12-17-2019, 05:20 AM
[#0000FF]After MANY years in a tube...and cold water...I have it boiled down to two factors. First, avoid constriction. Wear fins, waders and booties with enough room to allow your layered tootsies to breathe...and blood to circulate. Second, wear HeatHolder socks. Normally one pair of those will take care of the cold down to the mid forties water temp. But for late and early season...when water temps are under 40...I cheat by adding a first layer of wool beneath the Heat Holders.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Water temp today was 36. I could feel the cold but never enough that it was uncomfortable.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]In years past I often wore up to three pairs of socks. But they were usually crammed into fins and boots too small to hold them without constriction. My toes were cramped and went numb.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]In earlier days there were far fewer manufacturers of diving and fishing footwear...with fewer choices for guys with big feet (like me). Today, we got options.
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[#0000FF]Water temp today was 36. I could feel the cold but never enough that it was uncomfortable.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]In years past I often wore up to three pairs of socks. But they were usually crammed into fins and boots too small to hold them without constriction. My toes were cramped and went numb.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]In earlier days there were far fewer manufacturers of diving and fishing footwear...with fewer choices for guys with big feet (like me). Today, we got options.
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