"J Buck" wrote in message
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If you aren't fishing a tournament (i.e., just out for fun) and the wx
is calm, do you wear a life jacket? I don't know all the rules
state-by-state; I'm assuming most states have a 'must have PFD for each
passenger in the boat' rule. I'm also assuming you know how to swim, and
have enough common sense to throw a PFD on as soon as the wx kicks up.
Just an informal poll....


I swim like a submarine with screen doors ... yep, I wear a PFD at all times
in a boat. If the shore of the lake is too steep, I've been known to wear
one. Being a Polio Survivor makes one a bit more cautious at times.

A Type 2 vest, properly fitted isn't all that uncomfortable when you factor
in that it may allow you to continue bragging about the "ones that got
away", or to be able to teach your child another lesson in fishing . . . .

Budd