Sticky bush prick holes in waders - attempt to fix or trash?

[Underdog]

Tiny holes the kind you can't really see without hunting. Try to find and fix? Or just chuck em? 150 dollar waders.....not expensive but not free in my world....
Method that works best if find and fix?

 

[Bamboozle]

Considering you will most likely end up with "sticky bush prick holes" in your next pair of waders, I'd hunt for them and fix them with Aquaseal.

If nothing else, it's good practice.

 

[redietz]

Tiny holes the kind you can't really see without hunting. Try to find and fix? Or just chuck em? 150 dollar waders.....not expensive but not free in my world....
Method that works best if find and fix?

They're not that hard to find and fix. The method that works best for me is turn the waders inside out, darken the room, put a lit flashlight in them. The holes become evident soon as I move the flashlight around. I then circle the hole with sharpie. (The reason for turning them inside out is hide the circle when I'm done.) I then seal with each Aquaseal or UV resin. I use a patch only for larger holes.

The stream I fish most frequently is lined with multiflora rose. I'd be shelling out for new waders every couple of months if I didn't know how to fix them.

 

[Forestfishin]

I’d try what redietz said. Once inside out if you still can’t find holes fill them with water and look for leaks. I had a pair of hippies that had a small leak and that’s what I had to do.