10 hours ago, gimruis said:

I wear mine when the main outboard is running and the kill switch is attached to it.  If I fished more by myself early in the spring or late in the fall when the water was really cold, I would wear it more often while fishing.

 

yeah, cold water is deadly for even the best swimmers.

1 hour ago, 3dees said:

 

yeah, cold water is deadly for even the best swimmers.

I'm sinking to the bottom when it's cold. If there is open water I will fish when it's in the teens and 20's. I wear insulated Carhart bibs and boots. Even with a vest, I can't imaging staying afloat with waterlogged bibs. 

http://6abc.com/news/students-ejected-from-boat-during-tournament/1708025/

Just now, lo n slo said:

http://6abc.com/news/students-ejected-from-boat-during-tournament/1708025/

 I saw that video; nasty stuff. It's things like that that make me wear my life vest all the time. How easily they could have hit their heads etc on the way out of the boat. But fortunately they had their life vests on and things turned out okay for them. Not that my boat will hit that speed but it could happen anytime.