With only minutes to spare before older (less-better-looking) bro arrives and we head out to see what damage we can do to the trout population (hopefully in the grip of October Caddis fever), I thought I’d resurrect our wading boot test.
You’re looking at a pair of Korkers Guide boots with a studded rubber sole on one foot, and the plain rubber on the other.
Studded rubber on one side, plain "sticky" rubber on the other (courtesy my cell phone camera)
This, I think, should prove interesting.
Next I plan to do the same with the Simms wading boots, and yes – the Korkers will eventually permit me to compare studded rubber to studded felt (these thing were made for testing).
With any luck, I’ll return (sans dunking) with pictures of big trout and a review of the real difference between studded and un-studded rubber – and some idea as to whether the Korkers studded rubber soles will cut it on the Upper Sacramento.
Naturally, all this is subjective (well, not the big trout part), but if it’s one thing fly fishermen manufacture in abundance, it’s opinions.
See you on the river (finally!!), Tom Chandler.
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Good for you T.C., glad you get to see some time on the water! I look forward to the reviews..
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SANS DUNKING? How does one test the limits of these rubber soles without exceeding their limit? We need you, a much better swimmer than I, “to take the plunge” so to speak. Our lives depend on you! In any event, we eagerly await your report.
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Don’t worry guys, He will. The only way he can not fall in was if he was held up by a crane. Trust me I have waded with him Minny times. Hell I’ve seen him fall in stepping out of a drift boat.
David
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