UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)     November 30, 2004
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                            ROCKY SHOES & BOOTS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Ohio                        0-21026                  31-1364046
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission               (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)               File Number)           Identification No.)

                39 East Canal Street, Nelsonville, Ohio     45764
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             (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (740) 753-1951
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                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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ITEM 5.02  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
           APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

      (d)  On November 30, 2004, Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release regarding the election of J. Patrick Campbell to the
Company's Board of Directors. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished
as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 5.02(d) by
reference.


ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

      (c)  EXHIBITS.

       Exhibit No.                          Description

           99            Press Release, dated November 30, 2004, entitled
                         "Rocky Shoes & Boots, Inc. Announces Election of J.
                         Patrick Campbell to Board of Directors "
















                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       ROCKY SHOES & BOOTS, INC.


Date:  December 1, 2004                By:   /s/ James E. McDonald
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                                             James E. McDonald, Vice President
                                             and Chief Financial Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                           Description

   99             Press Release, dated November 30, 2004, entitled "Rocky Shoes
                  & Boots, Inc. Announces Election of J. Patrick Campbell to
                  Board of Directors"