I have an inflatable pfd and haven't had any trouble with it. it's pretty
light and stays out of the way when fishing.
Jonathan
From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [VFB] PFD's
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:50:45 -0600
An article about a flyfisherman that drowned caught my attention. They
were
striper fishing and got caught up so they didn't notice the weather moving
in. The transom of their boat got a wave over it that killed the battery
and bilge pump (?), and by the time they got the motor started, they were
near the rocks. In their attempts to get away from the rocks, they took a
wave over the transom and it killed the motor (again, ?). The boat sank
and
both ended up in the water. One had a PFD (Personal Floatation Device) and
was saved four hours later. One was not wearing one and drowned.
I've been searching for the perfect PFD for all occasions, and it's hard to
narrow it down to one. I have many, but I'm thinking of an inflatable for
fishing 'unencumbered'. Has anyone had good/bad experiences with
inflatables?
DonO
