I think about this kind of stuff all the time, but also saw/read this story recently of an angler fishing offshore alone who got comfortable and took his life vest off, went to relieve himself and lost his footing and went in. His boat (in gear) was trolling off without him... which renewed my own interest in making my Killswitch lanyard easier to clip on.
I ended up getting a buckle clip. One end has a stainless carabiner with a low resistance retractable & female buckle, and the other a male buckle to a stainless split ring.
It may afford me a little extra length before it pulls the kill tab.
story & vid below... link fixed, hit the arrow right tab for each video clip
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRC4Tu2B...dium=copy_link
Also while out over this past Sunday, my 6 y/o wanted to move us from the end of our drift to the beginning of it because he has figured out the electronics. So my dad was next to him at the helm and he was steering and checking his path on the electronics, I moved behind the leaning post to clean the fish blood off the deck, while my dad coached the new Capt while doing 5mph.
I stood up and saw the photo opportunity, and while I was looking for the camera button, my son on his own decided he wanted to go faster, which made me take a quick step back before my dad corrected the move. I'm glad it happened because now there is a lesson that I can teach and reinforce to my son every time we go out.
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