What i do is if its fairly dry i will wear snake boots, usually catch the bass pro redheads on sale or rocky snake boots usually can get either under $130 n get at least two to three years of hard huntin out of them, if its a wet year i wear the snake boots early season, and whenever we get good consistent cool weather switch to wearin rubber boots due to most snake boots leakin at some point, snakes bein less active n wet feet in 40 degree weather is no fun