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Location: WI | There's been lots of threads about boots for fall and there might be some older threads about summer footwear also but what do you think is the best footwear for say a week trip to Ontario. I have been wearing Columbia hiking boots for the last 4-5 years. They are waterproof and pretty versitile for fishing /camping but not that comfortable after 10+ hrs on the water. I will probably get something new this year and don't really know what I should get. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Rockport waterproof hikers. VERY comfortable, and last years. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | warm summer trips I like to wear Reef flip flops, if its gonna rain in the summer the North Face waterproof hiking type running shoes are comfortable.. (goretex)
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Waterproof hiking boots in spring and fall. Tevas all summer long.
I once spent a day with a guide who fished barefoot with a menagerie of lures on the back casting deck. I have no idea how he managed to avoid a hooked foot... |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Crocs |
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Location: St.John, Indiana | Keen has allot of different styles from hikers to hybrid sandals .
Very comfortable also. |
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Location: WI | Merrill low hikers (shoes). The most comfortable footwear I have ever worn, lightweight and breathable. |
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Location: Detroit River | Emptynet - 1/19/2014 1:17 AM Merrill low hikers (shoes). The most comfortable footwear I have ever worn, lightweight and breathable. +2 |
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| I like my Keen Voyageurs. They have the Goretex liners that keep my feet dry. I also have a wide foot and the Keens accomadate that very well. |
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| Bare foot from spring and as far into the fall as I can then its running shoes until I have to get out the winter boots.
I like to keep the casting deck clean but some times the baits hit the floor usually its others in the boat.
I dont like to have baits all around as you could fall on them and have them stuck into your hands or other places. I will put them on the dash if I am re using them soon or I hook them on my milk crate but just the two sides that are against the side of the boat and console. Keep it clean like your ready to night fish. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Crocs |
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Location: Central Minnesota | I would highly suggest any boot or shoe in the meindl lineup. You can only get them at cabelas, but they are the most comfortable, best made boot or shoe I have ever worn. They are a German company that has been at it for 300 years. The best |
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Location: Waukesha, WI, USA | Wow, $200 for a air of meindl's. A bit steep for boat shoes, don't ya think. |
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| dfkiii - 1/18/2014 8:29 PM
Waterproof hiking boots in spring and fall. Tevas all summer long.
I once spent a day with a guide who fished barefoot with a menagerie of lures on the back casting deck. I have no idea how he managed to avoid a hooked foot...[/QUOTE
Was that Bruce Becker? Fished with him one morning and I think the temp was around 28*. First thing he did when he got in the boat was to take his shoes off. Claimed he could not feel the boat with shoes on. He was a lot of fun to fish with!! |
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Location: Walker, MN | Shimano Evair Fishing Shoes for me. Merino wool socks on cool mornings. |
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | Keen Anatomic Footbed Jungle Mocs
Edited by LarryJones 1/19/2014 9:57 AM
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Location: Sawyer County, WI |
The guy I was referring to guided in Northwest Wisconsin. I understand he's no longer in the business which is a shame because he's a good guide as well as a good guy.
schleprock82 - 1/19/2014 8:27 AM
dfkiii - 1/18/2014 8:29 PM
Waterproof hiking boots in spring and fall. Tevas all summer long.
I once spent a day with a guide who fished barefoot with a menagerie of lures on the back casting deck. I have no idea how he managed to avoid a hooked foot...
Was that Bruce Becker? Fished with him one morning and I think the temp was around 28*. First thing he did when he got in the boat was to take his shoes off. Claimed he could not feel the boat with shoes on. He was a lot of fun to fish with!! |
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| sworrall - 1/18/2014 6:36 PM
Rockport waterproof hikers. VERY comfortable, and last years.
any links?
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Location: Central Minnesota | Sunshine - 1/19/2014 7:54 AM
Wow, $200 for a air of meindl's. A bit steep for boat shoes, don't ya think.
They are expensive but for good reason. They are gonna last twice as long as a pair half the price. Their comfort is unmatched in my opinion. Musky guys spend so much money on gear, why skimp on something as important as footwear. Just my opinion. |
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Location: With my son on the water | I used to get a sore back standing all day. I now have a brand new pair of good running shoe in the boat. (No I am not a runner) I put them on when I get in the boat and take them off and throw them in the water proof compartment before I get out. If it rains I put on something else. At the end of the season I take them out of the boat and use them for all purpose. Then I do the same thing the next season. It may sound like a hassel but it isn't that bad and the sore back issue is gone.
So it works for me.  |
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | Crocs |
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| Get a pair of waterproof hikers. I think my latest are Keens. They get a bit warm when it's in the 80's/90's, but to me there is not much worse than an unexpected downpour and having to spend the rest of the way with squishy wet socks and shoes.
It looks pretty stupid wearing boots and shorts, but it ain' t a fashion show. |
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Location: mpls | Barefoot or Simms Streamtread sandals. In the fall, Patagonia Nomads . |
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| Nike's |
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| For my money Merrill is hard to beat. Slip on and off, comfortable and last for ever. |
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Location: ON | Sperrys all summer, slip ons good non slip for vinyl floor. Put some style on that deck! Colder temps Blundstones.
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| Merrell Barefoots. Comfort of a running shoe, thin outer shell, light, and air blows right thru them. Not waterproof, but the're so thin they dry quickly. |
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Location: West Metro, MN | Last year I bought the "Adidas CC Lace Boat Shoe" and absolutely loved them. Probably the best thing for fishing I bought all year for summer fishing. Really lightweight and comfortable, protects your feet from the sun and hooks, and you can walk right into the water with them on to launch/load the boat (when i fish by myself that is often needed). I still wear waterproof hiking boots for cold weather, but for warm weather i think these are tough to beat. |
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Location: 31 | I've been wearing the Merrill Moabs the last few years and will continue because they are super comfortable, well made, and waterproof. http://www.merrell.com/US/en/Technologies-Gore-Tex-Waterproof |
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| Hard to beat Merrell for comfort. My Goretex Intercepts (discontinued) have been beat up for 6 years now, and are still my favorite 50 degree and up shoe. But, I had some problems with their barefoots. The inside mesh came out, so I just cut it out. Their lacing system is a little cumbersome, but once you get it right you forget they are there. I prefer INOV8s for barefoots.
50 and below has been a problem, but after several try-outs (love Zappos!), I think my Northface Snowsqualls are going with me to Ontario this year. Bought them for winter use, but they seem to adjust to most any temperature below 50 (sounds odd, but they do) and are pretty comfortable and light weight. |
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| i like crocs for the summer too
but i buy the walmart knockoffs for about $6 |
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| Converse Chuck Taylors best fishing footwear made. The only thing that goes on my feet when I'm trophy hunting and the big girls are puttin' on the feed bag. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | I'm a barefooter too but f I wear shoes... Birkenstock Arizona's |
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| dfkiii - 1/18/2014 7:29 PM
Waterproof hiking boots in spring and fall. Tevas all summer long.
I once spent a day with a guide who fished barefoot with a menagerie of lures on the back casting deck. I have no idea how he managed to avoid a hooked foot...
Fished with a guide in the Hayward area for several years and he was always barefoot in the summer with a good collection of lures on the back deck. Made me nervous just watching him dance around all those sharp trebles. |
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Location: sneaking out to get on the water ;-) |
Another vote for merrell. There's nothing quite like them.
Edited by wicked 1/22/2014 12:47 PM
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| Boss - 1/20/2014 5:58 PM
i like crocs for the summer too
but i buy the walmart knockoffs for about $6
Brett Favre is that you?
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Location: WESTERN WI | "The Pump" by Reebok 
Hmmm, I like my shimano decks shoes, keen sandals and my Columibia lite hikers and when really cold out in Nov/Dec I love my Baffins Impacts!
Edited by Got Esox? 1/22/2014 7:30 PM
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Location: Northwest Wi. | $9 white deck shoes, like Gilligan wore on the island...Great for hot sunny days.. |
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| Crocs for sure!! |
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Location: Tomahawk, WI | Whats with people having lures out on the deck? There's enough chaos when you get a musky on as it is. you don't need the extra problems of having to make sure you don't step on a lure!!! Oh yea, North face Gore-tex hikers for me when I cant where my Columbia Drainmakers. |
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Location: On my favorite lake! | Summer Adidas climacool shoes have venting throughout show even the bottom so you feel airflow coming through the shoe. Sandals I don't care for.
Spring or fall - redwing waterproof boots.
Ice fishing Rocky Gortex , waterproof boots. |
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| This is how my fishing buddy rolls while we are out on the water! Classic! 
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| Barefoot all the time when weather permits. If I have to wear shoes I'll wear whatever is the most comfortable tennis shoe I own at the moment. |
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