Those who have got to know me, on the old site & this new one, will know that i fish small water only, the tougher the better. In the last post Heading Upwards, the photo,s show, what i would call tough wading. I have waded a lot tougher that this. Hour after hour, your feet being twisted & tourchered, in this uneven, unforgiven surroundings. Where a lot of cheap wading boots, most likely woundn,t last long & become a danger, to your well being.
There are no room for mistakes here. But i feel that my boots, are not up to the job in hand, i have a pair of Orvis & simms. The Simms are the newer guide boots. Tough boots they are, but this kind of wading each time, i head out, might not have been on list, for the people who designed the boots.??
I would say that the boundries, for surport & general toughness , have been pushed a little further that the general boots are designed for. (( Maybe a lot )).
I had a pair of these a while back in my hand.
http://www.jackson-sports.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=5623
My first thoughts, where, these are one tough boot, next thought was, if only i had them with a felt sole & they where built for wading in water for countless hours.
These boots are built for what the mountains can throw at them & still come back for more.
I think every time i,m out, if only i had the surport & toughness of these mountain hiking boots, life would be so much more safer & enjoyable on stream, having the trust of your boots, to take you in & out in style.
I have looked at the Korkers with the different soles, a very good idea, but no better than the simms on build.
I have thought of getting,((( russells to build a pair of boots for my needs )), as the wading boot they have, doesn,t have the surport in the uppers, & most likely like all wading boots after a while will twist on the rocks, leading to feet being sore & the feeling of being worn out, after a hard day on stream.
http://www.russellmoccasin.com/index.html
Any Thoughts, on Boots?????
We all talk about Rods, lines, ect. The most important to me is what is on the foot.