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aquabonito	HIP BOOTS WITH STEALTH SOLES		Lead	[-]
Posts: 1010 03/24/2009 14:58 Angry Andy	Tags : None I have felt soles on my hip boots, which apparently are conducive to the retention of Didymo (Rock Snot) algae, at least as long as moisture remains in the felt. Since my felts are worn out I think it would be a good time to replace them with stealth soles. Is my thinking correct in that Didymo will not attach itself to stealth soles, and if so where can I obtain stealth soles, sized or unsized? I also have two pairs of felt soled wading boots that I am reluctant to wear because of Didymo. I understand that rinsing felt soles in a salt solution will kill the stuff, but I'd rather get rid of the felt, or similar material altogether. "You can't make new old friends" Andy
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spruce grouse		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1289 03/24/2009 20:25	Andy, At the risk of being completely wrong (I'm sure I'll be corrected if I am) Didymo will attach to any boot. The thing is, once it dries out the Dydimo is toast. Felt takes a long time to completely dry out, rubber does not. If you only fish once every couple of weeks, your sole (or soul G) choice might be moot. If you fish one stream one day and another the next, then felts are cause for concern. BTW, when are we going to get together and fish? Maybe your secret little brookie stream?
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WatercolorMan		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1358 03/25/2009 04:17	Good question Andy, my boots are falling apart and I want to get "the right boots" Are the boots with the interchangeable bottoms any good ?
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kyflyfisher		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 9 03/25/2009 12:24	Based on my understanding of Didymo I believe spruce grouse is correct. I recently decided to replace my felt sole boots. And I like fishing with hip waders as I seldom need (or have desire) to wade in water much over my knees, plus they are more comfortable when I'm in my boat. So I ordered some stocking foot hip waders from Patagonia along with their Riverwalker - Sticky boots. They just came in yesterday, and so I've yet to try them out. But they are very good quality (should be for the $$$) and are a good fit.
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MontyMontana	check this out	#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 487 03/25/2009 14:45	Kyflyfisher... check out the review of your RiverWalker on the site www.troutunderground.com pretty well states you did good buy buying these. Monty Montana Your Signature ... I fish via our criminal justice system..."Catch and release"
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kyflyfisher	Review of Riverwalker - Sticky Boots	#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10 03/25/2009 16:40	That is a good review. One of the commenters makes another good point in regard to studded boots as I have worn my studded boots in some streams and have also felt bad about how I was scratching up some of the rocks (or boulders). I would end up trying to step over or around the big rocks to avoid scratching them, which would then make it more difficult to walk along the stream.
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aquabonito		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1013 03/26/2009 09:02 Angry Andy	Monty, I'll be watching, "yet my feet just slide into the Riverwalker". For an old guy like me with a little extra girth, I need something easy to get in and out of. My ideal would be a breathable, waist high wader with a sticky boot foot. If this ever comes about, what am I going to do with all the stuff I have now? Maybe TU would be willing to become an exchange center of some kind to funnel the stuff to beginning fly fishermen with tight budgets. I agree, an educational review. "You can't make new old friends" Andy
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spruce grouse		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1292 03/26/2009 09:12	Andy, You mean like a "turn in your guns for cash" program like B'more sometimes does? Maybe the wading shoe companies could have a program where they would retrofit felt boots with rubber for a small fee.
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cdmoore	Andy, there are some great waist high bootfoots	#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2757 03/26/2009 14:00 Moderator	If the integrated boot isn't a big deal, then you have a good number of options. C "If you finish in 7 days, I'll pay you for 10. If you finish in 10 days, I'll pay you for 7." ~Ballykissangel
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MFRS		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 327 03/26/2009 23:53	Andy, I can remember years ago, I think it was before the felt was in stores in my area, all fisherman glued the normal short rug to the bottoms of the wader with contact cement. I did this with mine and it lasted for years, if you could cut the worn-out felt from your boot and go to a rug store and get some rug trimmings (I don't think there is any danger of getting shag rug anymore) and glue them on it would save you lots of money. This process was for the east coast and you can get rocks any slipperier, the algae never seemed to stick or render the rug sole useless, the rug would just eventually wear away and it would be easy to replace. May be worth trying to get more life from your older pairs. Gary Last Edited By: MFRS 03/27/2009 00:01. Edited 1 time.
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aquabonito		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1016 03/27/2009 17:51 Angry Andy	C, I like the idea of an integrated boot as long as its easy on, easy off. "You can't make new old friends" Andy
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tunafart	Try a Resole!	#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2 04/02/2009 14:19	Your fears for theinsidious invader Didymo are well founded, and your sense of responsibility for the health of our streams is well placed. This menace has the potential to degrade our precious streams to uselessness. But this one is something we can do something about. I recently had my venerable Simms boots resoled with Aquastealth 5.11 w/ studs at Rocky Mountain Resole in Salida, Colorado for about $85, posted. I used them for the first time this past weekend on the Davidson in NC. I was quite impressed. They did not feel different to my feet, and I found good purchase on the round cobble - algea-coated bottom (in big current!). This was a good deal, a very professional job with a quality product, and saved about half the cost of a new pair of boots. Hope this helps! Tunafart
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spruce grouse		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1301 04/03/2009 11:21	Thanks for the info t.f. BTW, I love your alias. Gave me a chuckle this morning trying to imagine what a tuna fart would be like. IS that the sound the can makes when you first dig into it with the can opener?
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mvinsel	Sold on resoled	#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 326 04/12/2009 21:10	Thanks Tunafart for the tip. I have two pairs of Danners I'll need to get resoled before 2011 when felt will be illegal in my home areaof Southeast Alaska, and will look to them in Salida. Our only shoe guy retired a few years ago. I like your monniker too - makes think of "you can tuna piano but you can't tuna fart" - or Kenya. -Vinnie in Juneau
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Finn		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 13 04/13/2009 01:13	Yellowstone Outfitters makes some and so does Orvis in both the Silver Lable and Tailwaters brands. All come with lace up, attached boots with aqua stealth type soles.
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DSFlyman		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8 04/15/2009 17:11	Everything I've read about the latest aquastealth is that they are just as good as felt - which surprised me. Nothing has replaced studs though, Like others have stated you do need to take precautions in regard to rock snot. [url=http://www.dsflyfishing.com]DSFlyfishing[/url] Cuz' Ya Gotta Fish.
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tunafart		#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3 04/17/2009 11:41	I expect if we knew all there was to know about the spread-vectors of Didymo, fisherman boot soles would not necessarily rate at the top of the list. That being said, if we could stop it from getting to Soda Butte Creek, or the Metolius or the St. Vrain by the simple act of changing a small part of our tackle, it seems like the right thing to do. Like voting, until you've made the change, you can't righteously bitch about the problem. Felt soled boots are (were?) one of the downright cool quirks of my sport and, like several other parts of my life suffering the effects of human overpopulation (which I think is at the nut of the rock-snot issue), I have had to "get over it" and get on with it. My new soles work pretty darn good and still allow me the more-important-than-most-of-us-will-admit-to confidant pleasure of feeling the push of cold, clean water around me while fishing. Sometimes the cheaper alternative has advantages unseen. BTW, the moniker was my cat's name back in the day...
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