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    I witnessed a man fall backwards out of his boat today,if it hadn’t been for his partner finally getting the motor shut off things could have been worse.The fellow who fell out wasn’t wearing a life jacket, and had on heavy overalls and an insulated work coat.
    The water temp was about 38°F, after several attempts to get him back in the boat to no avail,they managed to tow him to shore hanging onto the side of the boat ,he was in the water about 8 min,it made me think about all the times I fish alone,in the winter in my kayak most often with the PFD hooked over the seat.
    Two things I’ve gleaned from this,I need a kill switch on my trolling motor,and I need to invest in a much better PFD that is non intrusive to wear.
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    Before Christmas I bought two inflatable vest. I am hoping that will make me wear one when I am in the boat
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    Great lesson relayed to all of us. Thanks for that. Warm water is a completely different scenario than cold water. But both can be deadly.
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    If I’m on the water so is my pfd, all times no excuses. Lucky sounds like this could have been worse.
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    Get you one of the auto inflates. You won’t even know your wearing it!
    I wear mine all the time. I Usually remember to take it off in the truck or after I put the boat up.
    I fish alone a lot, got to thinking, what if I hit my head on the way out.
    Same with you, what if a boat hits you and your unconscious?



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    Quote Originally Posted by DockShootinJack View Post
    Before Christmas I bought two inflatable vest. I am hoping that will make me wear one when I am in the boat
    Those inflatables aren’t recommended for cold water temps. I’ve read that bulkier is better in cold water as you’ll probably have heavier clothes on than the inflatable can handle.
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    I like my kayak pfd better then the more traditional bass pro one I had. It’s much more comfortable and I like the pockets. I have no problems wearing it all day summer or winter. I keep my fishing license, safety whistle, hemostats, line clippers, knife, fish counter and cell phone in it. Most importantly I know I should be safer by having it on in case of accident.

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    whatever you have they only work if your wearing them!!!
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    If you do a lot of colder weather boat fishing your going to want to be warm anyway, so why not invest in somthing like a Frabill I float suit or a Clam Ice Armor Ascent suit.... You stay warm and if you fall out of the boat you float like a cork. I see them on sale a few times a year and there not much more then good bibs and a jacket.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Central Minn View Post
    If you do a lot of colder weather boat fishing your going to want to be warm anyway, so why not invest in somthing like a Frabill I float suit or a Clam Ice Armor Ascent suit.... You stay warm and if you fall out of the boat you float like a cork. I see them on sale a few times a year and there not much more then good bibs and a jacket.
    Really like my ice armor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperDave336 View Post
    I like my kayak pfd better then the more traditional bass pro one I had. It’s much more comfortable and I like the pockets. I have no problems wearing it all day summer or winter. I keep my fishing license, safety whistle, hemostats, line clippers, knife, fish counter and cell phone in it. Most importantly I know I should be safer by having it on in case of accident.

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    whatever you have they only work if your wearing them!!!
    Where did you get that?
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