That entails stomping through muddy pens, driving the tractor, climbing over fences and hay bails, and pushing stubborn jackasses. If anything wore with the Feralite Blank, it just slipped in a little further and it always kept tight. The padded collar and tongue (with high gussets) do a great job of keeping seed pods, burrs, and other debris out. Extremely fortunate are the only words I can think of to describe the way I feel about being able to hear his story first hand. I bought this boot following an online review, I had to wait a bit for my size (11) to be available but the wait was worth it.

It's amazing when you think about it, you take all these materials, Bamboo, Glass, Graphite in some cases Boron.

I’ve worn them in snow with heavy socks and the traction was good but the lack of insulation convinced me to switch to my winter boots after a half day. It seemed like anybody could develop a graphite blank on a mandrel and just because of the characteristics of Graphite, it would turn out pretty good.

AD: I was wondering if you could tell me a little about how you came up with the idea for the Feralite Ferrule? In addition to many other distinguished accomplishments he also set the World Record for the longest cast in 1947 with an astounding 206' cast made with a two handed R. I can’t recommend these boots enough for someone who likes wearing a tough looking and tough wearing boot.The break-in took about 15 miles and then the boots are comfortable, however the break-in was brutal. He supported the vet services team at the 2012 Olympics and lectures at veterinary universities throughout the UK.

The wide toe feels a bit much at first but as the upper stretches the laces lock the foot in remarkably well.My complaint has less to do with the feel of the boots and more in the quality control or lack there of and how the boots where shapes. Balanced against this view is the benefit to tens of thousand of people in having the medical conditions correctly diagnosed and treated, often saving their lives, and the highly successful treatment of serious conditions such as cancer.

From what I understand, the company is looking at potentially upgrading their insole to leather, but what’s used now works just fine and if needed down the road I can just use an insert. Not the funnest time, breaking in a new boot, but I imagine these will be very comfortable after a dozen miles or so. But the average person today that has grown up with Fly Fishing in the last 15 years, they wouldn't understand it, because they have no idea what kind of feel a Bamboo Rod has. So, the bottom line was that when Graphite came along why it seemed like a lot of companies discovered it.So for some reason or another I stuck the butt section inside the tip, which moved the lesser power further up the blank.