tires

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I am looking for new tires and as I haven't done this enough in my life i am looking for some good recommendations. it has to be 235/85R16 for my burb.
I am looking for an open tread pattern that allows the water to flow away, almost ending up in the ditch twice in two days has forced me to get them early (was planning on end of the summer). As we get 1-6 inches of rain per storm, i need the wet traction but in a Load Rating E tire. I had some Michelin XCX/APT on my 76 C1500 but as it had big pads it was fine for normal driving but if i hit a slick portion of the road it would swing the back end around to easily even at 1/4 throttle. With a 454 now i dont want that to happen here. I like the tire and can get it locally for around $137.99 ea. but that traction loss just bugs me.
This is a closed pattern that i do not want, it wont let the water escpae the sides:


This is an open pattern that i like but not as big pads (this is the XCX/APT):


This is close to what i like


but i still like opinions here, hopefully from somone in the south that knows what its like to drive in the very heavy rains with these trucks/burbs.