Hodgman Waders Size Chart: How to Pick a Size

Short answer

Hodgman does not publish a wader size chart that I could find, so size by boot size first and check body fit second. The maker's pages (Hodgman is sold through Pure Fishing) show a men's apparel size guide with chest, waist and hip measurements, small through 3XL. They do not show a boot-size table or an inseam table. The collection page lists five Hodgman products, all footwear or bootfoot waders, and has no wader sizing guide.

That is the honest position, and it matters because most Hodgman waders we track are bootfoot, where the boot size is the size. Brand history and the pairs we track are on the Hodgman brand page. For how to take measurements for any wader, see our general wader size chart guide.

What the maker pages offer

I opened the product pages for the two Hodgman waders we track and the collection page. Here is what they contain for sizing:

• Mackenzie Cleat Chest Bootfoot: a size selector labeled with US, EU and UK sizes (US 7 and US 13 were the sizes listed), a men's apparel size guide, and a "Need help choosing? Guide" prompt. The page describes adjustable suspenders with easy on-and-off buckles for a customized fit.
• Caster Neoprene Cleat Bootfoot: titled as Men's Size 12 with no size selector, the same apparel size guide, and Y-back elastic suspender straps.
• Collection page: product titles that carry a size for some items (12 for the Caster, 8 for the H3 boot, 10 for the wade shoe), and no sizing guide.

The apparel guide is for clothing, not boots, and neither page says how it maps onto a wader. (The Marketing Copy says "Need help choosing?" and the page offers a guide to the choosing, which I could not open.) The takeaway is simple: Hodgman gives you a boot size and a body fit and leaves the matching to you.

How to size a bootfoot pair

On a bootfoot wader the boot is attached, so one number does most of the work.

1. Start with the boot. Take your street shoe size and think about the socks. Both Hodgman bootfoots are footwear-led: the Mackenzie has a PVC boot with a cleated outsole, and the Caster has a rubber boot with a cleated sole and 200g Thinsulate insulation per the maker's page.
2. Think about socks. Insulation and neoprene are for cold water, and you will wear thicker socks with them. A boot that fits in a thin sock can be tight in a thick one, and a tight boot squeezes the sock and cools the foot. That is the same logic our general guide takes from SITKA, and it is general advice rather than Hodgman's.
3. Check the body. Measure your chest, waist, hips and inseam with a soft tape, as in our wader size chart guide. The Hodgman apparel guide gives chest, waist and hip. Use it as a rough pointer, not as a wader chart.
4. Try them on with layers. Squat, step up onto a chair and raise your arms. Pulling at the crotch or shoulders means too small or too short, and fabric pooling at the ankle means too long.

Adjustable suspenders help with torso length but they do not change leg length or boot size, so they are not a rescue for a wrong boot size.

What our data shows

At our last check (October 2026) we track two Hodgman waders on Amazon US, plus a wade shoe. Both waders are bootfoot.

• Mackenzie Cleat Chest Bootfoot: nylon-PVC, chest height, with a listed boot size range of 7 to 13. The Amazon listing groups sizes 7, 12 and 13 as variants in the data we collected.
• Caster Neoprene Bootfoot: 3.5mm neoprene, insulated, with 200g boot insulation and reinforced knees. We hold it as a men's pair, and the maker's page lists Men's Size 12.

These are the values we collected, and stock and size options change often. Check the current listing before you decide, and treat a sold-out size as a reason to look at another pair, not as a reason to order the closest one.

If the chart you want does not exist

When a maker gives no wader chart, you have three options:

• Ask. Contact the seller or the maker with your boot size, height and chest measurement and ask which size they would pick for that exact model. Write the answer down in case you need to return the pair.
• Compare to a maker who does publish. A chart from another brand tells you about that brand, not Hodgman. Our general guide says always to use the chart for the specific brand, so use another maker's chart only to understand how the labels work, not to pick a size.
• Buy where returns are easy. A bootfoot wader is hard to judge from a screen, and fit problems show up when you put weight on a leg. Check the seller's return terms before you order.

Buyer feedback on fit

I did not read buyer reviews for the Hodgman waders while writing this page, so I won't summarize them. Read recent reviews on the exact pair, looking for comments on boot room and leg length.

Where to go from here

If you want to compare Hodgman with other bootfoot makers, our bootfoot waders page filters by height and material, and the neoprene waders and insulated waders pages cover cold-water pairs. If you are still working out which kind of wader you need, read our types of waders guide.