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03-28-2013, 08:54 PM
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Work hard. Fish harder.
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S.O.S from the Surf
Question.
Let's say you are out on a remote rock. You slip. The next thing you know, you are floating towards the Azores.
What technology would you want to have on your belt? A VHF/GPS thingie? One of those "Spot" thingies? iPhone in a water proof bag?
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03-28-2013, 09:24 PM
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Inflatable raft
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03-28-2013, 09:25 PM
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iPhone has lifeproof cases and also sell life vests to keep them afloat
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03-28-2013, 09:50 PM
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Not Jack
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Other Cape
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Anything BUT a spot.
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03-28-2013, 10:12 PM
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Location: RI
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Guardian angel. Seriously, if you can't get ashore you'd better have friends nearby with a gaff.
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03-28-2013, 11:02 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: RI
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My arms for swimming, and a buddy that can hear me scream.
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03-28-2013, 11:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: MA/RI
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As a former EE you gave me an idea that may be worth implementing if not already patented.
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03-29-2013, 12:14 AM
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Too old to give a....
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Swim fins or a bottle of 18 yr old Mccallan...... just saying.
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May fortune favor the foolish....
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03-29-2013, 06:56 AM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Central MA
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I phone in a life proof with find my phone app turned on.
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03-29-2013, 07:14 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
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The best rated EPIRB money can buy.
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03-29-2013, 07:15 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Are Eye
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pint of 100 proof vodka tucked in my pocket and smokes/lighter in a ziplock....
somehwere 10 miles out....
captain- "you need help?"
me-"i could use some ice"
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03-29-2013, 08:24 AM
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Work hard. Fish harder.
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OMG....I am so...LOL!
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03-29-2013, 09:04 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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a little common sense about standing on a submerged rock in a remote locale at night for a fish. You should assume you are on your own and no one is coming to get you.
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03-29-2013, 09:09 AM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
a little common sense about standing on a submerged rock in a remote locale at night for a fish. You should assume you are on your own and no one is coming to get you.
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At least in time!  |
 Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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03-29-2013, 09:17 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sea of Atlas
The best rated EPIRB money can buy.
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And a pretty penny too.  I'll stick with the low tech options. |
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03-29-2013, 09:18 AM
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Even if you have your phone and it's dry, are you going to be able to make a call if you're struggling to stay afloat while drifting out to sea? I'm not sure I want to rely on that.
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Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
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03-29-2013, 09:22 AM
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Work hard. Fish harder.
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbones
Even if you have your phone and it's dry, are you going to be able to make a call if you're struggling to stay afloat while drifting out to sea? I'm not sure I want to rely on that.
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Good point!
Using an iPhone in a water proof bag with gloves may a bit challenging. |
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03-29-2013, 09:25 AM
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Work hard. Fish harder.
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
a little common sense about standing on a submerged rock in a remote locale at night for a fish. You should assume you are on your own and no one is coming to get you.
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Common sense would tell me not be on the rock in the first place! Hence, my question in not about common sense; it's about having a contingency plan (aka "plan B"). :-) |
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03-29-2013, 09:27 AM
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Work hard. Fish harder.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JackK
Anything BUT a spot.
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Really? Humm. Why so? |
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03-29-2013, 09:29 AM
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Work hard. Fish harder.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sea of Atlas
The best rated EPIRB money can buy.
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I had to Google "EPIRB"! He..he..he..
EPIRB = emergency position indicating radio beacon. |
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03-29-2013, 10:02 AM
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Work hard. Fish harder.
Join Date: Mar 2008
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SPOT when down on you? OMG. Not cool!!!
Yah. No Facebook for me while I am fishing! ;-)
Thank you for the tip!
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03-29-2013, 10:06 AM
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President - S-B Chapter - Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rowley
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I think if you really want a plan B a floating VHF is not a bad idea and maybe somekind of waterproof strobe. I have both on me while kayak fishing at all times.
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03-29-2013, 10:14 AM
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Work hard. Fish harder.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockport24
I think if you really want a plan B a floating VHF is not a bad idea and maybe somekind of waterproof strobe. I have both on me while kayak fishing at all times.
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I hear 'ya! ;-) |
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03-29-2013, 11:14 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbones
Even if you have your phone and it's dry, are you going to be able to make a call if you're struggling to stay afloat while drifting out to sea? I'm not sure I want to rely on that.
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You tell Siri to call for help and watch porn until someone arrives. Your not thinking clearly today |
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03-29-2013, 11:29 AM
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fishing the pacific
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Port Townsend, WA
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For going off shore - I picked up a Personal Locator Beacon or PLB. small cell phone sized EPIRB w/ a strobe
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Keep lines wet and tight in the pacific
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03-29-2013, 11:29 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Easton, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WESTPORTMAFIA
You tell Siri to call for help and watch porn until someone arrives. Your not thinking clearly today
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Siri and I had a falling out and are no longer on speaking terms. |
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
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03-29-2013, 12:23 PM
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Super Moderator
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If Kate Upton qualifies as technology for my belt, then I choose her
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The United States Constitution does not exist to grant you rights; those rights are inherent within you. Rather it exists to frame a limited government so that those natural rights can be exercised freely.
1984 was a warning, not a guidebook!
It's time more people spoke up with the truth. Every time we let a leftist lie go uncorrected, the commies get stronger.
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03-29-2013, 12:43 PM
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Location: lunenburg, ma
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slipknot
If Kate Upton qualifies as technology for my belt, then I choose her
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Does she double as a PFD? |
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03-29-2013, 12:57 PM
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She probably qualifies as the equivalent of 4 man "passive flotation device" .
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