Chuck, There's several places that have them, let me check my catalogs and I'll get back to you on that...
Rodney... NREMT - Paramedic Life is too short, go fishing... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] PFD's > Rodney, Where can you get the vest/PDF all in one??? Thanks, Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > 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... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > 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 > >> > > >
