Waders VS Neoprene Pants

[Ojos_raros]

I have never liked the idea of wearing waders: they seem too warm, I don't like the booties, and the thought of those things filling up with water? Pass.

The majority of days you kayak fish are 70 degrees, no wind days in which you don't need waders. For 10 years, summer and winter, I wore surf trunks.

For the few days every year you want pants, you can get Kokatat kayak pants - they have tight neoprene at the waist and at the ankles too. The best part is that I can take off those suckers while on the kayak and throw them into the hatch. Not sure if you can do that with waders?

[FISH11]

I never use wader while fishing from a kayak. It is usually warm and I don't need anything more than my bathing suit. When the weather is colder or the wind is blowing than I use a pair of kayak pants made by NRS. They have neoprene around the waist and ankles with velcro to fasten and keep the water out. They cost a lot less and as ojos-raros said they are easy to store just like a splash jacket.

[Dail14]

I have used neoprene whenever I expect to be in cold water. Most of the time I just wear my board shorts since they dry pretty quickly in the socal sun. The main benefit I see for waders is that they keep your feet dry durning surf launches.

[kaya_one]

I cut off the legs of an old surfing full suit (rides up above my stomach) and used the legs for a year+. I now use waders. I was afraid of the waders filling with water (myth or for real??) if I took a fall in the water, and I think it is for real. There are videos out there that try to debunk the myth.

I am much more accustomed to the water these days, more accustomed to the gear, the risks, etc.
I have a routine I would go through if I had to get the waders off to re-enter the kayak.

As for why I switched?
I HATE swamp a$$, monkey butt, whatever you want to call it. Wet butt for 6+ hours isn't fun. Its nice to be dry. Yes, i am in a paddle kayak that has a well of water in it 100% of the time.

[User name]

It seems that I was mistaken when I thought most people wore waders when they were probably wearing kayak/paddling pants.

Is there a significant mobility difference when completely submerged between kayak/paddling pants and full neoprene pants?

I bought neoprene pants last October. With the warm socal weather I haven’t felt the need to use them, even in the rain. I was just curious after watching the kayak rescue video.

[45user]

Well,
I took a dunk while wearing breathable wader earlier this year. Yes they filled up with water but with PFD I did not go down. I don't think it is enough water to pull me down with PFD on. However it may be a problem to get back on the kayak with all that water in your wader. I got back on with no problem tho. With that, for the upcoming colder days, I will probably get a kayak splash pants.
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[ptn]

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ad.php?t=23512

ful-rac wearing waders. He pulled them off easily, which is what you probably should do if you are trying to get back on your yak if it fills with water.

When you are in the water, the waders are not going to sink you, unless you have those waders with heavy boots (denser). Go with stockingfoot ones since the waders are lighter. If you are sinking, it's not because of the waders are filled with water. Water density doesn't change when it goes inside your waders... It's when you are trying to get out of the water with it filled is when it is going to give you a hard time.

You get the drift. Only time I could see a problem is if the current in strong, but in that case, you are going to have a hard time with waders or no waders. Always wear a PFD.

Or someone can enlighten me since I've only had a couple experiences with them on and dumped in the surf which was near shore.