Very true, my set right now are hard sole..love them in the local waters but at the ocean, those little channels in the soles fill with sand and get lumpy just like you said, then you have to rip the liner and wash them after ever hunt..a real pain..
Need to buy water shoes. Any advice?
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Well, if there good enough for Scuba and Bunga, they're good enough for me. Good price on these too.
Yes... yes... I know... I resurrected a two-year-old thread!
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Well, if there good enough for Scuba and Bunga, they're good enough for me. Good price on these too.
Yes... yes... I know... I resurrected a two-year-old thread!
R5
I have new favorites, still Neo Sport but hard sole on these.
https://www.amazon.com/NeoSport-5-m...pID=41OQHE0aFKL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
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Fine sand gets in the zipper and causes it to jam. You need to thoroughly wash the zipper to prevent it happening.
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For most comfortable check out the Soft Science brand "the Fin Boot".
I usually wear a size 10 1/2 shoe but the Fin Boot in size 10 fits perfect.
They are nice and wide also.
I usually wear a size 10 1/2 shoe but the Fin Boot in size 10 fits perfect.
They are nice and wide also.
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I'm looking for a pair of water shoes to hunt local creeks. Will sand get inside of these if worn with shorts...I don't have or want to buy a scuba suit? Do you wear socks with them? How do they handle slippery rocks?
They are like wearing regular sneakers just in the water. I really like them for mud and rocks, gravel etc. Also I have bad feet so moccasin like boots don't cut it for me.
They have a velcro strap around the top that keeps the zipper up and most of the sand out.
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Where I hunt there are a lot of sting rays and after getting hit once, I'll NEVER get hit again.. That #$#$ hurts
If you get these understand they run BIG. like BIG!!! I wear a 10.5 to 11 and While wearing waders with the slip on built in booties, the sz 10 fits perfect. With just socks they seriously are to big. They are also heavy so they are for the water not for any dry sanding. Also the soles don't last all to long...
Sven
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Metal Zippers?
OK that's exactly what happened to me and then I had to slice the liner to get the sand out as the lump would cause me pain after 2-3 hours. I can't go to soft-soled ones as I need the extra support and 2-3 hours in those would cause me pain. (So I went back to Crocs). I might take out the inner liner completely and put in new inserts. What do you guys think about drilling 2-3 holes through the bottom of the soles so the sand can evacuate from inside the shoes under the inserts? Or do you think it'll just let more sand come in?
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Tuff call, but would be interesting to see if the holes work.........
I fixed my problem. I stopped hunting those crazy ocean beach's and went for the calm waters...
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They don't sound off on my Excal, CTX, or NOX.
jackdaniels
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Damn now I gotta buy booties as well to keep with you guys! 
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I have used Simms boots for wetwading at work and flyfishing for years. Indestructable. I've got 1 pair of extremely heavy sims boots and a pair of their water sneakers I reccomend buying neoprene gators too if u go this route to keep the gravel out.
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Neo Sport
Amazon is what i been using for year's, real nice, same as Scuba uses, but i don't get the blister's
Amazon is what i been using for year's, real nice, same as Scuba uses, but i don't get the blister's
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Damn now I gotta buy booties as well to keep with you guys!
Hmmm... didn't think they had large bodies of water on Tatooine.
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