Had to happen one day

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Re: Had to happen one day

Post by ratfish »

GoneFishn wrote:I think I'm long overdue for a dunking, last time was years ago getting back on the yack from a river bank :oops: mind you it was about 38 so the swim was good :lol:

Shaun 2 things, could the pants wave been pulled rolled down while trying to get back on and would a stirrup made it possible with the water to get back on.
I have made a stirrup that stays in my PFD pocket just in case I can't get back on.

Good to see you kept your wits about you, hard to do in those situations.
Yeah I think a stirrup would have made a difference and something I normally carry on me but I'd switched it over to the other yak when I took the kids out on the lake last week, guess what I'm making up once I get home...

They didn't have water in initially so could have been from trying to get up and pushing against the side, going to do some testing once it's warmer.
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I'm glad to see you came out of it ok Shaun ,the water in the kokatats is bit of a worry ,mine always slide down a bit after about an hour on the water and can let a bit of water in sometimes ,been thinking of getting braces to solve the problem and perhaps they might hold them up a bit if one takes a dunking ,just a thought
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Re: Had to happen one day

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Sh!t!!
Sounds like you did well in a potentially dicey situation.
Glad you're ok
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Wow. Reality check for us all.... Can happen and it does. It's great guys like yourself post these things up.Glad the outcome was a good one.
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