Rubber boots - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ProfessorLongArms · 04-09-2020, 02:44 PM

I'm a fan of XtraTuff. I've seen in a lot of reviews that people will double up their socks and wear them around for a while to stretch them and break them in. Definitely hard to mitigate that soreness in the toes, especially on a long day out on the water.

Now, if you're talking about going out on a kayak, I've been working at this one for a while. I'd been wearing neoprene booties for the longest, but they just don't drain and dry from the initial wade out into the surf or provide the support I want.

I eventually settled on Merrill water shoe with a .5mil neoprene sock. Super comfortable, warm, and not as soggy as a neoprene boot.

Harry Hill · 04-09-2020, 02:55 PM

I have beach shoes I wear when kayaking so that isn't an issue. I am walking in thick sticky mud when cleaning corrals so that is an issue. I also walk about a half mile in them to do a different ranch every day, that is my biggest issue. Walking in the boots I have right now starts mashing my little toes and gets real uncomfortable, but the mud doesn't pull them off. I did have the mud at the coast guard beach in Newport pull my wading shoes off once on a super low tide.

MMc · 04-09-2020, 04:23 PM

I used Xtra tough for years. I tried the Shimano boat and love them. I have a 3E wide foot and these are great.

04-09-2020, 02:55 PM	#2
Harry Hill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,136	I have beach shoes I wear when kayaking so that isn't an issue. I am walking in thick sticky mud when cleaning corrals so that is an issue. I also walk about a half mile in them to do a different ranch every day, that is my biggest issue. Walking in the boots I have right now starts mashing my little toes and gets real uncomfortable, but the mud doesn't pull them off. I did have the mud at the coast guard beach in Newport pull my wading shoes off once on a super low tide. __________________ you can't eat it if you release it

04-09-2020, 02:44 PM	#1
ProfessorLongArms Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 401	I'm a fan of XtraTuff. I've seen in a lot of reviews that people will double up their socks and wear them around for a while to stretch them and break them in. Definitely hard to mitigate that soreness in the toes, especially on a long day out on the water. Now, if you're talking about going out on a kayak, I've been working at this one for a while. I'd been wearing neoprene booties for the longest, but they just don't drain and dry from the initial wade out into the surf or provide the support I want. I eventually settled on Merrill water shoe with a .5mil neoprene sock. Super comfortable, warm, and not as soggy as a neoprene boot.

04-09-2020, 04:23 PM	#3
MMc Junior Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 6	I used Xtra tough for years. I tried the Shimano boat and love them. I have a 3E wide foot and these are great.