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Home > Take Me Fishing Blog > December 2012 > Wade and See
If you don’t fish often, perhaps you can get away with something like “economy vinyl stocking foot waders.” After all, $7 sounds a lot better than a $120. But $7 buys the bottom-half of a swamp creature novelty costume that may only last for one use, and provides no protection from icy waters.
Neoprene waders are worth the investment. Without their durability and warmth, you might miss out on some of the incredible steelhead fishing of Lake Erie tributaries in Ohio and Pennsylvania, for example. I have a pair that has served well for 5 years.
Colder conditions mean less fishing pressure at many parts of the country as many fair-weather anglers may stay inside and sort tackle. However, with an investment in neoprene waders, the fishing does not have to stop. When it gets cold, yet not cold enough to ice fish, these waders are a must.
Like the sign I saw in a tackle shop, “Good things come to those who wade.” For anglers who must keep fishing, even when it is cold, neoprene waders would make a great Christmas gift. Might even make the ultimate stockings by the chimney!
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Andy is an outdoor writer (http://www.justkeepreeling.com/) and stressed-out Dad has contributed over 380 blogs to takemefishing.org since 2011. Born in Florida, but raised on banks of Oklahoma farm ponds, he now chases pike, smallmouth bass, and steelhead in Pennsylvania. After earning a B.S. in Zoology from OSU, he worked in fish hatcheries and as a fisheries research technician at OSU, Iowa State, and Michigan State.
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