This might be an age thing but I find the struggle to put my wading boots on over the neoprene booties of my waders extremely difficult. The neoprene seems to stick solid to the boot before I can fully insert my foot into the boot and I end up heaving and tugging and generally getting hot under the collar. Has anybody got any ideas/tips to overcome the friction that seems to develop between neoprene and nylon boot lining. I bought the Orvis boots with zips in the side specifically to avoid this problem but they don't seem to help at all.

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Norman Maclean

I have those boots , great for taking of as they are generally wet ,getting them on when dry means undoing the laces and opening them wide then they go on easily.
When fishing for a week i tend to leave them wet out doors and they slip on easier with out undoing the laces .
A tip with the side zips ,cold hands dont grip the pulls easily ,so use a lace through the pull and grip on that makes it easier !
It might help you gt them on if you wet them down .
Best boots for ease of off and on were the Barbour Zip fronted ones shame they used poor glue and weird studding !Also the ankle support was non existant ,I am sure some designer could transfer some of the good points from the barbor design into a good wading boot!

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Andy Wren
Winter grayling taking a year off !
Claret not just a great dubbing colour!

You could try KY Jelly.

I would suggest you don't hand the tube to your fishing partner while you go down on your hands and knees to slide the boot on though.

Some of the more conservative fisheries might take it the wrong way.

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Silicon spray might help don't know if it would do any harm to your boots or waders I would not think so.

Alan

When the boots and waders are dry talcum powder on the feet will help.
glisters

Common 'problem' for we Steelheaders at the first of he day. Wet the inside of your boots (throughly) before you pull them on your feet. With the laces wide apart (down to the turn of the foot) your good to go.

Fred

In which case, they might steal your KY?

Excellent stuff J.Y.Kelly ( the Slippery Irishman ) - as we call it in the Trade - has been sold for years by Gherke's as Knot Eze !
Whoops , another trade secret all gone to hell !

Steve P

Try putting a plastic food bag over your stockingfoot first, you may have to shop around or nick a couple from the supermarket veg counter . this has an added bonus of preventing sand or gravel wear on neoprene soles . another trick if your boots will still fit is to wear socks between waders and boots.

All this talk about swinging both ways - now this is serious. Snowbee include a pair of, what women know as, "Pop Socks" with their waders. Basically ankle length stockings in heavy duty nylon.Slip those over your neoprenes and life is a little easier. Might be safer to get the wife/girlfriend to buy a pair.

Tenet

ps make sure you get the seams straight