Felt wader soles?????????

[RayCover]

Hey guys,

Starting this fishing season felt soles are a no no on fishing waders her in MO. You can slather your current felt soles with contact cement to seal them or you can replace the felt soles.

I have a pair of Simms wading boots that the felt is about half wore out on. I am playing with the idea of just replacing the soles with some kind of grippy rubber. A friend of mine is coating his with anti skid liquid bedliner stuff. The MDC is recomending a contact cement treatment. If I am going to lose my felt I would like some kind of cleat or spike to be able to put in the sole to help with traction on algae slime.

I paid well over $200 for these boots and they are one of the few wading boots that actually feel good on my extra wide feet. I do not want to replace them.

My current thinking is to cut the felt soles off and replace them with some kind of rubber that I can install studs in and use the screw in track/golf cleats. Sealing the felt is an option but from what I hear if an agent catches you with worn coating and you have felt showing through they will ticket you. A guy spends three days on the water and you bound to have some felt wear through no matter how well you seal them.

I am sure that some of you have already had to find solutions for this anti felt didymo movement that is moving across the country. Have any of you found a successful way to seal or replace felt soles on your favorite pair of wading boots?

Thanks in advance