Leaky wader question

On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:12:25 -0700 (PDT), riverman
wrote:

My waders are seeping near the ankles, but I'm not entirely certain
that its the ankle seams. Is it common or likely that the neoprene
that the booties are made from can leak? I've been pretty careful
about not stressing them (pulling them off wrong, etc), but I know the
top of the ankles can take a beating from gravel, etc.

Waders seeping? Leaky waders? What the hell are leaky waders? Oh, I
bet you don't have a pair of Simm's G3s. Yeah, I guess there is such
a thing as leaky waders if you have something else. Buy a set of G3s
and say "good bye" to all your wader problems.

Maine is cold and wet. In my fourth week at Lakewood. Fishing has
been wonderful using Harry Mason's Killer Caddis, and size 18 - 22
nymphs, especially soft hackle ones. Did some streamer fishing this
afternoon - unusual for me. Took a decent trout (about 18 inches) and
a salmon about the same size. Strange not seeing the take.

Buy the G3s, Myron. Spend some of those hundreds of thousands of U.S.
dollars those rich folks are paying you. d;o)

Say the word and I'll meet ya at South Arm.

Dave

On Jun 15, 5:30*am, Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:12:25 -0700 (PDT), riverman

wrote:
My waders are seeping near the ankles, but I'm not entirely certain
that its the ankle seams. Is it common or likely that the neoprene
that the booties are made from can leak? I've been pretty careful
about not stressing them (pulling them off wrong, etc), but I know the
top of the ankles can take a beating from gravel, etc.

Waders seeping? *Leaky waders? *What the hell are leaky waders? *Oh, I
bet you don't have a pair of Simm's G3s. *Yeah, I guess there is such
a thing as leaky waders if you have something else. *Buy a set of G3s
and say "good bye" to all your wader problems. *

Maine is cold and wet. *In my fourth week at Lakewood. *Fishing has
been wonderful using Harry Mason's Killer Caddis, and size 18 - 22
nymphs, especially soft hackle ones. *Did some streamer fishing this
afternoon - unusual for me. *Took a decent trout (about 18 inches) and
a salmon about the same size. *Strange not seeing the take.

Buy the G3s, Myron. *Spend some of those hundreds of thousands of U.S.
dollars those rich folks are paying you. *d;o)

Say the word and I'll meet ya at South Arm.

Dave

Somehow, I knew you and your G3s would be near the top of this thread,
Dave. :-)

I've looked at them, but unfortunately my travel plans go from HK to
Sweden, then to Maine. G3s in Skelleftea (where I'm meeting Roger) run
about $650US....close to twice what they'd cost in the US. So I'm
going to try to make the current pair of Orvis waders last for my
month in Scandahoovia, then I might buy a pair when I get to the US.
The cost-benefit problem is that I really only get to fish about once
or twice a year while I live in HK...the month in Sweden represents
the bulk of my fishing for the year. Buying new waders at the end of
the month doesn't really make sense.

Meanwhile, wanna meet and fish the Rapid sometime during the window of
July 13-20? I'm still blocking out my schedule, and that would be a
great thing to do. :-)

--riverman

On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:49:46 -0700 (PDT), riverman
wrote:

Meanwhile, wanna meet and fish the Rapid sometime during the window of
July 13-20? I'm still blocking out my schedule, and that would be a
great thing to do. :-)

You're on. Let me check with Maureen -- they close for a couple of
weeks in July. I've had to cancel a day or two here and there over
the past month due to business and family, so I owe them about 4 days.
July would be perfect.

The weather has been cold so the river should fish well all the way to
the middle of July. No need for waders then --- summer will be here
(hopefully!).

Get back to ya on it.

Dave

Maine is algid and wet. In my fourth anniversary at Lakewood. Fishing has been admirable application Harry Mason's Killer Caddis, and admeasurement 18 - 22 nymphs, abnormally bendable break ones. Did some banderole fishing this afternoon - abnormal for me. Took a appropriate trout (about 18 inches) and a apricot about the aforementioned size. Strange not seeing the take.

On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:30:18 -0400, Dave LaCourse
wrote:

On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:12:25 -0700 (PDT), riverman
wrote:

My waders are seeping near the ankles, but I'm not entirely certain
that its the ankle seams. Is it common or likely that the neoprene
that the booties are made from can leak? I've been pretty careful
about not stressing them (pulling them off wrong, etc), but I know the
top of the ankles can take a beating from gravel, etc.

Waders seeping? Leaky waders? What the hell are leaky waders? Oh, I
bet you don't have a pair of Simm's G3s. Yeah, I guess there is such
a thing as leaky waders if you have something else. Buy a set of G3s
and say "good bye" to all your wader problems.

Maine is cold and wet. In my fourth week at Lakewood. Fishing has
been wonderful using Harry Mason's Killer Caddis, and size 18 - 22
nymphs, especially soft hackle ones. Did some streamer fishing this
afternoon - unusual for me. Took a decent trout (about 18 inches) and
a salmon about the same size. Strange not seeing the take.

Buy the G3s, Myron.

Now why would he do that? Even Simms says there are much better waders out
there - in fact, they've had to make changes to the G3s just so they'd still be
_almost_ as good as the better waders...

HTH,
R