WEAR your PFD! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sasha · 03-27-2012, 01:08 PM

Well as someone who is a bad swimmer I put my PFD on before I Put the kayak in the water and it comes off after i get on shore. I always try to make sure my deck is as clear as i can keep it. So if I go over there is nothing for to get tangeled with. On one of the landings i got close to shore ready to jump out of the kayak into the water and guide it in cause of waves. Didnt pay attention to the paddle it fell into the water the leash got both my legs and a large waves pushed the kayak up and forward. it took my legs from under me and I were pulled by the kayak with my head under water. It happened so fast, First I'm standing in water just above my knees. In less then a blink of an eye Im getting pulled under water feet first. Lucky me the water wasnt deep and I untangled my self within a sec. You bet now everytime I go in i prep the kayak for a roll . Everything is out of the way and I check it twice. Live and learn or should i say learn and live...

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03-27-2012, 01:08 PM	#12
sasha Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 275	Well as someone who is a bad swimmer I put my PFD on before I Put the kayak in the water and it comes off after i get on shore. I always try to make sure my deck is as clear as i can keep it. So if I go over there is nothing for to get tangeled with. On one of the landings i got close to shore ready to jump out of the kayak into the water and guide it in cause of waves. Didnt pay attention to the paddle it fell into the water the leash got both my legs and a large waves pushed the kayak up and forward. it took my legs from under me and I were pulled by the kayak with my head under water. It happened so fast, First I'm standing in water just above my knees. In less then a blink of an eye Im getting pulled under water feet first. Lucky me the water wasnt deep and I untangled my self within a sec. You bet now everytime I go in i prep the kayak for a roll . Everything is out of the way and I check it twice. Live and learn or should i say learn and live...