Who's 10X10

[nightprowler]

I wasn't a member of this board yet, but remember the incident well. I was just getting into serious night fishing for bass on the Vineyard and was scared into going out and buying an inflatable pfd immediately. I have one that is a belt and i barely know its there when i wear it. Everyone I know and fish with has since gone out and purchased them. I dont wear it as often as I should, but always do in certain spots, where there is big surf or heavy current. I try to fish with someone as often as possible, but in all honesty, if something goes wrong in many places I fish, having someone there will only mean they will know where to search for me. Im not usually close enough to the guys I'm fishing with that if one of us goes down the other would be able to help. A dry top over my waders cinched tight with a belt and a pfd are a must for me.
I never knew 10X10 but because of his situation I am safer when on the water.

[Squibby17]

Originally Posted by nightprowler

I wasn't a member of this board yet, but remember the incident well. I was just getting into serious night fishing for bass on the Vineyard and was scared into going out and buying an inflatable pfd immediately. I have one that is a belt and i barely know its there when i wear it. Everyone I know and fish with has since gone out and purchased them. I dont wear it as often as I should, but always do in certain spots, where there is big surf or heavy current. I try to fish with someone as often as possible, but in all honesty, if something goes wrong in many places I fish, having someone there will only mean they will know where to search for me. Im not usually close enough to the guys I'm fishing with that if one of us goes down the other would be able to help. A dry top over my waders cinched tight with a belt and a pfd are a must for me.
I never knew 10X10 but because of his situation I am safer when on the water.

Given the recent tales of these tragedies. I think it would be smart of me to invest in one of these PFD's. Do you know the brand or model of the belt one your talking about?

I think back to a few times I've be out in gnarly places and how screwed I would have been If I never did regain my footing when I had fallen down.

[nightprowler]

http://cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...l&N=4887&Nty=1
this looks like the newer updated version.
It is all manual, so if you hit your head or something you are sol. It has a loop that comes out and you put over your head.
Luckily I haven't had to use mine, but last summer I put on my waders , surftop, and inflatable and went swimming to see how it felt.
It took a long time for my waders to fill, since I wear two wading belts, one just over my waders, one over my top and the inflatable. not until i dove down and swam along the bottom could i feel water start to fill me up.
I was actually pretty buyont with all of the air in the waders and top. i stayed there floating for about 30 minutes before i got bored and started trying to swim.
In that instance I never inflated the pfd, but I would recomend trying it on and manually inflating it while in the water to see how to put it on.

[GattaFish]

Originally Posted by nightprowler

http://cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...l&N=4887&Nty=1
this looks like the newer updated version.
It is all manual, so if you hit your head or something you are sol. It has a loop that comes out and you put over your head.
Luckily I haven't had to use mine, but last summer I put on my waders , surftop, and inflatable and went swimming to see how it felt.
It took a long time for my waders to fill, since I wear two wading belts, one just over my waders, one over my top and the inflatable. not until i dove down and swam along the bottom could i feel water start to fill me up.
I was actually pretty buyont with all of the air in the waders and top. i stayed there floating for about 30 minutes before i got bored and started trying to swim.
In that instance I never inflated the pfd, but I would recomend trying it on and manually inflating it while in the water to see how to put it on.

What kind of dry top do you wear??

It is a shame to hear stories like this. It also is terrible that the loss of a good person is enough of a kick in the rear to get us to become safer. Since I have had a few lessons in the surf it is time for me to spend a few $$ and be safe.

[nightprowler]

Originally Posted by GattaFish

What kind of dry top do you wear??

It is a shame to hear stories like this. It also is terrible that the loss of a good person is enough of a kick in the rear to get us to become safer. Since I have had a few lessons in the surf it is time for me to spend a few $$ and be safe.

I now have a skinz top, but at the time I was wearing the NRS endurance top, with the cuffs and neck velcroed tightly.

[Tagger]

These stories are sad to re live , but maybe the begining of the season we need to .. If it could happen to a world class fisher like Kenny it can happen to any of us ..

[Adrian]

I never had the opportunity to meet him but was always amazed at his fly-tying skills. Reading this thread brings back a lot of memories ....