IT CAN NOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH 2025
Harold Scoggins reply :
Please folks, find a good, comfortable PFD and wear it! Take every precaution possible when you're on the water and insist others to do the same. My prayers go out to this soldier's family.
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/fort-hood-sergeant-dies-in-boating-accident-on-texas-lake-1.565885?fbclid=IwAR3NP_FnW54TyDBydCQzZXNam29rPf-DPqUpgNMDjvZngpgosZBtrinE9nQ
Catt reply :
Yes Sir! ????
WRB reply :
Prayers sent.
Cold water is unforgiving.
Tom
tracker01 reply :
Rest in peace brother.
dodgeguy reply :
I always wear one. Never take it off.
Glaucus reply :
Buddy and I recently talked about the danger we all take when we go fishing that nobody really thinks about. You'll never catch me in the water without a PFD. Don't care if it's 3fow.
Log Catcher reply :
I always wear mine when running the boat but I take it off when fishing unless it is cold. Then I leave it on. I use a standard PFD. I don't trust the ones that inflate. Considering the shape my knees are in I probably should wear it all the time.
MN Fisher reply :
My PFD goes on just before launching, comes off after I'm back at the ramp.
MassYak85 reply :
I admittedly never wore my PFD while Yak fishing up until this year, mostly because the PFD I always carried behind my seat was a cheap bulky uncomfortable water-skiing vest. I ended up pulling the trigger on a stolquist EBB before this past season and could not be happier wearing it (which I always do now). Even in the summer I barely notice it's on.
gimruis reply :
On 1/27/2019 at 9:03 AM, MassYak85 said:I admittedly never wore my PFD while Yak fishing up until this year
That brings up another question. I live in Minnesota and often see yakkers without a PFD on. Isn't that illegal? Sometimes I see it behind them on the back rest but sometimes I don't see one anywhere too. Might be a state by state law.
MassYak85 reply :
On 1/27/2019 at 9:06 AM, gimruis said:
That brings up another question. I live in Minnesota and often see yakkers without a PFD on. Isn't that illegal? Sometimes I see it behind them on the back rest but sometimes I don't see one anywhere too. Might be a state by state law.
At least in MA, you are required by law to wear one in a kayak between September 15 and May 15 because of water temperatures. I always followed that law but couldn't be bothered to wear it most other times. Decided this year to change that, since really the biggest danger most of the times is getting hit by a boat not hypothermia.
Eric J reply :
On 1/27/2019 at 9:06 AM, gimruis said:
That brings up another question. I live in Minnesota and often see yakkers without a PFD on. Isn't that illegal? Sometimes I see it behind them on the back rest but sometimes I don't see one anywhere too. Might be a state by state law.
I don't know if it's illegal not to wear one but its an immediate DQ if caught without your PFD on in any KBF event.
MN Fisher reply :
On 1/27/2019 at 9:06 AM, gimruis said:
That brings up another question. I live in Minnesota and often see yakkers without a PFD on. Isn't that illegal? Sometimes I see it behind them on the back rest but sometimes I don't see one anywhere too. Might be a state by state law.
Nope - from https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watertrails/lifejackets.html
"Minnesota law requires one U.S. Coast Guard approved, properly sized, and easily accessible life jacket for each person on the boat.
All children under ten are required to wear an approved life jacket at all times while in a boat."
So you're only required to have it at hand, not to wear it unless you're under 10 years old.
NYWayfarer reply :
Such a tragedy. I wear mine at all times while boating or kayaking.
tander reply :
Really sad story, just wear it!!! Also for outboards, hook up that kill switch.
Alex from GA reply :
When I kayak fished shallow rivers I never wore or even carried a PFD but after I turned 75 I now wear one. In my boat I wear an inflatable all the time and have for years.
Jigfishn10 reply :
75 y/o @Alex from GA? God bless ya, I hope to be that active at 75.
NorthernBasser reply :
I'm not a strong swimmer, at all. I always wear my Mustang auto PFD (boat, not kayak). I often wonder if it'll actually deploy if I ever fall in.
LxVE Bassin reply :
I’m not the best swimmer but I keep my PFD on the entire time I’m out on the water no matter if it’s 3 feet or 30 feet.
Bankbeater reply :
Many people don't realize how fast and hard that cold water can hit you.
Sam reply :
On 1/27/2019 at 8:29 AM, MN Fisher said:My PFD goes on just before launching, comes off after I'm back at the ramp.
X2
TnRiver46 reply :
On 1/30/2019 at 11:45 AM, NorthernBasser said:I'm not a strong swimmer, at all. I always wear my Mustang auto PFD (boat, not kayak). I often wonder if it'll actually deploy if I ever fall in.
Eliminate the worry with foam.
A-Jay reply :
A-Jay
MN Fisher reply :
On 2/1/2019 at 4:18 AM, A-Jay said:
A-Jay
Let me guess - the pink one is yours, the Mustang is for your lady. ????
Glaucus reply :
On 2/1/2019 at 5:29 AM, MN Fisher said:Let me guess - the pink one is yours, the Mustang is for your lady. ????
Mustangs are always for the ladies.
MN Fisher reply :
On 2/1/2019 at 8:34 PM, Glaucus said:Mustangs are always for the ladies.
There are so many ways I could take that in a VERY wrong direction.
I'll abstain.
Harold Scoggins reply :
Last body found.
https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Body-found-in-search-for-man-who-drowned-in-area-lake-505377741.html?fbclid=IwAR2iTaCWFbPPjQs9AFqLLgdrB5OnSj7jyDpNJ6uFXiZiAzDkqD3GtGlrBaw
EGbassing reply :
On 1/27/2019 at 7:26 AM, dodgeguy said:I always wear one. Never take it off.
You don't even take it off to go to bed??
dodgeguy reply :
On 2/6/2019 at 8:28 AM, EGbassing said:You don't even take it off to go to bed??
LOL!!!
TnRiver46 reply :
http://rheareview.com/crews-search-for-missing-kayaker-in-polk-county/
Not sure what happened yet but they found his boat and life jacket. Wear the PFD until you get to the truck!
fishballer06 reply :
On 1/30/2019 at 11:45 AM, NorthernBasser said:I always wear my Mustang auto PFD (boat, not kayak). I often wonder if it'll actually deploy if I ever fall in.
Try spilling gasoline on it at 3 AM in the morning at the gas station. That's a sound that will wake you up in the morning.
NorthernBasser reply :
On 2/19/2019 at 9:30 PM, fishballer06 said:
Try spilling gasoline on it at 3 AM in the morning at the gas station. That's a sound that will wake you up in the morning.
That made it inflate?? I thought it had to be submerged for it to inflate. Maybe the older ones just had to get wet? That's hilarious either way.
Russ E reply :
On 2/20/2019 at 9:52 AM, NorthernBasser said:That made it inflate?? I thought it had to be submerged for it to inflate. Maybe the older ones just had to get wet? That's hilarious either way.
Self inflating vests have a bobbin with a material that dissolves in liquid to deploy.
the white portion in the photo below is what dissolves.
the bobbin is usually protected from rain, but will deploy if it gets wet.
It has to be rearmed when it goes off.
It costs anywhere from $20.00 to $40.00 for the rearming kit. Depending on the vest.
GrumpyOlPhartte reply :
@fishballer06: I also don’t recommend reaching into knee-deep water to retrieve a dropped chatterbait. Very embarrassing! On the other hand it DOES give one confidence in the operation of the PFD.
Glenn reply :
My wife sat on hers and off it went! I thought she had too much beans the night before. LOL!!
NorthernBasser reply :
On 2/20/2019 at 10:04 AM, Russ E said:Self inflating vests have a bobbin with a material that dissolves in liquid to deploy.
the white portion in the photo below is what dissolves.
the bobbin is usually protected from rain, but will deploy if it gets wet.
It has to be rearmed when it goes off.
It costs anywhere from $20.00 to $40.00 for the rearming kit. Depending on the vest.
This is what I've read for the Mustang Elite.
Hydrostatic Inflator Technology will automatically inflate under water pressure, not inadvertently in rain, spray or humidity
Hydrostatic auto-inflator - Activated by water pressure, the Hammar Hydrostatic Inflator Technology will automatically inflate when submerged
Maybe different brands react differently? I really don't know.
Russ E reply :
On 2/20/2019 at 11:14 AM, NorthernBasser said:This is what I've read for the Mustang Elite.
Hydrostatic Inflator Technology will automatically inflate under water pressure, not inadvertently in rain, spray or humidity
Hydrostatic auto-inflator - Activated by water pressure, the Hammar Hydrostatic Inflator Technology will automatically inflate when submerged
Maybe different brands react differently? I really don't know.
They are supposed to take a small amount of water pressure to dissolve the tablet. They are usually designed to go off in 4 inches of water. Over time the bobbin gets weathered. that is why it should be replaced every three years.
MN Fisher reply :
On 2/20/2019 at 11:28 AM, Russ E said:They are usually designed to go off in 4 inches of water.
Finally - the answer to a question I posted earlier. I was wondering how deep you had to go for the auto-release to activate.
Wouldn't help much if it took 4 feet of water pressure to do it - if you're knocked unconscious, you could take in a lungful or two of water before it got you back to the surface.
Russ E reply :
On 2/20/2019 at 11:36 AM, MN Fisher said:Finally - the answer to a question I posted earlier. I was wondering how deep you had to go for the auto-release to activate.
Wouldn't help much if it took 4 feet of water pressure to do it - if you're knocked unconscious, you could take in a lungful or two of water before it got you back to the surface.
I have thrown outdated bobbins in a glass of water to test them. the tablet dissolves almost immediately.
MN Fisher reply :
On 2/20/2019 at 12:03 PM, Russ E said:I have thrown outdated bobbins in a glass of water to test them. the tablet dissolves almost immediately.
This gives me reassurance that auto-inflate vests are safe. Next Christmas I may use some of my present-money to purchase one.
Russ E reply :
On 2/20/2019 at 12:06 PM, MN Fisher said:This gives me reassurance that auto-inflate vests are safe. Next Christmas I may use some of my present-money to purchase one.
I have used them for around 10 years. Fell out of the boat once. It went off immediately.
I had a bad habit of not wearing a vest before I started using the self inflating.
Now I always have one on if I am in the boat.
Cabelas have type II self inflating on sale for $79.99 in the stores. not sure if the sale is online.
MN Fisher reply :
On 2/20/2019 at 12:12 PM, Russ E said:Cabelas have type II self inflating on sale for $79.99 in the stores. not sure if the sale is online.
Out of money this year.
DanielG reply :
I've got a auto inflate. I have a fishing platform boat. The reason is that after trying on a bunch even the slighter kayak vests none seemed comfortable. With the auto inflate I forget I have it on. I can even wear it under a rain parker (don't try it under a zip up coat, imagine it going off under that?) Mine is the type that inflates by water pressure of 6" or more.
The wife doesn't worry too much when I swear that I'll wear it. And I do, all the time.
I hope it works and I hope I never have to find out.
GreenPig reply :
On 2/6/2019 at 8:28 AM, EGbassing said:You don't even take it off to go to bed??
Must have a water bed. ????
Yumeya reply :
I will admit I don't wear one 90% of the time while on my boat fishing, when the weather gets bad or it gets
choppy out is when I put one on.
Log Catcher reply :
Fished a creek Thursday. No big water or high speed boats running. I saw 8 people in kayaks during the day. None of them had PFD on.
GreenPig reply :
Out by myself fishing I wear my inflatable 100% of the time. Spent years as a lifeguard and swim like a fish unless I hit my head on the way into the water. I fish all weather conditions and it get pretty exciting at times in my 14 footer.
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