Like you I don't post much either but I do winter fish. My wife an kids bought me the same brand suit in camo a few years back, glad to hear it works an your ok.
I hope to never test mine.
Wow, a tough day for sure, glad your suit worked!!!
Like you I don't post much either but I do winter fish. My wife an kids bought me the same brand suit in camo a few years back, glad to hear it works an your ok.
I hope to never test mine.
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Glad you are ok!
Thanks for posting this and I'm very glad you're okay. It's a very timely post for me. I've been looking at the suits this week. I have some questions about them, but I'll start a new thread so as to not derail yours.
I'm glad to hear you had a good outcome to your unfortunate experience. Great post and certainly well worth mentioning as many times as it takes to strike a nerve with anyone who fishes by boat and especially those who do so alone. I would stress just as much emphasis on kill switches and avoiding the use of trolling motor auto pilot (or auto cruise control) features; as I can't think of anything more awful than accidentally falling into the water while fishing alone and watching your boat steadily going away from you (faster than you could ever swim) when you come to the surface. You only have about 15 minutes in the frigid water temps before hypothermia sets in and your body starts shutting down.
Thanks for this important safety reminder.
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They are expensive. If you never have to rely on it for flotation you still have the warmest suit going imo
Thanks for posting! Glad your ok ! they are expensive but you can’t put a price tag on life!
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+1000000
glad to hear you are here to report, dmac. every years places like hillsdale, Stockton, Truman , Tuttle, etc. take someone out enjoying themselves.
I fish all winter and wont get in my boat without my mustang survival bibs and coat on unless the water is over mid 50s and then I have on a life jacket. It was close calls with duck hunting, winter fishing and having a family that moved me to spend the $800 or whatever it was. They are warm and comfortable. compared to the $60K truck, $50K boat, and the $10K I spend annually on gear, gas, MINNOWS, travel, insurance, storage, taxes, etc. the $800 is the smartest money I spent. the kill switch, life jackets etc mentioned above is equally as important.
I had a guy fall out of my boat last February by the dam. You should have seen how fast and to the extent he was effected. I had him in within 30 seconds, but he was already struggling to move. it was cold. ...for those of us out alone, nobody is there to pull us in....
I have the catalyst gear.
Flotation Clothing
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Thank God your ok. Great report my wife has been on me about this very thing. She doesn't fish in the winter and she worries. Thanks for the report.
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