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What sort of boot sole is most effective/safest for UK rock fishing?
I bought some Karrimor Hiking boots to use with my stocking foot waders for the Cornish Bumble, they look like they have a good sole and are very comfortable to walk in BUT once off the beach they were only just short of lethal!
(I had 2 falls and many foot slipping moments. It was the absolute least enjoyable part of the Bumble :-()
It turned out I had no grip on dry smooth granite BEFORE I even got to the weed covered rocks! :shock:
Do boots generally start out a bit slippery and improve as you wear off any moulding release agents?
If I screw the metal wader studs into the Hiking boots will the metal give extra grip? (obviously, picking only the thicker parts of the sole for the screws)
Any thoughts or anyone found a solution to getting more grip?
cheers Nick
What sort of boot sole is most effective/safest for UK rock fishing?
I bought some Karrimor Hiking boots to use with my stocking foot waders for the Cornish Bumble, they look like they have a good sole and are very comfortable to walk in BUT once off the beach they were only just short of lethal!
(I had 2 falls and many foot slipping moments. It was the absolute least enjoyable part of the Bumble :-()
It turned out I had no grip on dry smooth granite BEFORE I even got to the weed covered rocks! :shock:
Do boots generally start out a bit slippery and improve as you wear off any moulding release agents?
If I screw the metal wader studs into the Hiking boots will the metal give extra grip? (obviously, picking only the thicker parts of the sole for the screws)
Any thoughts or anyone found a solution to getting more grip?
cheers Nick