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Review: Orvis Access Wading Boot

Notes from time in the field with Orvis' new workhorse boot

by Paul Snyder - Thursday, Jul 16th, 2015

When it comes to wading boots, I think my requirements are tough to execute well and with reasonable affordability. I’m almost never in a drift boat and I’m usually not standing in the genteel flats at Harriman on the Henry’s Fork. I need boots that are light, tough in the right places, fit great, and will last for at least 150 days of intensive use. I’m also a size 12B and have fairly high arches. Oh, genetics.

Simms finally bringing wet wading boots, loads more, to market

Simms outs its new 2015-16 product additions

by Chad Shmukler - Tuesday, Jul 14th, 2015

Photo: Chad Shmukler

I've been pissing and moaning for years about the lack of a wet-wading dedicated boot on the market. Given the vast swaths of anglers that ditch their waders as soon as the weather and water get warm enough, it has long seemed like a market vacancy in need of filling. Yet we've been told otherwise — there's no demand, they won't sell, no one wants them — in conversations with almost every wading boot manufacturer out there (including Simms). But thankfully, either the market has changed or Simms is trying to change it.

RIO announces army of new lines, products for 2016

New lines, leaders, tippet and other products from RIO

by Chad Shmukler - Thursday, Jul 9th, 2015

Striper anglers will have three new InTouch striper lines to choose from (photo: Chad Shmukler).

Last week RIO introduced its new InTouch Single Hand Spey line as the first addition to its 2016 lineup. Today, RIO has followed up by announcing a bevy of other new lines and other products, which will join the InTouch Single Hand spey line in RIO's refreshed and seemingly ever-expanding list of offerings.

Airflo continues two-hand trout line expansion with release of Super-DRI Switch

Still more good news for two-hand casting trout and small stream anglers

by Chad Shmukler - Tuesday, Jul 7th, 2015

Testing grounds for the Airflo Super-DRI Switch.

A few months ago we got a chance to talk about a couple of two-handed casting lines that we first got a chance to tinker with over a year ago, but whose design was only recently finalized by Airflo and line designer Tom Larimer.

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