Rodney, Where can you get the vest/PDF all in one??? Thanks, Chuck
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Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] PFD's
DonO,
I wear one pretty much exclusively when I'm either on my float tube or
pontoon boat. It's a "horse collar" type that uses both CO2 cartridges
with
a "pull tab" to inflate it and also has a tube for oral inflation. It's
lightweight, small, compact, and doesn't get in the way while I'm fishing.
It fits nicely underneath my fishing vest. When I take clients out, I
have
them use the waist band CO2 cartridge inflatables. I like those better
because they're small, out of the way and also act as a waist belt. Then
only drawback I can see using the "waist band" type is that if someone is
unconscious, the inflation devise is not around the neck to keep the head
above water. They also make an actual fishing vest that's also a PFD.
I've
talked with a NM Fish & Game Warden and he absolutely loves it. He said it
has a lot of pockets and will hold all his large fly boxes he takes with
him.
Rodney...
NREMT - Paramedic
Life is too short, go fishing...
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From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 8:50 AM
Subject: [VFB] PFD's
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
