Fishing boots..

afraser · Oct-21-2009, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by peshooter

are they wide? I have bought and sold so many fricken pairs of boots, usually fine for the first hour and then my dogs start barking. I 've resigned myself to sneakers but I really would like to find a nice wide pair of fishing boots.

Have you tried hiking boats instead? Waterproof, good traction, more comfortable than fishing boots, and you can probably order wide ones online.

Holi-e-Mackeral · Oct-21-2009, 08:52 AM

Yes, the Alpha Camp boot is indenticle to the older "Hawthorne boot" they are the same, they only changed the name.. I own both..

I cannot tell you how they would fit a very wide foot, as my food is not wide... you will have to try them out to see how they fit your foot.

Good luck and tight lines..

Jeff

Derf284 · Oct-21-2009, 10:33 AM

Ok as soon as I can get them on the phone its a done deal . Thanks Jeff

nellie · Oct-21-2009, 10:24 PM

Wally World.....filled with that jell sole....$14.00.......Sure, you will be the laughing stock on board but WTF.............Love mine!

Derf284 · Oct-27-2009, 05:42 PM

Alpha Camp boot Just got mine today WOW very nice thanks 4 the info

Holi-e-Mackeral · Oct-28-2009, 05:09 PM

I'm glad you like them, tell your buddies to get them while they can...

Jeff

Spongerider · Oct-29-2009, 11:29 AM

I recieved mine a on Tuesday and the fit and feel are excellent. I went from rubber boots to Shimano Evair to the Alpha's and it was a great move. I wear a 10 in sneakers so I ordered a 10 in the Alpha's. The difference between the Shimano were,

1. The material had a plush feel around my feet unlike the Shimano.
2. My feet are slightly on the wide side and the Alpha felt like a good pair of sneakers. The Shimanos constricted the side of my feet very slightly but at the end of a 2 or more day my feet were hurting.
3. The soles are plush inside the boot and felt airy unlike the Evair.
4. The entry into the foot was easy due to the tabs on the front and back coller which the Evair did not have.
5. Exiting the boot was also much easier due to the materials used and the heel tab being slightly bigger then the Evair boot.

I like these boots so much that I wore them around the house until I was ready for bed (~4 hrs.). I even bought a pair for my best man as a early Christmas present.

Thanks again Jeff for the heads up!!

Derf284 · Oct-29-2009, 07:01 PM

Had them on today . Fished 6 hours in them I must say I did not stand that much do to the seats we got in the skiff but very nice . I think they will work very well on our 15 day trip on the Rooster .

Thanks again for the info .