I have always been a bootfoot wader guy for a variety of reasons, but am looking to use some Cabelas bucks to replace an old pair of Cabelas lightweight breathable waders. The ones I have are bootfoot, but the Cabelas website seems to only have stockingfoot in breathable waders (at least in the $150-$250 price point I'm willing to spend).
I guess I'm trying to see if I can be talked into stockingfoot. The con for me is mostly the big ass boots you have to wear that might interfere with getting my fins on when I float tube, which is 75% of my fishing. I've seen that some guys just use the stockingfoot alone to float, but some of the places I go, I have to launch right where people shore fish, and I'm kind of afraid of getting a treble hook in my foot when I walk between my truck and the water.
On the other hand, given that felt is illegal in more and more places (all my bootfoots are felt), stockingfoot would let me swap boots with different soles when I'm walking streams or standing in a river waving a stick. Also I have a pair of bootfoot neoprene waders that I normally float with, and the lightweight waders would really be mostly used for streams as the water I float is usually cold enough that I like the neoprene insulation. Probably only 25% of my 75% floating is warm enough where I sweat in the neoprene.
Anyway, experiences and input requested.
