Tailwater Wading Safety

... One of his tips was to always wear a whistle on your lanyard
as when the river suddenly rises you may be excited if you are trapped by
rising water, but that does not mean your voice will be heard over the raoar of
an outboard motor. They will know you are there if you use a whistle.

Damn good idea, Big Dale, but forget that kid's Boy Scout whistle.
Just recently I read somewhere about a super-loud survival whistle. I
googled it and found :

http://www.nitro-pak.com/product_inf...roducts_id/134

I can't vouch for it, but it might be worth looking into. (Blowing
into?)

vince

... One of his tips was to always wear a whistle on your lanyard
as when the river suddenly rises you may be excited if you are trapped by
rising water, but that does not mean your voice will be heard over the raoar of
an outboard motor. They will know you are there if you use a whistle.

Damn good idea, Big Dale, but forget that kid's Boy Scout whistle.
Just recently I read somewhere about a super-loud survival whistle. I
googled it and found :

http://www.nitro-pak.com/product_inf...roducts_id/134

I can't vouch for it, but it might be worth looking into. (Blowing
into?)

vince

"Big Dale" wrote in message
...
Thw program at last Monday's Dallas Flyfishers Club Meeting was by Tom
Rogers
who is one of the premier guides on the White River in Arkansas. Great
guy. He
stressed safety more than any other guide that I have seen give a program
for a
couple of decades. One of his tips was to always wear a whistle on your
lanyard
as when the river suddenly rises you may be excited if you are trapped by
rising water, but that does not mean your voice will be heard over the
raoar of
an outboard motor. They will know you are there if you use a whistle.
Great
tip. Now where the hell did that boy scout whistle go 3 or 4 decades ago.
Thought It may be worth mentioning here as I don't do a lot of things as
good
as I did several decades ago. I have not checked, but would not be
surprised if
Uncle Waldo could not supply one that could save your ass.


Have fun out there, but don't find a way to get in trouble.

Big Dale

that's a damn good idea, especially for someone like myself since i do most
of my fishing alone. thanks...
snake

"Big Dale" wrote in message
...
Thw program at last Monday's Dallas Flyfishers Club Meeting was by Tom
Rogers
who is one of the premier guides on the White River in Arkansas. Great
guy. He
stressed safety more than any other guide that I have seen give a program
for a
couple of decades. One of his tips was to always wear a whistle on your
lanyard
as when the river suddenly rises you may be excited if you are trapped by
rising water, but that does not mean your voice will be heard over the
raoar of
an outboard motor. They will know you are there if you use a whistle.
Great
tip. Now where the hell did that boy scout whistle go 3 or 4 decades ago.
Thought It may be worth mentioning here as I don't do a lot of things as
good
as I did several decades ago. I have not checked, but would not be
surprised if
Uncle Waldo could not supply one that could save your ass.


Have fun out there, but don't find a way to get in trouble.

Big Dale

that's a damn good idea, especially for someone like myself since i do most
of my fishing alone. thanks...
snake

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
...

Damn good idea, Big Dale, but forget that kid's Boy Scout whistle.
Just recently I read somewhere about a super-loud survival whistle. I
googled it and found :

http://www.nitro-pak.com/product_inf...roducts_id/134

I can't vouch for it, but it might be worth looking into. (Blowing
into?)

vince

Can I use it when someone violates my personal fishing space?

Might scare the crap out of some bears.

Or draw them in.

John

Vince wrote:snipDamn good idea, Big Dale, but forget that kid's Boy Scout
whistle.
Just recently I read somewhere about a super-loud survival whistle. I
googled it and found :

http://www.nitro-pak.com/product_inf...roducts_id/134

Thanks for the link. You guys have to remember that a lot of Texans ain't all
that smart and in about half the state most think water is strictly for bourbon
or bathing. If you don't show it enough respect it can kill you. We lose
several each year due to not showing it a proper amount of respect.

Big Dale

vincent p. norris wrote in
:

... One of his tips was to always wear a whistle on your lanyard
as when the river suddenly rises you may be excited if you are trapped
by rising water, but that does not mean your voice will be heard over
the raoar of an outboard motor. They will know you are there if you
use a whistle.

Damn good idea, Big Dale, but forget that kid's Boy Scout whistle.
Just recently I read somewhere about a super-loud survival whistle. I
googled it and found :

http://www.nitro-pak.com/product_inf...roducts_id/134

I can't vouch for it, but it might be worth looking into. (Blowing
into?)

vince

I'm a huge fan of whistles. When I teach beginners about gear, a whistle
is always on the list. I like to think that if enough of those people I
teach pass this along to new beginners, eventually somebody will be able to
get themselves out of a nasty situation because I told someone to carry a
whistle.

Scott

Big Dale wrote:

Thanks for the link. You guys have to remember that a lot of Texans ain't all
that smart and in about half the state most think water is strictly for bourbon
or bathing. If you don't show it enough respect it can kill you. We lose
several each year due to not showing it a proper amount of respect.

Yep, I'm amazed by the number of people who get killed down here by
driving over low-water crossings that are underwater. And if they don't
get killed, they get washed away and the local fire/EMS/rescue group has
to rescue their sorry butts. (SWMBO was amazed by the number of
low-water crossings when she first got down here. She says that in
Canada they build bridges instead. :-)

Also, there's always some idiot who thinks it's a good idea to get
his kayak out and tackle the Colorado where it runs through Austin (also
known as Town Lake, but it's no lake) when it's in flood stage. They
usually find these guys clinging to a treetop somewhere downriver.


Chuck Vance

Big Dale wrote:

Thanks for the link. You guys have to remember that a lot of Texans ain't all
that smart and in about half the state most think water is strictly for bourbon
or bathing. If you don't show it enough respect it can kill you. We lose
several each year due to not showing it a proper amount of respect.

Yep, I'm amazed by the number of people who get killed down here by
driving over low-water crossings that are underwater. And if they don't
get killed, they get washed away and the local fire/EMS/rescue group has
to rescue their sorry butts. (SWMBO was amazed by the number of
low-water crossings when she first got down here. She says that in
Canada they build bridges instead. :-)

Also, there's always some idiot who thinks it's a good idea to get
his kayak out and tackle the Colorado where it runs through Austin (also
known as Town Lake, but it's no lake) when it's in flood stage. They
usually find these guys clinging to a treetop somewhere downriver.


Chuck Vance

Big Dale wrote:

Thanks for the link. You guys have to remember that a lot of Texans ain't all
that smart

I'm reminded of that whenever I watch the news or read the newspaper.

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