RE: Whats the advantage of rubber boots?
I wear Rocky knee high rubber boots when it's mild out. When it gets REALLY cold I switch to my ice fishing boots.
The only negative about my rubber Rocky's are that now that they're 7+ years old the rubber has cracked where the boot folds on top of my toes as I walk. I've put Shoe-Goo on it at the beginning of the last 2 seasons....and they're good as new.