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#1 Post by Bass 3rd »

Has anyone any recommendation on the best budget , value for money brand chest waders?
Any advice would be appreciated .
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#2 Post by saving private brian »

i would not go near the shakespeare ones anyway,,,,,,,,,,,i heard the sonik ones are brilliant but there about 119 sterling,,,,,goto www.soniksports.com ........very fast and effecient to deal with i have to say
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#3 Post by doggie3131 »

i'll give one peice of advice...if you can afford neophane chesties,buy them! :D i've had the ordaniary ones and they worked fine(snowbee) but i treated myself to a pair of grays neophane chesties and i will NEVER go back to the plastic type...the difference is unreal!there comfortable,light,and as a bonus,keep you warm as toast! i paid 120 euros for them,but you can get the kenitics and diawa ones for around the 70-80 euro mark.
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#4 Post by Jayball10 »

You can get a set of Bison breathables on fleabay for about 85 quid! Theres no boot with them. I just got a cheap pair of walking boots in Dunnes. They'll do for the Summer/Autumn but you'll deffo need the neoprene ones for the winter.
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#5 Post by SirSquiglum »

I have heard good things about BassBoots, I have seen previous posts on ere about the site and the product itself!

Here is the link below, worth a look if nothing else :)

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#6 Post by Bass 3rd »

Thanks for the advice everyone , neoprene sounds like the way to go .. was hoping to keep it under the 100 euro mark , the fishing budget is well eaten into already this year :lol: :lol:
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#7 Post by dac69696969 »

Just ordered a pair of diawa 4mm neoprene from a tackle shop in belfast costing 69.99 sterling with postage being 16 pounds on top of that :P C and j on the longmile road in Dublin do them for under 100 euro so probably not much of a difference there but still a good price for them
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#8 Post by mickser »

bought two pair in lidle last year worn them on many occasions no faults and very cheap under 25 euro had neopreen ones and found it hard to get in and out of them as they cling to you lidles are rubberised and i slip in and out very easily
I have not fished in two years hoping to change that this year with anything ?
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#9 Post by Davy Murdoch »

Jayball10 wrote:You can get a set of Bison breathables on fleabay for about 85 quid! Theres no boot with them. I just got a cheap pair of walking boots in Dunnes. They'll do for the Summer/Autumn but you'll deffo need the neoprene ones for the winter.
I used walking boots with my breathables and cos they didn`t sit up under the gravel guard, sand/gravel got into the boot and wore out the neoprene sock on the waders and now leak like a sieve :(
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Davy Murdoch wrote:
Jayball10 wrote:You can get a set of Bison breathables on fleabay for about 85 quid! Theres no boot with them. I just got a cheap pair of walking boots in Dunnes. They'll do for the Summer/Autumn but you'll deffo need the neoprene ones for the winter.
I used walking boots with my breathables and cos they didn`t sit up under the gravel guard, sand/gravel got into the boot and wore out the neoprene sock on the waders and now leak like a sieve :(
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#11 Post by mickm »

like dac said c and j on longmile road do the diawa and a few other good ones for about 89 euro i have a set for last 2 years used a lot and never any problem great value for money
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#12 Post by AlanF »

Hi all,

Found some good neoprane waders, however the boots have two types of soles, flat and ridged. I mainly fish from shore should I being getting particular ones or does it really matter?

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#13 Post by saving private brian »

not too sure alan i suppose what ever you feel the most comfy in will be the best for you,,,,,,,,,,
AlanF wrote:Hi all,

Found some good neoprane waders, however the boots have two types of soles, flat and ridged. I mainly fish from shore should I being getting particular ones or does it really matter?

Regards,
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AlanF wrote:Hi all,

Found some good neoprane waders, however the boots have two types of soles, flat and ridged. I mainly fish from shore should I being getting particular ones or does it really matter?

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Doesn't really matter, only time a sole would come into it for me is with regards to fishing rock marks where a cleated sole would be advisable for that extra bit if grip.
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#15 Post by saving private brian »

Shambo wrote:
AlanF wrote:Hi all,




Found some good neoprane waders, however the boots have two types of soles, flat and ridged. I mainly fish from shore should I being getting particular ones or does it really matter?

Regards,
Alan
Doesn't really matter, only time a sole would come into it for me is with regards to fishing rock marks where a cleated sole would be advisable for that extra bit if grip.

dont know if using waders on rock marks is good practice shambo,,well certainly not deep water ones
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#16 Post by Shambo »

Why would that be? Case you fall in and sink :roll: Only a myth that :wink:

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