04-22-2010, 10:38 PM
I have been debating for months about repacing my felt soled boots. Alaska and now Vermont has banned them for 2011, other states have already done so. I fish mainly on east coast but get to Utah twice a year and just got back from Steelheading on the Salmon River in New York. We have Dydimo(sp?) in Maryland and I certainly don't want to spread it.
I finally bit the bullet and bought a pair. My criteria was Vibram sole and removable cleats. I bought a certain brand that starts with on "O" mainly because I had a gift certificate. $119 with the cleats.
The Salmon river is not a moss covered rock river, but it has sizable rocks that are slippery enough. I'm not sure that any boots, felt included, will help you much on slippery moss. But, I will say I was surprised at how well these boots held. At first I was very tentative, but soon learned that I could put my foot down on a rock and not take a bath. By the way, I didn't have the cleats in because we were also using a drift boat so I'm thinking they will only be better with them.
I am happy I made the change, and yes, I will still clean them before using again.
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I finally bit the bullet and bought a pair. My criteria was Vibram sole and removable cleats. I bought a certain brand that starts with on "O" mainly because I had a gift certificate. $119 with the cleats.
The Salmon river is not a moss covered rock river, but it has sizable rocks that are slippery enough. I'm not sure that any boots, felt included, will help you much on slippery moss. But, I will say I was surprised at how well these boots held. At first I was very tentative, but soon learned that I could put my foot down on a rock and not take a bath. By the way, I didn't have the cleats in because we were also using a drift boat so I'm thinking they will only be better with them.
I am happy I made the change, and yes, I will still clean them before using again.
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