Simms offers six boot models, a wading sandal and a wading shoe featuring revolutionary Vibram® Streamtread™ soles for 2009.
Simms and Vibram have worked together to produce an ultra-grippy, super-sticky rubber sole that works as well as felt in virtually all wet and aquatic conditions. After years of having rubber-soled alternatives that were good, but not quite great, the partnership between Vibram and Simms has resulted in a boot that combines the best performance features of felt with the environmental benefits of rubber. The new soles have been field tested extensively and perform far better than any rubber soled fishing footwear currently on the market.The Vibram soled boots will be a big step forward in anglers' fight against aquatic nuisance species - organisms like didymo, whirling disease and New Zealand mud snails that are absorbed and transferred to other waterways via felt-soled waders. Already, New Zealand has banned felt-soled boots and some states are asking anglers to avoid using felt soles.
Additionally, Simms boots and waders are designed with “CleanStream™ technology,” a design philosophy that uses materials and production techniques making it more difficult for microorganisms to attach and makes wading gear easier to properly clean.Vibram soles available in: G4 Guide Boot, Guide Boot, Rivershed Boot, Freestone Boot, Headwaters Boot, Women Headwaters Boot, Pursuit Shoe and the Pursuit Sandal.
Sizes: 5-14 (depending on model)
MSRP: $129.95-$219.95 (depending on model)
