Phone off the hook

[Backbeach Jake]

My cell stays off until I need to call. I have a 200 minute plan and use maybe 50 a year.

[Karl F]

I was much like BBJ when I first had mine, (old bag phone, motorola, wish I had it, never lost a signal with that old heavy beast).
However, as my kids got older/more mobile, my Mom when into a nursing home, (I had the health proxy, and POA), I started to need it 24/7. Now, Mom's gone, but the oldest is in college, youngest in HS, it is nice to leave it on, they don't abuse theirs too much, and they have gotten me into text a bit, which is cool, simple 3-4 words, message delivered. I put the Ki-Bosh big time on the, BS calls to me, from fambly anyway Made it real clear it was not a leash.
When fishing, it's on and in the truck, I check for messages when I move, or change plugs/plugbag, or water break.
Could I do without, yeah.. but like an older customer I have said to another older person, well, if you don't like the new technology, give up your remote control, give up your color set, give up your automatic transmission, and power steering, give up your computer...

[Pete_G]

I've been shifting to text a lot lately too. It's easy once you get used to T9 input.

They have saved people though. This is a boat situation, but it possibly saved some lives:

http://reel-time.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45008

That said, I don't carry mine in the surf either.

[MAC]

I leave mine in the truck when I am out fishing 99% of the time.