I got checked while fishing from my pontoon boat a couple years
ago and the warden wanted to see several things: my license; the
yellow sticker in the rear window of my truck (he radioed his partner
who was in the parking area to check); and the approval label on my
SOSpenders which confirmed my manual activation model is USCG Type III
approved.
Kent Lufkin
Aroved Type III
Are they Coast Guard approved? Are they accepted as life saving devices if
you are inspected?
Jim Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 08:34 AM 09/10/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>I believe the SOSpenders recall is confined to a very small number of vests equipped with an automatic inflation mechanism - a device that automatically inflates the vest once it is immersed. The vast majority of SSOpenders models are unaffected by this recall.
>
>Unlike other types of floatation vests, SOSpenders are much less bulky, fitting easily under or over a regular fishing vest, yet allowing an unrestricted casting stroke.
>
>Has anybody on the list has occasion to use their SOSpenders or even inflated them just out of curiosity?
>
>Kent Lufkin
>
>>I think they are a good idea- only problem with the sos suspenders is they
>>recently had a recall on some their models- hopefully they got it solved.
>>bill
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Sean Grier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 10:51 PM
>>Subject: Re: Middle Fork
>>
>>
>>> SOSpenders are your best bet. Can be purchased at GI Joes or even Fred
>>Meyers.
>>> Check their website: http://www.sospenders.com/models.html#sport. There
>>are other
>>> places to get them. I bought some for my wife and paid about $75 for
>>them. I use
>>> an Orvis vest that has the flotation bladder and CO2 cartridge built in.
>>If you
>>> do any bellyboating or pontoon fishing, you'll need something on you or
>>WDFW WILL
>>> give you a ticket (several posts on this board from members getting
>>tagged).
>>>
>>> Sean
>>>
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>
>>> > Wow. I feel honored! I was fishing a 12' leader tapered to 6x 3lb test
>>> > tippet and my 5 wt rod was too much for the small fish I caught. The
>>water
>>> > was incredibly clear and I was hiking upstream from the first big pool
>>past
>>> > the residential area. I spoke to a few others fishing and there was not
>>much
>>> > success to report. I saw very few rises until dusk, but they seemed to
>>like
>>> > my fly in the early afternoon. I don't know what it is called - the
>>color is
>>> > yellowish/elk hair with a thin body - size 14 or so.
>>> >
>>> > And yes, I can relate to that no where to go feeling. After my
>>experience on
>>> > Friday I have decided to invest in a good wading stick and a flotation
>>vest
>>> > of some type. Anyone out there know of a good flotation product for
>>safety
>>> > when wading larger rivers that allows you to fish without much trouble?
>>> > Eric
>>> >
>>> > In a message dated 9/8/02 4:15:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>>> >
>>> > > Subj: Re: Middle Fork
>>> > > Date: 9/8/02 4:15:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time
>>> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Blomquist)
>>> > > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > >
>>> > > On Sunday 08 September 2002 03:02 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>> > > > Fished the Middle Fork, Snoqualmie at the first major turnout on
>>Friday
>>> > > > afternoon from 2-8. Weather was warm and sunny until late
>>afternoon when
>>> > > > it turned overcast.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > I caught about a dozen fish, all between 2:30 and 5:30 or so and
>>missed
>>> > > > quite a few more. Half were caught on dries, and half on #14 BH
>>GRHE.
>> > > No
>> > > > > slashes on the nymph caught fish, but all the fish caught on dries
>>were
>> > > > > cutts. All fish were small - in the 7-9 inch range. Hooked one
>>very
>>> > nice
>>> > > > fish at dusk but never got a good look. Then again, we all know
>>that
>>> > they
>>> > > > look and feel bigger when you don't get a close look!!
>>> > >
>>> > > I fished the Middle fork up on USFS land, both above and below the
>>Taylor
>>> > > from
>>> > > about 10-3, and I scored a big fat 0. Nothing landed, nothing hooked,
>>> > > nothing
>>> > > seen. The water was ultra-clear, and I was fishing 12-15 foot leaders
>>> > > tapered
>>> > > to 4-6x depending on what I was fishing: dries, dries with nymph
>>droppers,
>>> > > and wooley buggers on a sink tip in big pools.
>>> > >
>>> > > Nothing.
>>> > >
>>> > > But the water was so clear that I actually waded across what I
>>thought was
>>> > > shallow water, right up over the tops of my chest waders. Well, I
>>wasn't
>>> > > that
>>> > > clueless, but yu know the thought, should I back out, or move
>>forward?
>>> > > Foward
>>> > > looked shallower, but it was deeper. The water poured in, and I was
>>in
>>> > jeans
>>> > >
>>> > > and a chamois shirt. Soaked!
>>> > >
>>> > > Off to the lower Snoqalmie, see if I can scare up a fish. Combined
>>total
>>> > for
>>> > >
>>> > > August and September, all spots: 0. =:-0
>>> > >
>>> > > Rob
>>> > >
>>> > > --
>>> > > Rob Blomquist
>>> > > Kirkland, WA
>>> > >
>>> > > On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements'
>>section, it
>>> > > said
>>> > > 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed Linux and lived
>>happily
>>> > ever
>>> > >
>>> > > after.
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>>
