Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} DIY River Crampon Boots

Dalton,

I've been following this thread with anticipation.

I have been trying to use sheet metal screws without a crampon as studs
in my boots. The sheet metal screws add a lot of traction, but they
just don't hold in the tread.

If you can thread your crampon, you could add bolts to the crampon but
still have the heads of the sheet metal screws recessed. That might help.

I'm beginning to think the cost of a new pair of studded wading boots is
not that big a deal.

Carl

On 08/20/2012 10:52 AM, Dalton Terrell wrote:
> Another update: I had the boots out on the upper Potomac Saturday and
> Sunday, all 10 of the plates are still in the soles. The addition of
> more/recessed screws seemed to drastically help. Surprisingly, the
> traction was not as good as with the sheet metal screws sticking out,
> I may add some more screws to see if this helps.
>
> Another modification that may be worth making would be to recess the
> actual plates into the sole slightly. I don't know how well this would
> work, but maybe a dremel to cut the tread where the plates sit would
> prevent grass/fly line/etc. from getting stuck between the plates and
> sole. Don't own a dremel, so I think these are going to be left as is
> for now.
>
> Dalton
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