Troutnut Forum > Fly Fishing Discussion > New Waders
| Bflat | April 28th, 2008, 7:42 pm | |
| central wisconsin Posts: 7 | I'm looking yo buy new waders. About nine years ago I bought my first breathable waders (Orvis). I'm still using them! They've held up well. However, even though I've been happy, I've begun reading of Orvis waders having a history of leaking after mild use. That certainly hasn't been my experience...but was mine a fluke? Are Simms better? I'd appreciate people's opinions on the subject. What's your experience? Who makes the best waders? Thanks, Bob | |
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| Shawnny3 | April 28th, 2008, 10:14 pm | |
| Pleasant Gap, PA Posts: 538 | I love my Dan Baileys, and I got them pretty cheap on ebay, like $70 or something. -Shawn | |
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| Joec | April 28th, 2008, 10:57 pm | |
| portsmouth, nh Posts: 8 | Generally speaking, you get what you pay for. I have owned 2prs of Simms guide weight waders in the past 10 yrs. They have served me well. I fish under all conditions, saltwater, winter, brushy streams. I also don't hang them very much (recommended). I definitely can't complain about their performance. That said, they are still a bit pricey. I recently bought a pair of Dan Bailey's Boot foot style for cold weather (steelhead) fishing. So far so good. I believe Dan Bailey breathables changed their fabric this year and bargains can be found on the internet. For the money, they are worth a try. Good luck! | |
| Wbranch | April 29th, 2008, 7:02 am | |
| Starlight PA Posts: 230 | I'd had a pair of Orvis Pro Guides for just a few years and they started to leak. I took them back to the fly shop where I bought them and the store manager told me he didn't have the OPrvis in my size but would give me a pair of Simms instead. I forget the name of the model but they were not the high end model, I remember looking at them in another store and they cost about $225. I've had them about five years now and they were totally dry until two years ago. Then they developed about ten pin hole leakers along both leg seams. I located the holes and patched them both inside and out with those iron-on patches and they have been dry ever since. It should be noted I fish at least seventy (70) days each season. My wife bought me a pair of the Cabela's 2007 model Guide Tech with the zippered drop down front compartment. I'm saving them until the Simms start to leak again. | |
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| Monktrout | April 29th, 2008, 7:27 am | |
| Posts: 2 | I have had two pairs of Orvis Silver Label, and they are as comfortable as a pair of slacks. Only recently have I noticed a small leak. I also have a pair of Simms guide waders. Not as comfortable as the Orivis, but tougher for bushwacking. They sprung a leak just over a year from they date of purchase. With postge, cost me about $50.00 to get leak fixed from Simms. | |
| LittleJ | April 29th, 2008, 6:33 pm | |
| Hollidaysburg Pa Posts: 128 | I'll second shawn on the dan baileys, this is my first year with them but I have no complaints so far. I had a cheap pair of pro lines I paid $70 for and got a tad over 100 days out of them. That works out to under a dollar a day, I wouldn't think that you could get much more than 200 days out of a pair of simms which works out to about $2 a day. That's how I look at waders anyway. Jeff | |
| Martinlf | April 29th, 2008, 9:12 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 903 | I've heard great things about Dan Bailey's, but for my next pair I'm going to try Simms. I like the idea of being able to get them fixed when they spring a leak instead of replacing them. | |
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| Falsifly | April 30th, 2008, 9:34 am | |
| Hayward, WI. Posts: 108 | Hey Louis! What happened to that pair of Simms you had for sale back in January? Maybe you could work out a deal with Bob, size permitting. | |
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| Martinlf | April 30th, 2008, 3:29 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 903 | Following a tip from Simms, I sent them to Leland Outfitters, who sold them on Ebay and gave me store credit for them (taking no cut, by the way). They are selling a few other items for me for store credit, and when they have finished up I'll order a new pair of Simms that are an inch or two longer. It's a good program. They send you free shipping labels and do all the leg work. You get full credit from the sale for anything in their shop. But thanks for the idea. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| JOHNW | April 30th, 2008, 4:41 pm | |
| Chambersburg, PA Posts: 157 | I'll throw my hat in for th eDan Bailey's as well. They moved the seem from the traditional inseem area to an area of less stress. I've only had mine for about a year but love them. JW | |
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| CaseyP | April 30th, 2008, 10:20 pm | |
| Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA Posts: 252 | if you are a lady angler (surely there are lady anglers here?) you cannot beat Hodgeman for fit. they have a full range of prices and types, so that the light-fishing ladies can have something that fits as well as those worn by the ladies who don't cook any more because they're never home by dinner. | |
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