Despite their fearsome name, Crocs don’t have scales or crunching jaws, nor will they capsize your boat or eat your dog.

But they do look good on the end of a fisherman’s legs.

Crocs have recently been released in Australia and have proven a hit with anglers as practical shoes that are every bit as suitable for the pub as they are on the shoreline or in a boat.

Made from a specially created material – Patented Closed Cell resin – Crocs are waterproof, so anglers can easily wade through water while wearing them, while scales, guts and salt will also wash straight off. The resin won’t hold odours or let your feet sweat, so the smell of stale feet is no longer part and parcel of long fishing trips.

If your fondness for deep-sea fishing has you swaying on rocky decks far from land, Crocs shoes are the perfect fishing partners. The shoes, originally designed for American yacht crews, have proved their worth on unsteady decks in last year’s Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race, and will withstand the roughest conditions. In the calmer waters of estuaries and rivers, Crocs will easily grip to slippery aluminium decks.

Crocs come in 13 colours, from dazzling yellow and red to more sombre navy and khaki, and their stylish design means after a quick hose down, they can be worn pretty much anywhere, and not tossed aside with the tackle box once the day’s fishing is complete.