace itself when your walking through the muck. My current 3 year old pair is failing in the uppers plus the damn boa system just doesn't get tight enough. I do like the spiked soles though. Great for those really slippery streams and the Delaware.
Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:14 amI wouldn't wear Korkers if you gave me a free pair monthly. They are the only manufacturer whose soles I find at least one of on nearly every fishing trip. That doesn't happen with any other manufacturer. Chota and Simms have done me well over the years and I can own any brand out there and don't have to pay a dime for them (business expense).
Ive noticed the boa cable on these stretch the shoe out & have to tighten up more to compensate for the stretch fabricDrossi wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:33 amParticularly fun when the strap snaps and the bottom decides to replace itself when your walking through the muck. My current 3 year old pair is failing in the uppers plus the damn boa system just doesn't get tight enough. I do like the spiked soles though. Great for those really slippery streams and the Delaware.
That's not being rough, that's just use. I laugh every time one person says "brand X sucks because they don't last" while another person says that brand is the best because his or hers have lasted many years. Meanwhile person # 1 wears their gear 5 days per week, year round and the other wears that same item 5 times per year. I try to get 3 years out of waders and wading boots. My boots are going to wear out faster because I wet wade with them this time of the year until fall, so the waders are hung up, but the boots are in use. Two years is now about my boot average and 3-4 for waders.Troutman wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 3:26 pmRusty Spinner wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:14 amI wouldn't wear Korkers if you gave me a free pair monthly. They are the only manufacturer whose soles I find at least one of on nearly every fishing trip. That doesn't happen with any other manufacturer. Chota and Simms have done me well over the years and I can own any brand out there and don't have to pay a dime for them (business expense).
went thru a few brands already. I think Im just pretty ruff on them. As I fish about 180 days a year in the river with them all. The Simms G4 was honestly a good boot. the only draw back is they are heavier then the rest. Weight is a big thing when your walking in them for some distance
To be honest I have a pair of Cabelas lightweights that I really like, I had them before and switched to the Korkers cause I fell in love with the fallacy of interchangeable soles. I got another pair now with the felt and studs that I need to start using more. Just need to make sure I keep spare laces.
When the original laces wear out I replace with military grade laces made from Kevlar. Never had to replace them, actually the last pair of boots I replaced I removed and kept the laces, will use them when the current original laces wear out.barkeater wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:23 pmI'm a fan of Chota's. They last and are comfortable but more important to me are the bungee laces they sell. The last pair I bought did not come with them but for about $10 I ordered bungees from them and swapped them out for the string laces. Nothing better than using the bungee laces to quickly get your boots on or off especially in the middle of winter.
Where can I get kevlar laces please?cappy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:11 pmWhen the original laces wear out I replace with military grade laces made from Kevlar. Never had to replace them, actually the last pair of boots I replaced I removed and kept the laces, will use them when the current original laces wear out.barkeater wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:23 pmI'm a fan of Chota's. They last and are comfortable but more important to me are the bungee laces they sell. The last pair I bought did not come with them but for about $10 I ordered bungees from them and swapped them out for the string laces. Nothing better than using the bungee laces to quickly get your boots on or off especially in the middle of winter.
Ive been lucky on these G4 Zips. Im going on 7 years. not a leak so far. But this warmer season Ive been using my redington zips. They dont sweat as much. They are thinner. My G4Z's was rather thick and didnt allow enough breathing in the warmer monthsRusty Spinner wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 10:17 amThat's not being rough, that's just use. I laugh every time one person says "brand X sucks because they don't last" while another person says that brand is the best because his or hers have lasted many years. Meanwhile person # 1 wears their gear 5 days per week, year round and the other wears that same item 5 times per year. I try to get 3 years out of waders and wading boots. My boots are going to wear out faster because I wet wade with them this time of the year until fall, so the waders are hung up, but the boots are in use. Two years is now about my boot average and 3-4 for waders.Troutman wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 3:26 pmRusty Spinner wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:14 amI wouldn't wear Korkers if you gave me a free pair monthly. They are the only manufacturer whose soles I find at least one of on nearly every fishing trip. That doesn't happen with any other manufacturer. Chota and Simms have done me well over the years and I can own any brand out there and don't have to pay a dime for them (business expense).
went thru a few brands already. I think Im just pretty ruff on them. As I fish about 180 days a year in the river with them all. The Simms G4 was honestly a good boot. the only draw back is they are heavier then the rest. Weight is a big thing when your walking in them for some distance