In reply to Post #9
sorry mate you are so wrong if you think a small dinghy is safe on any water,no matter how deep.all about complaicancy.my mate drowned on the river just before xmas.he worked on the river all his life and lived on a boat too.dont get into 'it wont happen to me mode' accidents can and do happen ,dont let them turn into tradegies.its been a wake up call for all of us who work on water mate.its not a macho thing,fact life jackets save lives.
sorry mate you are so wrong if you think a small dinghy is safe on any water,no matter how deep.all about complaicancy.my mate drowned on the river just before xmas.he worked on the river all his life and lived on a boat too.dont get into 'it wont happen to me mode' accidents can and do happen ,dont let them turn into tradegies.its been a wake up call for all of us who work on water mate.its not a macho thing,fact life jackets save lives.
In reply to Post #9
You have just proved what a knob you are...
You have just proved what a knob you are...
If people want to stupidly risk their own lives then so be it, the gene pool is better off without them IMO.
Bloke out Newbury was fishing with his nephew back in 2004. He went home to fetch a canoe as he needed to retrieve his bait boat. So he went out in the middle of the night in the canoe leaving his nephew in charge on the rods. After about 2 hours the 14 year nephew got a little concerned as his Uncle had not returned to the bank. He went to find another angler on a neighbouring gravel pit who called the emergency services.
A body was found the following day in the afternoon.
A body was found the following day in the afternoon.
In reply to Post #9
5ft is plenty deep enough to drown in especially at this time of year, thermal shock, lungs full of water, end ex.
5ft is plenty deep enough to drown in especially at this time of year, thermal shock, lungs full of water, end ex.
In reply to Post #16
hi guys just to add if anyone is looking for an excellent auto inflation lifejacket i can recomend the mullion compact.i wear one for 12hrs a day at work and its not heavy or restrictive.its really compact and rides higher around the neck than any other self inflating jacket ive seen,making tasks like rowing not so awkward.be safe
cheers
hi guys just to add if anyone is looking for an excellent auto inflation lifejacket i can recomend the mullion compact.i wear one for 12hrs a day at work and its not heavy or restrictive.its really compact and rides higher around the neck than any other self inflating jacket ive seen,making tasks like rowing not so awkward.be safe
cheers
Round this way there has been a big push for shore anglers to wear a life saver,this was started by Henry Gilby..
A lot of people have lost their lives though not wearing one.
My neighbour,next door...went fishing a good few years ago,with a work mate at the time.
The workmate,slipped in retrieving a Trago reel,his body never found,my neighbour has never got over it,he has a massive guilt issue,and drinks heavily to dull the pain..
Personally,now I have lost three friends to the sea fishing,one fishing,one lobster potting,another surfing,and another I just remembered who was scattering his brothers ashes,taken by a big wave,on Trebarwith..
My own brother,ex coastguard...his first call out in the 80s,two people entwined,at Poer Issac bay,shovelled into a bin liner,...non of em wearing life savers..
Chap I work with dealt with the aftermath of a motor boat from Rock/Padstow going round n round,chopping everyone up in its path....
Always ,always wear a life saver...
Its why I don't sea fish on my own...
A lot of people have lost their lives though not wearing one.
My neighbour,next door...went fishing a good few years ago,with a work mate at the time.
The workmate,slipped in retrieving a Trago reel,his body never found,my neighbour has never got over it,he has a massive guilt issue,and drinks heavily to dull the pain..
Personally,now I have lost three friends to the sea fishing,one fishing,one lobster potting,another surfing,and another I just remembered who was scattering his brothers ashes,taken by a big wave,on Trebarwith..
My own brother,ex coastguard...his first call out in the 80s,two people entwined,at Poer Issac bay,shovelled into a bin liner,...non of em wearing life savers..
Chap I work with dealt with the aftermath of a motor boat from Rock/Padstow going round n round,chopping everyone up in its path....
Always ,always wear a life saver...
Its why I don't sea fish on my own...
In reply to Post #22
TBH if you are wearing chest waders, you should be wearing a life jacket especially if near any drop offs. If they fill up with water, then you may as well be wearing lead shoes!
TBH if you are wearing chest waders, you should be wearing a life jacket especially if near any drop offs. If they fill up with water, then you may as well be wearing lead shoes!
Where I go if you go in a boat without a life jacket you are banned, totally agree with the rule also!
I do not want to find a dead friend floating when I turn up to go fishing.
I do not want to find a dead friend floating when I turn up to go fishing.
In reply to Post #24
Ever heard of Bude canal....local chap night fishing near the Sharks pool area,overcast started reeling in,couldnt get what ever it was off the line went round the otherside where zuma jay used to be ,or near the area,,,,
he`d hooked a suicide...poor chaps,both of them....
Ever heard of Bude canal....local chap night fishing near the Sharks pool area,overcast started reeling in,couldnt get what ever it was off the line went round the otherside where zuma jay used to be ,or near the area,,,,
he`d hooked a suicide...poor chaps,both of them....
In reply to Post #25
I've edited this post as I think it fell below my already poor standards.
I've edited this post as I think it fell below my already poor standards.
In reply to Post #26
Was it a PB?
Was it a PB?
In reply to Post #23
cant agree more about wading with chest waders ,should be wearing a life jacket
cant agree more about wading with chest waders ,should be wearing a life jacket
In reply to Post #28
I remember a few years back the guy who owned the tackle shop in Greenford went out into Savay lake on a boat and fell in, he drowned and at the time very few used life jackets
I remember a few years back the guy who owned the tackle shop in Greenford went out into Savay lake on a boat and fell in, he drowned and at the time very few used life jackets
In reply to Post #23
It doesn't work like that. The water in your waders doesn't weigh any more than the water outside of them. You'll find your feet float to the surface. That's not to say a lifejacket wouldn't be a good idea but you certainly won't sink if your waders fill up.
It doesn't work like that. The water in your waders doesn't weigh any more than the water outside of them. You'll find your feet float to the surface. That's not to say a lifejacket wouldn't be a good idea but you certainly won't sink if your waders fill up.