RIVER SAFETY - boating & fishing

Good stuff. I never took the PFD too seriously until I had made a silly mistake on a lake in Upper Peninsula and the kayak flipped. I was laughing in the water until I realized the cold, wind, and depth were no joke. I didn’t go under but it wasn’t going to end well had I not caught a life vest at just the right moment, as I was tiring out. Will never make that mistake again. Preach on Ben! ❤

Be safe out there anglers and keep an eye out for one another 🙏

Best dude on the internet. Talks shit and has fun, but gets serious when needed. Thanks for the quality content every week.

As a very experienced whitewater rafter, I can tell you that the most scary times have been in class 2 or below water. Everyone is ready for a big rapid, but its always the unexpected stuff that happens fast that makes me scared. Great video. Respect the River!

Darwin never sleeps.

One thing that could be added. I carry a Garmin in reach gps locator. If something bad happens you might not have cell service on the river. You also need to communicate your exact position. That can be difficult if you are somewhere in the middle of a ten mile float, or somewhere you aren’t totally familiar with.

High water is why I’m not on the river right now. Thanks for saying what needs to be said.

The bass guys have this right. All tournaments require PFD’s when under power! Great video, thanks for the input. The auto inflation PFD’s are very comfortable.

Saftey doesn’t get talked about enough. Thank you very much.

Good stuff. I was on a multiday float trip in AK a few years ago and the river went to flood conditions. We had 2 boats, 8 people, including an 80 yr old man. One of the 2 guides/oarsmen shredded an ankle when he pegged a rock in a bad rapid and went into shock. What followed was two days of insanity as we tried to get out alive. Thanks to a calm 2nd guide and his clear direction, we made it, but not without flipping a boat, losing a ton of gear, and much more drama, all in downpour rain conditions. This is serious shit.

had a close call this weekend. Boat hit a strainer and capsized in an instant . My buddy, the guide and I were wearing PFDs. Saved our lives. Good video. Mother nature is no joke.

On PFD’s: on a nice day and swimming from the bank in a calm lake, grab your PFD, swim out to a water depth just a bit taller than you, and try to put your PFD on and buckled. This is NOT a lesson on how to do it but hard nearly impossible it is to put on a PFD in the water. Knives on moving water: choose sharp but NOT pointing. Puncher wounds are very bad! Great video

Kudos for hitting this topic hard. We all need to hear it, repeatedly. Fish can make you do dumb stuff.

Excellent job Ben. Thank you for doing this.

Great video!!! This needed to be said.

Thanks for this, Ben. Stay huge and safe.

Great video, Ben. Stay safe out there!!

Great video, Ben! It's refreshing to see this topic not made light of and it hit home.

Great job Ben! Thanks for the PSA!

this stuff is what really makes you Huge, keep educating! Cheers from Chile