I have a pair and they are OK, yes they are warm, yes they are supportive, but they are not waterproof if you get water over the laces. The lace holes also rust quickly. Overall if you need a boot that doesn't go into water over 10cm these boots are good, but any deeper, use you wellies!

 

stick with your wellies mate.

 

They are very comfortable and excellent on slippery rocks etc but the lace holes certainly rust very quickly.

 

Frankly any boot marketed as for sea fishing and using metal in the construction is a joke. They are not designed as sea angling boots they are just rebranded generic Far Eastern patterns.
If you prefer the comfort and security of walking style boots there are two ways to go. The first is to buy cheap ones and replace them every year (jd sports has good range) or go for a really good quality pair from a proper mountaineering manufacturer (£70 plus ) and look after them . either way if you look around you can find ones with a sewn in tongue and webbing eyelets so no metal to rust which is what your after.

 

Okey dokey thanks all, might stick with the wellies for now but keep an eye out for something. Im just not all that keen on how wellies offer no support for the ankles, especially with slippery rocks involved

 

Muckboots neoprene wellies are great. Made for farm work and similar trades. You can get them in natty camou finishes if you're a tackle tart (I stick with black - cheaper too). Try the Easy wellies website. They have end of line offers sometimes.

 

I have owned a pair of these boots and the they were good to start off with but as others have mentioned the lace eyes do rust out quite quickly. They are warm and comfortable but I wouldn't say fully supportive and I would prefer to wear wellies over them especially as the grip on my wellies is much better than these boots.

Also as stated above they are waterproof until water goes over the laces which is ok until you need to land a fish on the beach or you put your foot in a rock pool by accident and they seem to fill up pretty quickly.

I only used my a few times before time started to take its toll on these boots and I had to throw them away.

They might suit you down to the ground but with so many different wellies on the market these days in my book they win hands down.

 

Cheers Nick, think ill persevere then, they may grow on me like they did before a long lay off lol I guess not much warmer for my toes than wool socks and neoprene wellies

 

No problem Kenny just sharing my experience of them. I have a pair of good neoprene wellies with great grip and with a pair of good wool socks and my feet have never been warmer, sometimes too warm but the main thing is I know my feet will stay dry for the whole session.

 

What about proper walking boots and studs do ???

 

Interestingly I was thinking about getting a pair and I won't bother now after the wsf members rating on going rusty very quick, had this problem before on metal shoelace straps on a carp trainers.

My rt and hot foot wellies just feels too heavy....im knacked after walking 200 yards but waterproof. Most of the time i prefer ordinary trainers for lightness, but if I'm walking on muddy grounds then it's wellies. I'm thinking about getting wading boots for beach fishing, they seem well light and comfy and built for standing in water...can i kick away the wellies into the wheelie bin?? Anyone tried this method on a night session?..

 

Interestingly I was thinking about getting a pair and I won't bother now after the wsf members rating on going rusty very quick, had this problem before on metal shoelace straps on a carp trainers.

My rt and hot foot wellies just feels too heavy....im knacked after walking 200 yards but waterproof. Most of the time i prefer ordinary trainers for lightness, but if I'm walking on muddy grounds then it's wellies. I'm thinking about getting wading boots for beach fishing, they seem well light and comfy and built for standing in water...can i kick away the wellies into the wheelie bin?? Anyone tried this method on a night session?..

Your feet will be very cold in wader boot because of all the drainage holes in them.