Wading boots in their natural environment: the water. The constantly soaked boots will have to endure all kinds of hardships, and expecting them to last forever might be overly optimistic. (picture) - As a boot in water - None of the wading boots I owned fit my bill for a perfect pair of wading boots - Global FlyFisher

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As a boot in water

Wading boots in their natural environment: the water. The constantly soaked boots will have to endure all kinds of hardships, and expecting them to last forever might be overly optimistic.
Birgitte Claussen ©2013 

Photo/illustration: Birgitte Claussen ©2013




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From: Martin Joergensen · martin·at·globalflyfisher.com  Link
Submitted March 2nd 2010

Jim,

The elastic does not keep any water out. The boot fills with water!
It's the waders that keep out the water. The legs you see continue into the boot and are waterproof, so no wet toes...

Martin


From: jim alway · jausa·at·optimum.net  Link
Submitted March 2nd 2010

how can that little elastic around the boot keep water out.



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