spring fishing-what do you wear on your feet?

[times two]

Looking at finally getting a few days in early May on LO. I have all the appropriate cold

weather clothing, but am wondering...what do you guys wear on your feet?

In the summer, I use the PFG guide shoes from Columbia, which are awesome and non-skid...

but would not be warm in early May. I also have the LLbean rubber moccasins, but they

really are not non-skid.....

So, what do you use?

[ray koziatek]

Nuttin "naked means naked"

[Legacy]

Anything but Crocs!

[trenchfisherman]

some crocs are horrible but some crocs are not bad but my favorite are these Sperry's. Can get them pretty cheap online or at Journey's and work great on the deck!

http://www.sperrytopsider.com/store/Sit ... =&viewall=

[Yankee Troller]

Crocs! All Day. Every Day!

AND, the people who aren't rockin' them are afraid if they try them they will get sucked in!

[Fishtails]

Funny you mention the PFG guide shoes from Columbia. I have a pair and can't stand them! The drain holes in the bottom bother the heck out of my foot.

Now Crocs....I gotta admit I love them. I wear them in my wood shop every day! Great boat shoe too!

[Tim Bromund]

Crocs are nothing but cheesy looking plastic clogs. I refused to wear clogs back in the 70's and I ain't about to start now.

Tim

[King Slammin]

I resisted the crocs for years, but my wife brought some home for me one day and eventually i put them on. Boy was i missing out. Comfortable, waterproof, slip resistant, and indestructable

[traveling man]

sneakers you could not get me in crocs.

[TyeeTanic]

I wear oversized waders (my foot is a size 8, I got an 11 boot for my waders).

I put winter boot inserts (its a grey wool type insert about 1/2" thick). My foot then

fits snug in the oversized waders.

I have never come close to being cold with this method. And I fished on below freezing days!

[Sean Youngblood]

Good Gortex Boots with a lot of protective fish slime on them.

[times two]

I don't have crocs. Are they warm on a 45 degree day?

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The only problem I have with the PFG's is the water holes too. If you hose the boat floor down,

and all the water hasn't drained yet, it comes in the holes!

[trenchfisherman]

as long as you are running to the poles a lot you will be fine. 45 degrees and getting wet might be cold, crocs makes a lot of styles now so you might be able to find something other than the clog type

[Mortigan]

I just watched a doc on the Discovery Channel on a guy that walked the entire Amazon River, coast to coast. Couldn't believe it when I saw he was wearing a pair of crocs on the dry sections. Crazy AND unfashionable.

[Sean Youngblood]

I wouldn't even want Amazon bush people to see me wearing those things.

[seasquirrel]

If I am on Frank (aka home office) or Jersey Jims (double jj) I prefer logger boots with some big old black soles on them. lol. Otherwise, I second the sperry docksiders. I wear plain old boat shoe style with laces on the front. Just cant rock the crocs. You can put the little pins on the holes in the front of the crocs too if you like. Maybe they make a salmon or trout pin. I know they make them with liners. that would smell nice after some salmon skank on them. lol

[Lund SSS]

The muck boot company makes a slipper that is AWESOME way better than a croc and still somewhat warm for those cold mornings. More important there waterproof so washing down doesn't result in wet feet

[rolmops]

I just watched a doc on the Discovery Channel on a guy that walked the entire Amazon River, coast to coast. Couldn't believe it when I saw he was wearing a pair of crocs on the dry sections. Crazy AND unfashionable.

What did he wear when he walked on the water?

[daker1979]

Picked up a pair of these to try on those cold wet days, and won't leave black marks on the deck

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/rugged ... essed=true

[Popeye]

Commercial fishing boots in the spring with wool socks. Keeps the feet warm and dry, no scuffs on the deck.

[Mortigan]

I just watched a doc on the Discovery Channel on a guy that walked the entire Amazon River, coast to coast. Couldn't believe it when I saw he was wearing a pair of crocs on the dry sections. Crazy AND unfashionable.

What did he wear when he walked on the water?

Jesus sandals, of course.