What price do you place on your life?

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There is a post on the Indiana Board where two young men drowned at Patoka Lake. Tragic and preventable deaths.

I recently bought for myself a new auto/manual inflatable PFD that I plan on wearing at all times while on my boat. The price was $85.57

These PFDs are light and comfortable and one hardly knows they are wearing them.

I consider myself to be a good swimmer but I have to face the fact that was 30 years ago. Add in cold water or a head injury and we have a recipe for disaster.

Please,fellow fishin.com members, wear your PFDs and be safe.

I too always wear a life jacket while in my boat. I too was a good swimmer in my youth. Heck I used to swim a mile every day as a life guard. I taught life guards their skills as a Water Safety Instructor.

But these days I'm never in the water anymore and haven't been for a swim of any kind since the last time I fell out of my boat a few years ago.

So if you really value your life and are getting older (over 40) then it' would be a good idea to have a life jacket on while on the water. This is really important when you are on the river where there is moving water. And when the waters below 78 deg F you can get hypothermia really fast. If you fish in Oct and Nov and Dec then other special precautions are in order. Thing like having winter clothing and a way to warm back up and get into dry clothing if you do fall into the cold water during the winter months are key to survival during this time of the year.