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Location: Twin Cities | I've always worn a pair of sandals in the boat when the weather is warm, even in the rain. However, as I am getting older I find they are not as comfortable to stand and cast in all day as they used to be. Someone suggested trying clog style (like Crocs) shoes instead. For those that have used shoes like this would you say they are a good option? FYI - fishing from a boat with thin carpet, not cushioned at all.
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Location: PA Angler | I would were sandals and wade in them. I tore my big toe up one time slipping on a rock so I went out and bought a wet pair of shoes at Columbia at the time they are called a drain maker. Still think they are. Had them for awhile and work great but the only thing is small pebbles and dirt can get in them. There’s others that are out there. Not a fan of crocs so I bought another pair similar to them but they are kinda like sandals also. They are called Eddie Bauer Men's Water Sandal.
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | I have nasty toes....so Keene's for me.
And in terms of what to wear when you're going to be stepping in the water (ie. like when I'm kayaking), I go with tired gym shoes. Having fallen in a few times, I fear the foot suck that sandals do when I'm in the water. And I slip when I'm barefoot and fear left over breakoffs. |
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Location: Canada | Crocs are awesome for muskie casting or anything where you're on your feet for a long time on hard surface. If wearing Crocs makes you feel like you look 98% goofy you can duct tape some bug netting over them, get to 100%. It's great.
Edited by mcnewbski 8/29/2024 2:54 PM
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Location: On the River | Shimano Evairs were suggest by Jeff Hanson on a similar post several years ago.
I Bought a pair based on his recommendation I am now on my third pair and wear them fishing all the time..
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| I have had plantar faciatis in the past so I have to be choosy about my foot wear. If you dont want to give up on snbdals.... I can fish in Chaco Sandala all day long withought fatigue. They have great arch support and a vibram sole. The other sandal I wear constantly is a Slide Style made by Hoka. Worth checking out if you want to keep fishing in Sandals... |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | SKECHERS Slip-ins. Easy on and off and comfortable. |
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| I used to wear classic boat shoes, like Sperry Top Siders. I could easily kick them off to wade, if needed. But as I aged, I could no longer stand for more than an hour or so, in them. My feet would be killing me. I switched to crocs, just to try something new without spending much. Looked at a lot of different drainable tennis shoe type things, but never bothered buying any, as they cost more, and I don't want to spend that kind of money on a guess. Crocs have a ton of cushion, and I can stand all day. I now use them trout fishing. I wear light fishing pants and my crocs, and I can wade the streams and climb the banks with no issues. Just need to snug up the straps and get ones that have a snuggish fit, vs loose. |
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| sworrall - 8/29/2024 5:40 PM
SKECHERS Slip-ins. Easy on and off and comfortable.
X2, excellent arch support as well as ease of on/off and comfort. |
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Location: Long Prairie, Minnesota | I'm a CROCS guy all the way. Been fishing in them since about '07 and love them. Guys used to make fun of me for wearing them, then I would make them try them on for a bit, and BOOM they were wearing CROCS. |
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Location: Twin Cities | Thanks for the great suggestions all! |
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Location: Alexandria, MN | Crocs in summer, then barefoot to run the trolling motor. I don't leave a lot of hooks laying around. |
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Location: Walker, MN | I'm on my second pair of Chaco Chillos. Very cushy breathable boat shoes, great for a long day on my feet. I just found some for half price, will be getting another pair. |
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| 'SKECHERS Slip-ins. Easy on and off and comfortable.'
YES!!! |
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Location: midwest | I suggest you take a look at the Simms Pursuit water shoe. Lightweight/quick draining and good traction form a shoe built for using in boats or jumping in the water. |
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| I'm a Top Sider guy in the summer month's, and last fall I bought a pair of World Wide Sportsmen shoes that are warm and water resistant, I got a pair of Sports Afield insulated boots for those rainy fall days in the boat. And in the cold and snow it's Sorel time. When I fish in a Canoe I have these Neoprene/mesh slip in's with rubber sole's work great. And as a kid I went barefooted all summer and my feet were like leather. |
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| Sperry Top Siders used to make a sandal (with back strap, not the flip flop crap). They're discontinued now. Mine lasted nearly a decade. I tried keens and tevas after those, they both fell apart in 2 seasons. I'm on to another brand now.
Crocs make my feet sweat like an oven. There's no air flow. Then my feet stink to high heaven.
I hate it when people go barefoot in a boat. Bare feet and hooks are an accident waiting to happen. Plus no one wants to see your nasty crusted branch grabbers either. |
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| You won't see me on a jetski and you won't see Crocs on me.
Olukais for me, slip.on feature for fishing or put the heel flap back up and you're ready a night on town. |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | It is always “Croc-tober” in my boat unless it’s cold. All day comfort even in the rain. Also means you don’t have to unzip the legs on your rain bibs since shoes come off easy. They float so if you get sand or mud on them, wash them over the side and keep the carpet cleaner. |
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| Birkenstock. All summer |
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| These! All summer. I still have tan lines in winter |
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| These! All summer. I still have tan lines in winter |
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| Remove Remove Remove. Couldn't get the Pic to load. But yes Birks all summer. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | I'm reminded of fishing with my old buddy RAZE1. The front of his boat was littered with baits and he's fishing barefoot. m
https://www.outdoorsfirst.com/muskie/galleries/mikies-album/#!img[1]...
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| I think last year Sperry the makers of the Top Sider was bought out and there are less and less styles and locations were you can buy them. I have two old pair I fish in and I just bought a new pair from Amazon. (incase they go away) The first pair I bought in the 1980's, my grandma gave me 100 dollars for Christmas and I spent 70 on the shoes and she couldn't believe it. Well they out lasted her. They flamed out in the early 2000's. (I was wearing them in 1999 when I caught my biggest fish)
They were all leather including the laces (no venting material). Skechers slip in's I've been known to wear them around town. I still have my dad's lucky Skecher's suede with laces (my nephew gave them to him) he caught 10 Muskies on two trips wearing those shoes the smallest was 38.5 the biggest was his PB.
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| Flip flops in the summer, Salomon hiking boots early season/fall. |
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Location: NW WI | Barefoot with flip flops on standby than straight to Mucks when cool. Never had Crocs, I might give em a shot with all this support. I did water shoes for a second, but the draining/drying ability of whatever brand I had was largely unsatisfactory. So just stuck to bare.
*also as a steel toe and waterproof rubber boot wearer all day. The sun and air devastates what likes to grow on my feet*
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| Bare feet and flip flops. I flinched just reading that. I see lots of folks in summer with flip flops. I used to fish with a nephew from time to time and flip flops were his choice. I guess I am just too clumsy, even when younger. The thought of a hook in my foot keeps me from wearing anything but a full shoe of some kind. Most of the time a sturdy Nike walking shoe with lots of support but looking to add a pair of sketchers slip ins, like I wear away from the boat. |
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| It's a good idea to have something on your feet. As a teenager I fished in bare feet out of necessity, I had a old 1940's/50's wooden row boat that leaked. (it was a Thompson or a Rhinelander) It was nick named the barefoot boat. I had a old metal coffee can to bail it out. When I came in from fishing you can tell how deep the water got before I bailed it out by looking at the chips of green paint that stuck to my ankles. Before my grandparents had the boat my dad's cousin had fixed up and his kid was throwing cherry bombs around and one landed inside and that was that. It was never the same so he gave it to my grandpa. It was a lot of work for my grandpa to get the sea worthy before I came up for the summer. |
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Location: Twin Cities | Thanks again everyone, think I will try Crocs next time out! |
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