bootfoot wader question

On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 22:55:07 +0100, "riverman" wrote:


"rw" wrote in message
om...
Eric wrote:
Hi..

I don't understand how you get 2 yards casting distance for every yard
you walk out from shore.

More room for the backcast?



Yep. You gain a yard of distance because you are a yard deeper. And you get
another yard of line out because you're a yard further from the trees. So
your casts reach 2 yards farther out for every yard deeper you wade.

Hmmm...."I don't think so, Tim"

That extra yard of backcast is the same yard when it's in front of you...

/daytripper (sorry ;-)

"riverman" wrote in message
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Yep. You gain a yard of distance because you are a yard deeper. And you
get another yard of line out because you're a yard further from the trees.
So your casts reach 2 yards farther out for every yard deeper you wade.

It may help a mediocre caster in a few situations but that is not
neccessarily true. The length of the total cast is not dependent upon the
length of one's backcast.

Eric...

I agree. The only way I could see getting more distance would be in that
circumstance where your back cast is limited due to brush or trees...and the
further out you go, you are able to accomplish a better back cast and
thereby making a longer cast. Other than that, I would say that at best,
you'd gain one yard for every yard you walk forward into the river.
And...at some point, if you wade deep enough, it would be less than that in
terms of gaining a one for one trade off on distance. For instance, if
you're up to your eyeball in water, then your backcast may start slapping
the water behind you if you try to throw too much line.

Barry


"Eric" wrote in message
...
Hi..

I don't understand how you get 2 yards casting distance for every yard
you walk out from shore.

eric


On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 19:26:02 +0100, "riverman"
wrote:


"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...
what has been ya'll's experience with bootfoot waders? with spring comin
(soon i hope) i am thinking of getting a pair of three forks 420
denier's,
but they only come in a bootfoot for women. so, i'm wondering about the
comfort level of the boot, as well as the maneuverability factor, and
anything else i may not know to ask about. any *constructive* ;-)
input
would be appreciated.

thanks-
snake


Here's my experience, in a nutshell.

First, I fished from shore. Then I realized that, for every yard I could
walk deeper into the water, it increased my casting distance 2 yards out
into the deeps. So then I got some mudboots. Mid-calf. It was less than a
month before I realized I needed to get farther out. So then I got some
hip
waders (bootfoot). That lasted until the end of a single season. I
realized
that I was constantly pushing the boundary and soaking my legs, and needed
some honest waders. So I got some mid-belly ones, stockingfoot (as I
wanted
to be able to wear them in cool and cold water and needed to be able to
accomodate different arrangements of socks). Those got stolen, so my next
purchase was some stockingfoot armpit-depth waders. Which I love. But
those
mudboots and bootfoot hipwaders live forever in my closet.

Anyway, that has nothing to do with your question, but you asked for my
experience.

Hey, wasn't there a thread about a year ago about some Simms waders for
sale
on EBay from some high-maintenance woman who was dumping her suitor, and
his
gifts? Too bad you didn't get in on those....

--riverman

"riverman" wrote in message
...

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...
what has been ya'll's experience with bootfoot waders? with spring comin
(soon i hope) i am thinking of getting a pair of three forks 420
denier's, but they only come in a bootfoot for women. so, i'm wondering
about the comfort level of the boot, as well as the maneuverability
factor, and anything else i may not know to ask about. any
*constructive* ;-) input would be appreciated.

thanks-
snake


Here's my experience, in a nutshell.

First, I fished from shore. Then I realized that, for every yard I could
walk deeper into the water, it increased my casting distance 2 yards out
into the deeps. So then I got some mudboots. Mid-calf. It was less than a
month before I realized I needed to get farther out. So then I got some
hip waders (bootfoot). That lasted until the end of a single season. I
realized that I was constantly pushing the boundary and soaking my legs,
and needed some honest waders. So I got some mid-belly ones, stockingfoot
(as I wanted to be able to wear them in cool and cold water and needed to
be able to accomodate different arrangements of socks). Those got stolen,
so my next purchase was some stockingfoot armpit-depth waders. Which I
love. But those mudboots and bootfoot hipwaders live forever in my closet.

Anyway, that has nothing to do with your question, but you asked for my
experience.

Hey, wasn't there a thread about a year ago about some Simms waders for
sale on EBay from some high-maintenance woman who was dumping her suitor,
and his gifts? Too bad you didn't get in on those....

--riverman



yeah, i remember that. as i recall, they were the wrong size......
i also recall that she must not have been too bright. i can see returning a
diamond ring, but getting rid of a good pair of waders? G

snake

On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, snakefiddler wrote:

what has been ya'll's experience with bootfoot waders? with spring comin
(soon i hope) i am thinking of getting a pair of three forks 420 denier's,

I had a pair once. Seams leaked after two trips.

Mu