Boots

[ViperBass]

What kind of boots do you fellas wear ice fishing

[A Wood]

So I wear Kamik ice breakers. They are cheap, $65, and they are solid rubber and super warm. I also like that after a few years when the liners wear out you can buy new liners for like $25. I wear my boots for work as well and made it over 2 years before I wore the liners out.

[oldmanwinter]

The more you spend you get better quality, not knocking Kamik there buddy but the majority of hard core ice fishers up here use Baffin. Also helps if you get them a size bigger so that you can wear either thicker wool socks or doubling up on your socks with a silk sock as a liner first which draws the moisture away.

[ECobb91]

I use Irish setter insulated neoprene boots. They are so ridiculously warm I usually wear just plain cotton ankle socks and my feet still sweat. Best pair of ice fishing boots I’ve ever owned. They also are designed with a taper that kind of lock onto your ankle so you’re not sliding around in them

[A Wood]

No worries on the knock, I have heard baffin boots were really good. We just never get the true cold for me to justify buying them. If I lived in Manitoba yes I would have a pair...

[oldmanwinter]

How's fishing down south there friend? We have not had a real cold winter yet so ice is acting up. Even though twenty plus inches its still moving and expanding, we had a crack on the big lake that shook the ice that we were standing on for about five seconds and continued to rumble for another twenty seconds further north. Opened up a crack three feet wide in places and there were a few popups sitting right on the fracture..

On the note on boots is to make sure that they are always dry when you wear them so put them over a heat vent after use..

[ViperBass]

Thanks for the suggestions guys

[A Wood]

How's fishing down south there friend? We have not had a real cold winter yet so ice is acting up. Even though twenty plus inches its still moving and expanding, we had a crack on the big lake that shook the ice that we were standing on for about five seconds and continued to rumble for another twenty seconds further north. Opened up a crack three feet wide in places and there were a few popups sitting right on the fracture...

Ice and weather are horrible this year. Started making ice then we got 2 ft of snow then 60 degrees and rain. Caught some fish on the few times I felt safe to venture out. Ice is stabilizing now and by the weekend I should be good. Not a fun fishing when your wondering if with your next step you are going swimming.
I dont know what I would do if I saw a 3 ft crack open up

[oldmanwinter]

when you are on a snowmobile you just crank her up and ride over it. Truck you have to drive around until you find a spot that is closed or almost closed and change your drawers after,,,,,Tight line there good buddy.

[AKRISONER]

Baffin eiger

they are the warmest boots you’ll find and you can walk easily in them because the insulation grabs your feet making them not slip when you walk. They aren’t 100% waterproof though. But it’s only a problem when there’s like 4 inches of water on top of the ice.

[gary_fritz]

I wear Korker Snowmageddon boots. They are very warm, but warmth wasn't my main concern, I don't typical have trouble keeping my feet warm. Wearing ice cleats always hurt my feet. these boots have a changeable sole, one sole is just like a regular boot and the other has carbide studs. These studs are spaced out more and across the entire sole making them much more comfortable. Now if I'm ice fishing a lake without snow I run the carbide studded soles and if the lake is covered in snow I use the regular soles.

[Buffalo Fishhead]

Smart wool socks and Boggs boots, but I don't go on the ice when it is extremely cold.