Since the new season is a couple of months away I thought I'd ask everyone which studs they use. Now although this is an open question it's especially directed to Dorset fishers. I've got a pair of Simms boots and after a recommendation last year, I bought some screw it tungsten tipped studs. Because of these every time I walk on smooth boulders like at kimmeridge I normally end up sliding across them like ice and landing on my arse. Anyone recommend some from a Dorset background? Or close. Starting to think I should get aluminium cleats mixed with hard bite studs or something. Need grip ....
Will (WWW)
which studs\ cleats do you use?
Only a thought but...
Maybe the lack of grip is coming from too many studs??
You are walking on metal rather than rubber and the smooth rock needs more rubber than metal.
Made sense in my head
Maybe the lack of grip is coming from too many studs??
You are walking on metal rather than rubber and the smooth rock needs more rubber than metal.
Made sense in my head
Only have about 6 on each boot. And now quite worn and I'm still sliding around. It leaves long scratch marks on the rocks. Problem is when I'm walking around its fine. Wet rock its like an ice rink, most dry rock is fine smooth rock is nasty. Even slimy rock where they should bite they make it worse. Think I'll ditch them and get some more. I had a pair of scierra boots before and they were fine. Never slipped up and they had about 15 studs per boot.
Simms Hardbites , since I starting using them at Kimmeridge I have never fallen over in a dozen visits , prior to installing them I was over on my bum out of nowhere a couple of times a trip with other studs .... Well worth the money in my opinion , I have installed 5 per boot & they work great especially with Simms boots as they sit inbetween the thread .
Isn't felt good for boulders, may not last long but can it be replaced...shoe goo, couldn't use felt in devon as rocks too sharp, but the purbecks is a bit smoother if memory serves...
I have had the same issues as you with sliding and leaving scratch marks until a stud finds a bit of grip and saves a fall then I had to use some old felt soled boots and these are pretty good on kimmerage rocks, better than the vibram soles on my normal boots.
Im very impressed with the studded Klingon soles on my Korkers , best grip on rock i have had , the little sharp studs
really do bite better than larger more bulbous ones . And no more faffing with screw ins and then losing half of em in no time , just clip on a replacement sole when needed ....
really do bite better than larger more bulbous ones . And no more faffing with screw ins and then losing half of em in no time , just clip on a replacement sole when needed ....
Cheers guys think i'm going to get some aluminium cleats that suit my boot and some simms hardbites and mix them in. Can't use felt with the amount of walking and climbing i do.
lol work this one out... £2.30 for a single cleat or £32.99 for a 10pk
https://www.fishingmegastore.com/simms-hard-bite-cleats~13155.html
https://www.fishingmegastore.com/simms-hard-bite-cleats~13155.html
I bought a lot of gear last year & I shuddered when I saw the price of those ..... But they were the best thirty quid I spent all year .
My apologies, I don't want to be a miserable sod here, but if you can, get your money back on these boots - the old Simms Guide boots were just fantastic, but the newer G3 Guide Boots are pants. Just had a refund on my second pair in fact, first pair failed when a stud came through the sole (make sure to put studs on the outer edges of the boots, not in the middle), and then the eyelets rotted out pretty quickly on the second pair. Simms have changed something and the eyelets no longer stand up to saltwater like they used to - they are still as good as new on my old battered Guide boots. I have asked Simms Europe and USA about this and been fobbed off with a load of rubbish.
Sorry, you don't want to hear this, but it bugs the hell out of me how Simms seem to have gone downhill with some of their gear. Vapor boots failed on me inside three weeks before I changed them for the newer G3 Guide Boots which have been refunded as I said. A pair of their G3 waders, whilst being the most comfortable breathables I have ever worn, have also been the leakiest.
And as for Simms studs, never come across any worse, save for some Goat Head spikes I once tried. Those star shaped Simms studs wore down flat on me in under a week on an Irish trip, plus half of them fell out of a pair of Rivershed boots - annoyingly the best wading boots I have ever used and Simms go and discontinue them. The studs were replaced a few years ago and I still have the (new) box of them sitting in my office because I see no point in using them. A good waste of money.
The joys of wading boots...........
As for studs, Orvis PosiGrip. Simple.
I'm another orvis posigrip studs fan, despite the price. Although I see that their latest design (black instead of silver) is taking some flak in the reviews. Why do they change a winning formula? Those flat smooth kimmeridge boulders and ledges have to be the slipperiest surfaces known to man when wet ( except maybe beara black rock) and the posigrips work quite well on them
Tbh Henry I almost sent them back when I got them last season. Seemed to have a few design faults after the hype. Like the eyelet not rubberised and a metal hole right on the ankle bone. Decided I was just chasing perfection again kept them and every other trip I hit the eyelets with a wire brush. Too late to return them sadly. Yes I agree there crap for the money I paid, as their that level of crap I'm sure they won't last a season and I'll get something better later on. Would rather hear it than not
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