Don't Let This Happen To You - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bluesquids · 04-21-2010, 09:01 AM

More thoughts on this..
Sounds like you weren't in any major danger other than hypothermia and getting run over by a boat. A whistle can signal someone who's fishing nearby but won't be heard over the sound of a motor coming at you. I have SOLAS reflective tape on the back of my paddle blades and have been spoted 1.5 miles away. Expensive, but found it on ebay cheap, been on my blades with little to no wear 6-7years now.
If you're in the water and a boat is heading towards you and your in a PFD, you're only gonna have a few seconds to get it off and dive down.
I've heard it happen to a scuba guy who couldn't get his inflated BC off in time.

04-21-2010, 09:01 AM	#11
bluesquids Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jamul, CA Posts: 243	More thoughts on this.. Sounds like you weren't in any major danger other than hypothermia and getting run over by a boat. A whistle can signal someone who's fishing nearby but won't be heard over the sound of a motor coming at you. I have SOLAS reflective tape on the back of my paddle blades and have been spoted 1.5 miles away. Expensive, but found it on ebay cheap, been on my blades with little to no wear 6-7years now. If you're in the water and a boat is heading towards you and your in a PFD, you're only gonna have a few seconds to get it off and dive down. I've heard it happen to a scuba guy who couldn't get his inflated BC off in time. __________________ Thanks, bluesquids