03-05-2019, 03:42 AM
I will wear waders on the ice as well when there is slush. It is indeed a myth that you will sink to the bottom if your waders get water in them. (it is a neutral buoyancy state) If you wear a wading belt or use neoprenes with a belt, then it is hard to fill them with water anyway. I could see where they may present a little more weight to move in getting out of falling in, but it would only be a small part of the equation.
Sadly, I do have firsthand experience of falling through ice in waders. Yes, waders are neutral buoyancy. I wasn't ice fishing though, I was duck hunting.
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Sadly, I do have firsthand experience of falling through ice in waders. Yes, waders are neutral buoyancy. I wasn't ice fishing though, I was duck hunting.
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