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If you are all-fired up to get a pair of waist high
waders, Cabela's has their Dry Plus waist high waders on sale right now for
$89.95. Though my buddy Tim didn't have very good luck with their waders,
it sounds like Preston has.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 10:11
AM
Subject: Re: Breathable Waders vs.
Neoprenes
I did not mean to imply that chest waders are not a necessity.
I just won a pair of silver labels in a raffle so I now have the chest
scenario covered. I am still going to get the waist highs as they are
conducive to the type of fishing I do most.
I will be using the waist
waders mainly while beach fishing which I think they lend themselves well to.
I will just have to pay more attention to the
waves....
-sean
On Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at 09:06 AM,
rderedfield wrote:
Precisely for your
soprano-voice reason, I prefer the chest highs to the waist high because the
chest high are more versatile. The chest highs can do everything the
waist high can do, and more. Fishing the beaches in the summer, there
will be several times where I won't be paying attention to the incoming
waves and can get 'blasted' by a big wave, and I'm dang happy I have those
chest highs to keep out the salt water. And, I'm usually fishing maybe
mid-thigh deep. Also, the chest highs are much more practical for
steelhead fishing and even fishing on the
Yakima.
With
the exception of Kent, most of the guys I know that own waist high waders,
and use them a lot, are guides that fish out of drift boats, and guide
during the warmer months.
I
have a pair of Orvis Silver Label breathables, and they have coordinating
buckles on the straps that allow me to roll down the waders and very
effectively use the straps as a belt to keep the waders up and at my waist
level. They are great waders, by the way. I normally love
Cabela's products, my friend Tim (who was in the market for a pair of
breathables after he literally wore out his 10 year old Cabela's neoprene
waders) owned a a pair Cabela's Dry Plus waders and had lots of leak
problems with them. The waders were replaced at least twice. Tim
moved up to the Cabela's gore-tex waders, had leak problems with them.
Tim has since purchased the Orvis Silver Label waders, similar model to
mine, and loves 'em.
So,
Sean, back to the waist high scenario, if you want to save dinero to apply
towards a Ross Canyon, I'd recommend you buy the chest highs.
Otherwise, buy the waist highs, and it won't be long before you will buying
your second pair of waders, a pair of chest
high.
Richard
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Original Message -----
From:
Kent Lufkin
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Wednesday, March 13, 2002 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: Breathable Waders
vs. Neoprenes
As Sean mantioned,
I picked up a pair of Hidgman waist high breathable stocking foot waders
last year. Found 'em at Gart Sports in Bellevue for $79 or for $99 includin
a pair of Hodgman 300 wt polar fleece pants with stirrup feet. They fit well
through the body and legs although the feet appear to have been designed for
an NBA player instead. No problem getting my feet with 3 pair of socks into
'em. My wading boots are pretty generous so it's a simple matter to get the
extra-big neoprene feet into 'em.
I
prefer the waist highs when fishing my pontoon boat since generally I'm only
in as far as mid-calf.
Sean
graciously neglected to mention that when he and I floated the N. Fork ot
the Stilly last September, we got out of our boats to fish a run and,
forgetting I wasn't wearing my chest-highs, I waded in past waist deep. The
cool water was quite refreshing once I got past the shock of hearing my new
soprano voice ;-D
Kent
Lufkin
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