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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
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by the Way.....Kayaks are Boats.....just like canoes, catamarans, and pontoon boats  |
And as everyone will agree, B.F.D.C.
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Ya know, I have a couple of spots where a wetsuit would be advisable for comfort considerations given the fact that trying to get off or on at any point beyond half-tide will get ya more than moist - hey, JohnR - do ya remember that spot we fished during The Habs
And that was on a FAC night -
I guess from my perspective I've gotta say it's a good way to get yourself in trouble in some instances - ask rickhern about wetsuiting to the rocks on MV. One should never be where one does not belong, as Dylan would say.
I've thought about it and nixed it - for me it's just a way to encourage myself to stay in places when conditions are starting to get too dicey to hang around in waders and at that point it's time for a smart guy to get outta Dodge.
Old Uncle Zeke put it in perspective for me in his inimitable way - the first time he saw me putting my USCG rescue strobe on during a big swell he said "Nice - a body retrieval device"...
Old Zeke is a man of few words. In other words, don't take comfort using equipment that will put ya in spot where you shouldn't be in the first place. That place is up to you to determine.
I guess it's a way of saying wet-suiting is better suited to bullet-proof sub-thirty-somethings than old pharts like me.
Not that there's anything wrong with that - I was young once myself and I've got the scars, busted out teeth and medical dossiers at several different specialists to prove it.
