Waders and wading boots are often afterthoughts in fly fishing gear discussions.

But I don't think I'm overstating things when I say that a great rod that gives you another few feet of "castability" isn't going to matter much if your footing is unstable and your back hurts.

In this episode of the podcast I discuss a few (potentially controversial) things that you should think about the next time you go out to buy waders and wading boots.

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