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07-23-2012, 07:33 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
Posts: 8,664
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Wetsuiting PFD's
what's every/anyone using? every one i've come across seems way bulky. after reading chefs thread, it got me thinking about them again...
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07-23-2012, 08:04 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Buxton, Maine
Posts: 1,727
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Mustang PFD's work great in all situations. I now have 3 of them. I'm too stupid to just fish the safe places. these things keep my dumb a-- alive. Ron
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07-23-2012, 08:33 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 12,632
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I'd been considering one for a while, NRS makes some kayak models that are pretty low profile....but I bought a STORMR Jacket and it solved a lot of issues, the added neoprene provides plenty of extra flotation and I stay warmer longer resuting in more fishing...one of my best fishing purchases ever
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07-24-2012, 07:08 AM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
Posts: 8,664
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stormr jacket?
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07-24-2012, 08:03 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Stormr
Two issues. Extra warmth now is not needed. The open pockets seem worrisome.
I've used an inflatable pfd in a few situations that worry me. OK for dangerous wading but un-inflated it seems like would be more drag and snags while swimming.
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07-24-2012, 10:40 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: dedham, MA
Posts: 636
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Ron,
With your weight areyou sure 3 is enuff?
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07-24-2012, 03:34 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: stoughton, ma
Posts: 494
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I wear a kayaker's lifevest EVERY time I head into the surf with a wetsuit. Learned my lesson a few years back on MV(remember that Casey?). Took a little while getting used to it, know I feel naked without it.
Be careful out there gang.
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07-24-2012, 03:37 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 12,632
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
Stormr
Two issues. Extra warmth now is not needed. The open pockets seem worrisome.
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pockets have zippers...i thought it might be too warm but if you are swimming and getting fully immersed....it's fine.....I've headed out without it on a couple of occasions and regretted it each time as the wind or weather whipped up and made it uncomfortable......i have a 5 mil suit |
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07-24-2012, 05:12 PM
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tapin' up the finger....
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Central NH
Posts: 156
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rickhern
I wear a kayaker's lifevest EVERY time I head into the surf with a wetsuit. Learned my lesson a few years back on MV(remember that Casey?). Took a little while getting used to it, know I feel naked without it.
Be careful out there gang.
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actually, the way that color has weathered, you look naked WITH it.
check LLbean outlet stores and even better online: sierra trading post for high quality kayaking vests, which usually have low profile, nice features ( pockets for compass, whistle, camera, etc) and are built for doing stuff with your arms. |
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07-24-2012, 05:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 12,632
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I think Kotakata(sp) had some kayak fishing pfd's extra with pocket space which would be a nice addition
nope Stohlquist...
whatever you do you can stay much safer for under a hundred bucks
http://www.ems.com/product/index.jsp...73286.11373301
some of the options have a really small footprint
Last edited by scottw; 07-24-2012 at 05:34 PM..
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07-24-2012, 06:18 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Buxton, Maine
Posts: 1,727
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Na I just need the one. The pony keg helps with floatation LOL
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07-25-2012, 07:49 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scottw
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Very helpful, Scott. Thanks for posting the link. |
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07-25-2012, 10:37 AM
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Surfcaster
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 834
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I have given it some thought, but haven't pulled the trigger yet. This one looks good to me.
NRS Ninja PFD at NRSweb.com |
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07-25-2012, 11:30 AM
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Canceled
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: vt
Posts: 13,454
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Since I quit smoking I don't think you could sink me, even without my wetsuit. Not that fat helps if you are unconscious, though most of these vests won't hold your head out of the water anyways. I'm pretty much a thigh deep guy anyways though in NH I sometimes have to swim a ways on the incoming to get back to where I walked from. I have a Playa jacket that is the predecessor of the surfcasting Hendersen one and it swims fine. I put grommets in the bottom of the pockets.
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07-25-2012, 11:47 AM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
Posts: 8,664
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kierran
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that looks interesting. anyone know of any nrs dealers in ri/ma? |
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07-25-2012, 11:51 AM
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President - S-B Chapter - Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
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Location: Rowley
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You guys already look like ninjas out there, so I would go with that one  |
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07-25-2012, 12:58 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: somewhere on a rock
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Quote:
Originally Posted by afterhours
that looks interesting. anyone know of any nrs dealers in ri/ma?
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don
give quaker lane a call |
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07-25-2012, 03:07 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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thanks jim.
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07-25-2012, 03:31 PM
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Spidey Senses
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 171
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pfd
How thick is your wetsuit? The thicker the wetsuit the more the flotation. I would put on the wetsuit and jump in the water and see how you float before dealing with bulk, heat and cost of a PFD.
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07-25-2012, 04:41 PM
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Chris Blouin
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Warren, RI
Posts: 3,330
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NRS is carried by the saltwater edge too and EMS carries most of there items.
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STORMR Pro Staff Member
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07-25-2012, 08:46 PM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiderman
How thick is your wetsuit? The thicker the wetsuit the more the flotation. I would put on the wetsuit and jump in the water and see how you float before dealing with bulk, heat and cost of a PFD.
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also dont stuff the #^&#^&#^&#^& out of your bag with plugs that have massive trebles  and if you do crush the barbs. You can always just add a layer underneath your wetsuit to be floatier an extra couple mils in the chest works wonders 
pfd, hockey helmet, elbow pads, shin pads, leash for your rod (wtf? leash really you need more #^&#^&#^&#^& to get tangled on?? there isnt enough #^&#^&#^&#^& in ocean to get caught up on now youre adding your own #^&#^&#^&#^& to get tangled on??) where was I mouth guard, chafe guard and chest protector and neck protector and you should be about good to go.. |
Domination takes full concentration..
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07-25-2012, 09:11 PM
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,377
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ThrowingTimber
also dont stuff the #^&#^&#^&#^& out of your bag with plugs that have massive trebles and if you do crush the barbs. You can always just add a layer underneath your wetsuit to be floatier an extra couple mils in the chest works wonders
pfd, hockey helmet, elbow pads, shin pads, leash for your rod (wtf? leash really you need more #^&#^&#^&#^& to get tangled on?? there isnt enough #^&#^&#^&#^& in ocean to get caught up on now youre adding your own #^&#^&#^&#^& to get tangled on??) where was I mouth guard, chafe guard and chest protector and neck protector and you should be about good to go.. |
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07-26-2012, 06:34 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Playin' in the Dark
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have to agree. a wetsuit and pdf are redundant. carry less, know your limits and stay on your toes. anything beyond that is overkill IMO.
try climing up on a big rock with all that crap on, or swimming in even a minor current with all that extra bulk and flotation.
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"Remember, my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker" - Van Helsing
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07-26-2012, 07:26 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: stoughton, ma
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Clogston29
have to agree. a wetsuit and pdf are redundant. carry less, know your limits and stay on your toes. anything beyond that is overkill IMO.
try climing up on a big rock with all that crap on, or swimming in even a minor current with all that extra bulk and flotation.
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Have to disagree, have no problem climbing or swimming with the PFD on. No worries if it doesn't work for you but I would hate to have others make a similar, and potentially catastrophic, decision based on that opinion.
The point is that 99% of the time, there probably is no need for the PFD, but that 1% of the time, I need to be prepared. |
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07-26-2012, 08:27 AM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rickhern
The point is that 99% of the time, there probably is no need for the PFD, but that 1% of the time, I need to be prepared.
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that thought started this thread... |
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07-26-2012, 10:15 AM
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Still Learnin' Every Day
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Acton, MA
Posts: 53
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How about an inflatable "fanny pack" or belt pack. Its better than nothing. I have one when I deep wade (if not in the suit). I put it on last and wear it in the rear like a fanny pack. I have found no interference. If I were to get into trouble its inflates with a rip cord. Might have trouble actually putting it on, but at least it would provide something to hold on to.
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07-26-2012, 05:02 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Chasing fat girls in the dark
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FoliFish
How about an inflatable "fanny pack" or belt pack. Its better than nothing. I have one when I deep wade (if not in the suit). I put it on last and wear it in the rear like a fanny pack. I have found no interference. If I were to get into trouble its inflates with a rip cord. Might have trouble actually putting it on, but at least it would provide something to hold on to.
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Seems like it would force you face down, especially in waders. |
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07-26-2012, 05:34 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Clogston29
try climing up on a big rock with all that crap on, or swimming in even a minor current with all that extra bulk and flotation.
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Ya, no thanks, I'll take a pass on the wetsuit thing and stay on the shore. As Clint Eastwood says - " a man's got to know his limitations" |
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07-26-2012, 07:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Norwich Ct
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[QUOTE=Slipknot;950636]Ya, no thanks, I'll take a pass on the wetsuit thing and stay on the shore. As Clint Eastwood says - " a man's got to know his limitations"[/Q
I totally agree.....
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