Wader leak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 03-12-2011, 11:22 PM

Never thought of using light. Thanks. I'm sure my waders came with a patch kit, but it's long gone.

Amish Ed · 03-12-2011, 11:25 PM

Turns out breathable waders let lots of light through, dang. Any other ideas?

fishinkid2010 · 03-12-2011, 11:39 PM

Try covering the outside of the waders with soapy water. Then take an air compressor and hold the top of the waders closed around the air nozzle as tight as you can with your hands, then inflate. Ideally it should form small bubbles at the hole.
I had the same issue and the method I described worked for me. However, my waders were neoprene... not sure if that will make a difference.

Flyfisher70 · 03-13-2011, 07:31 AM

If you know where or what part of your leg was first wet that should give you a starting point of where the leak might be. I have used UV wader repair for a fairly large hole caused by a clouser minnow.

The UV wader repair worked out just fine, I have not had any water seeping through thus far.

I have also used silicone on the neoprene stocking on some old waders, they had a hole somewhere in the toes, I could not pinpoint where the hole was, so I added silicone to the entire seam in the toe area, that worked out great as well not another leak. Hope this helps out.

03-12-2011, 11:22 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Never thought of using light. Thanks. I'm sure my waders came with a patch kit, but it's long gone. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

03-12-2011, 11:25 PM	#2
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Turns out breathable waders let lots of light through, dang. Any other ideas? __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

03-12-2011, 11:39 PM	#3
fishinkid2010 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: La Mesa Posts: 386	Try covering the outside of the waders with soapy water. Then take an air compressor and hold the top of the waders closed around the air nozzle as tight as you can with your hands, then inflate. Ideally it should form small bubbles at the hole. I had the same issue and the method I described worked for me. However, my waders were neoprene... not sure if that will make a difference. __________________ Need a custom rod wrapped? PM me! http://s686.photobucket.com/albums/vv222/fishinkid2010/Sample%20Rod%20Wrapping/?albumview=slideshow

03-13-2011, 07:31 AM	#4
Flyfisher70 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 69	If you know where or what part of your leg was first wet that should give you a starting point of where the leak might be. I have used UV wader repair for a fairly large hole caused by a clouser minnow. The UV wader repair worked out just fine, I have not had any water seeping through thus far. I have also used silicone on the neoprene stocking on some old waders, they had a hole somewhere in the toes, I could not pinpoint where the hole was, so I added silicone to the entire seam in the toe area, that worked out great as well not another leak. Hope this helps out.