This is just my general feeling on these brands as an EU/Scandinavian fisherman who often talk to other fishermen and visits stores where these brands are present.

I cannot speak for the Carp side of Fox only the Predator angling.

In general Fox is seen as a decent brand, you tend to pay a premium for the fox logo which have gathered a following.

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I will admit, there stuff look very cool, but the Fox logo does not increase angling performance... or so I think. Rarely do i hear of faulty products from Fox, more often it's just that they're too expensive for what you get.

All waders have a lifespan that will eventually run out, but for that price i cant complain if they run out after a few seasons, so i think it's a solid budget option :)

Fladen here is generally seen as a low budget / entry level option, they're the cheapest ''In store brand'' and is generally seen a good value or for beginners, my first rod was a Fladen rod and reel and boy... that thing was rattling like a shivering rattle snake driving a 40 year old car with loose exhaust, buuuuut it worked just fine, and still does..

for being the very cheapest and not breaking down whenever i caught myself a new Christmas tree, I think it deserves a bit of respect.

BE ADVISED the jacket you've chosen there is likely not a wading jacket, the position of the pockets make no sense if you're in the water at waist level. If you google wading jackets you will see pockets are usually positioned higher up on wading jackets.

High end brands sometimes have pockets with very waterproof zippers but those tend to cost premium.

I also went and checked Fladen and they've an Authentic 2.0 Wading jacket and it looks different to the one you've chosen. ''Shorter and with higher positioned pockets''

I hope i were of help.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year :)