The Original BootyHook™ was created by brothers, Matt and Paul Weal, at Weal Brothers Molding in Camarillo, CA.

Back in the 80's, Matt learned to surf with his brother Chris, and surfed from his adolescence on up through college, where he studied engineering at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo.

With some help from The Good Lord above, Matt graduated college and joined the workforce in the mid 90's. On surf sessions before and after work, Matt discovered that his booties would not dry fast enough, or dry completely, from the time he washed them, until he was on his next session. Consequently, his booties were always cold and clammy when he would be puting them on. And they didn't smell too good either! He began brainstorming, and put his engineering knowledge to good use, to create the first rendition of his "bootie hanger" in 2001. He made some prototypes out of plastic clothes hangers and a little help from a propane torch. These were good for conceptual models, but they lacked the strength and integrity to actually use for their intended purpose.

Next was a prototype made from plywood, but it was not too durable either. Finally he and Paul, built a fully functional prototype out of plastic that they made at the shop. This prototype was finally rugged enough to actually use and abuse! After a trial period, the brothers began work on the production tooling and produced the means to create what has evolved to become, The Original Bootyhook™!