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Recommend me a good, comfortable life vest for fishing
Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:22 am
Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:22 am
I like to get out by myself every once in a while, and my wife is saying I need to wear one. Evidently I don’t have enough life insurance. TIA
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Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:28 am to SOLA
I have the Mustang HIT inflatable. I use it anytime I'm on my boat by myself and all the time during hunting season. It's comfortable and doesn't inflate because of spray/rain. Expensive, but worth it.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:39 am to SOLA
I second the Mustang. Expensive ? Yes, but more than worth it if you ever needed it. I always have it on when I’m by myself.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:45 am to SOLA
AM24's are carried by BP Academy Cabelas Walmart...
always good to regularly verify you have a charged PFD...
always good to regularly verify you have a charged PFD...
Posted on 4/28/24 at 10:11 am to SOLA
The Mustang auto is dang good. I bought a couple of inflatables from West Marine that come in under the price, but, there is some jankyness involved in the way the velcro seals up around the bladder that will allow it to grab your shirt and anything else cloth wise you are around. I will look at Mustangs as replacement in the future.
The must do's with inflatables are making sure your inflation cartridges are good, and armed. And don't scrimp on the step of checking the bladder for leaks.
The must do's with inflatables are making sure your inflation cartridges are good, and armed. And don't scrimp on the step of checking the bladder for leaks.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 6:35 am to SOLA
I use Onyx (do not know the model number) manual inflated ones for anyone who wants to wear one on my boat (kids are required). This means you must have a regular PFD for kids also because the inflatable ones aren't listed for use for anyone under 16. I keep mine in the back seat of my truck and the first thing I do when I get to the ramp to untie is put it on and the last thing I do before leaving the ramp, after tying down, is take it off. I have worn it into restaurants and the house more times than I can count...you never know its there. I can also shoot about as good with it as I can without it...not that I am dead eye with or without LOL. I have been doing this since the mid 90s when I almost went over the transom on the eastern edge of the gulfstream alone while trying to release a snake sailfish....I have seldom been on a boat or around a body of water since without one on.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 7:34 am to AwgustaDawg
PFD’s are more times than not body recovery devices. I can only shake my head when I see kids in small craft on the channel and zero pfd’s on.
Not sure if they still do it but life insurance had a 5 or 7 year waiting period for pay out of a body was not recovered.
Not sure if they still do it but life insurance had a 5 or 7 year waiting period for pay out of a body was not recovered.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 7:46 am to KemoSabe65
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PFD’s are more times than not body recovery devices. I can only shake my head when I see kids in small craft on the channel and zero pfd’s on.
Not sure if they still do it but life insurance had a 5 or 7 year waiting period for pay out of a body was not recovered.
Thats my take...it may save my life but it will certainly help them find my body quicker and not waste resources.
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