Kold Kutters

Stonedfish

Stonedfish

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I installed some Kold Kutters on my boots about two months ago.
They've worked great as far as traction goes but I noticed I've lost about a quarter of them already. Not a huge deal as they are cheap.
Just curious if anyone has noticed any appreciable difference in not losing them if you used something like Loctite Threadlocker or a similar product in conjunction with installing them. The other option is just to continue to replace them as I lose them,
Thanks for any input.
SF
 
Maybe shoe goo as you thread them into the sole?

I was really cheap and used tek screws in my boots.
 
I don't lose them, but 8ve got rubber soles. 8 do notice that I've gotta swap them out more frequently. I freaking love them.
 
I've lost one from my Vibram soled wading boots and one, maybe two, from my felt soled boots, but I wear the felt soled boots 10 to 20 times more often than I do the rubber soled ones. I don't use any Loc Tite or other glue. And I use the 3/8" Kold Kutters, not the 1/2" ones.
 
Looks like I lost more this weekend.
Put them in Vibram soles and they are the 3/8” size.
Maybe the barnacles and oysters are eating them. ;)
SF

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Looks like that environment is brutal to any boot! Holy crap!
 
I got a bottle of this stuff at Home Depot tonight. Says it works on metal, rubber etc. The boots are getting up there in age, so no issues if it doesn’t work.
I’ll put some on the holes where they fell out then work it in with a bodkin then throw some more on before screwing the new KK in.
SF

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Creatch’r said:
You ever try gluing barnacles to the bottom of your boots? Sometimes you gotta fight fire with fire man.
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Not a bad idea!

Back in business. I added a bead of glue over the top of the KK screw flange on both the old and new ones. Hopefully that helps a bit with them staying in.
SF

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Creatch’r said:
You ever try gluing barnacles to the bottom of your boots? Sometimes you gotta fight fire with fire man.
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Stones finds so many shitty Puget Sound shoes covered in barnacles when he cleans the beaches. With a little effort he could probably assemble a seasonal collection of Barnacle Boots from Crocs to flip flops to old Nikes....This line could be the 1995 Dodge Neons of wading boots, but in the spirit of reuse, why not?

Swimmy would probably lose his mind.

I suppose the ick factor of wondering if the shoe substrate once held Canadian leg and foot bones might turn some people off. Or it could be a resale point- "shoes so tough your ankle will disarticulate before the barnaclegrips TM come off this boot.... "

I guess the final idea is store the boots in the bottom 1/4 of the tide to facilitate barnacle growths when not fishing. Given how hard he fishes he would probably need a bunch of boots stashed over a bunch of beaches. Downside of it for Stones would be folks spying the boots and CSI Puget Sound-ing a favored stretch.

"Pair of unmatched size 13 shitty crocs stuffed under a cinder block? Looks like Stones was here... probably should work this stretch with a white sparkle clouser. Put away that floating line son, the hells the matter with you?."

I guess the other ick would be settling your foot in the boot when all kinds of scary flesh eating amphipods or marine worms might have taken up residence
 
Brian,

I see that you use a lot of studs in each boot. I've found that I get plenty good traction while using only 10 studs per boot, 4 on the heel and 6 on the forefoot. No studs in the center, only near (~ 3/4") the outer edges.
 
Salmo_g said:
Brian,

I see that you use a lot of studs in each boot. I've found that I get plenty good traction while using only 10 studs per boot, 4 on the heel and 6 on the forefoot. No studs in the center, only near (~ 3/4") the outer edges.
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Steve,
Yeah, I probably over did it as far as the number of studs. There is one beach I fish that owns me. I’ve taken two headers there so far. One slippery SOB, like ice skating. Since I bought a pack of 250 KK, I figured what the hell. ;)
SF
 
Wadin' Boot said:
Stones finds so many shitty Puget Sound shoes covered in barnacles when he cleans the beaches. With a little effort he could probably assemble a seasonal collection of Barnacle Boots from Crocs to flip flops to old Nikes....This line could be the 1995 Dodge Neons of wading boots, but in the spirit of reuse, why not?

Swimmy would probably lose his mind.

I suppose the ick factor of wondering if the shoe substrate once held Canadian leg and foot bones might turn some people off. Or it could be a resale point- "shoes so tough your ankle will disarticulate before the barnaclegrips TM come off this boot.... "

I guess the final idea is store the boots in the bottom 1/4 of the tide to facilitate barnacle growths when not fishing. Given how hard he fishes he would probably need a bunch of boots stashed over a bunch of beaches. Downside of it for Stones would be folks spying the boots and CSI Puget Sound-ing a favored stretch.

"Pair of unmatched size 13 shitty crocs stuffed under a cinder block? Looks like Stones was here... probably should work this stretch with a white sparkle clouser. Put away that floating line son, the hells the matter with you?."

I guess the other ick would be settling your foot in the boot when all kinds of scary flesh eating amphipods or marine worms might have taken up residence
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Imagine how far you could kick a humpy up the beach with a barnacle boot. I see no downside here.
 
Salmo_g said:
Brian,

I see that you use a lot of studs in each boot. I've found that I get plenty good traction while using only 10 studs per boot, 4 on the heel and 6 on the forefoot. No studs in the center, only near (~ 3/4") the outer edges.
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I’m in the same boat. Think I have 11 on each foot and on the outside. But I was scared to say something thinking I would be the only one and an oddball,
 
Porter2 said:
I’m in the same boat. Think I have 11 on each foot and on the outside. But I was scared to say something thinking I would be the only one and an oddball,
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I'm not sure, but I think the Simms carbide studs come in a pack of 20, presumably for 10 on each boot. I have an old pair of Patagonia boots that came as studded felt sole. There was one stud in the center, and I found that it caused a mildly uncomfortable pressure on my foot. So I leave that one out on the boots I prepare myself and am pretty happy with the result. The only downside is that Kold Kutters do wear down a lot faster than carbide, which seems to equal "never."
 
Stonedfish said:
Steve,
Yeah, I probably over did it as far as the number of studs. There is one beach I fish that owns me. I’ve taken two headers there so far. One slippery SOB, like ice skating. Since I bought a pack of 250 KK, I figured what the hell. ;)
SF
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I think having too many studs, or very badly worn studs, can lead to "ice skating." I'm trying to be more attentive, sticking with 10, and replacing them more often.
 
O' Clarkii Stomias said:
I've used Aquaseal with good results.
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Stonedfish said:
I’ll put some on the holes where they fell out then work it in with a bodkin then throw some more on before screwing the new KK in.
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MT_Flyfisher said:
use a small dab of Gorilla glue whenever I put cleats in the bottom of my boots. It’s waterproof, and expands as it cures, so it holds the cleats in until I’m ready to remove and replace them.
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The stud holes on on the old Chota's soles that I relegated to saltwater, are soft and the expensive OEM studs came out pretty quickly as they began to age so I relegated them to saltwater. But after I encountered a good but slippery beach with an incline that was steeper than others I fish, I started using the 3/8 KKs. They came out too but the $ting isn't nearly as bad. I've used Aquaseal SR that has worked great to repair a sole-rand separation on some 6-yr old Korkers I keep for a backup. I lose far fewer studs but the adhesive is a might spendy so I'll probably try the GG or SF's DAP stuff if he reports it works well.
 
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