Shoe lace tip

"Dave LaCourse" wrote ...

However, try a pair of Chotas; no shoe
laces. Instead the "laces" are elastic cord with an adjustable
stopper. They are the only wading boots I'll ever buy not only
because of the easy lacing (no knots), but because they go on and off
so easily.

How easily? With 'laces' of this sort, I worry about that 8-inch deep
tar-like muck on some river banks -- will these stay on?

Dan
....who possibly just needs to learn not to step in that crap....

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:31:26 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Sounds like you're having fun up there.

There are only three of us in camp - one other flyfisher, and a young
lady, daughter of a departed Lakewood regular. Fish are hitting
nymps, drys and streamers. Best late August fishing I've ever had on
the river.

Remember my offer...........

Dave

mark tinsky wrote:
I ve always been plagued with shoe laces coming loose once or twice
while fishing.

After tying a usual shoe lace bow I make an additional overhand knot
with the loops to form a square knot. It never comes apart.

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"Daniel-San" (Rot13) wrote in message
om...

How easily? With 'laces' of this sort, I worry about that 8-inch deep
tar-like muck on some river banks -- will these stay on?

Yes

...who possibly just needs to learn not to step in that crap....

Yes

"rw" wrote in message
m...

After tying a usual shoe lace bow I make an additional overhand knot with
the loops to form a square knot. It never comes apart.

The hell with how you tie your laces, how was Alaska?

Wayne Knight wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
m...


After tying a usual shoe lace bow I make an additional overhand knot with
the loops to form a square knot. It never comes apart.


The hell with how you tie your laces, how was Alaska?



See abpf.

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"Scott Seidman" wrote:
aglets.

Crossword puzzles or just general trivia?

"rw" wrote in message
m...

See abpf.


Very nice. But what did y'all catch the tent on?

Daniel-San wrote:
"Dave LaCourse" wrote ...
However, try a pair of Chotas; no shoe
laces. Instead the "laces" are elastic cord with an adjustable
stopper. They are the only wading boots I'll ever buy not only
because of the easy lacing (no knots), but because they go on and off
so easily.

How easily? With 'laces' of this sort, I worry about that 8-inch deep
tar-like muck on some river banks -- will these stay on?

I had the same worry. I'm meticulous about pulling the laces
real tight on my wading boots and I ruined a pair of Chota
cords doing it before I discovered they *are* in fact tight,
as tight as the most tightly pulled boot laces, with just a
/little/ tug on the elastic. I highly recommend Chota wading
boots, best I've ever owned.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"mark tinsky" wrote in message
...
I ve always been plagued with shoe laces coming loose once or twice
while fishing. The problem got worse after my intregal gravel guards
broke. One day I hit upon this idea and so far it s worked well.
After lacing up thru the last speed buckle I do the first part of
a shoe lace tie( without the bow) and thread down thru the bottom
two speed buckles and then tie off at the bottom one.

Perhaps with the knot being in the middle of the shoe it s not
catching on things, also boot stays tighter as it s gripped at top
and middle. Anyway seems to work for me for what it s worth ...

MT

I was once told by an elder experienced fly-fisherman to always lace & tie
the wading boots wet, pulling from the center of the crosses.
I also use Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot, actually seen it done by backpackers
for their hiking boots. http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm
fwiw,
-tom