SOSpenders???
 

Is anybody usin' SOSpenders auto-inflatable PFDs...coerced wife into giftin' me one for C'mas(back-ordered, so hasn't gotten here yet)...been winter striper fishin for years, but in my old age that 45-50 degree water's lookin' colder all the time :o

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I don't use 'em, but I think they're good. Buddy of mine is a guide on the Chesapeake. He's a big fan. I've tried it on and it's very comfy...you forget it's there. I don't think I'll go with 'em because you can't wear them underneath things. For fall/winter striper fishing, bulky parkas are a must and I don't think the SOSpenders will fit over it. I think I'm going to go the flotation jacket (Mustang, Stearns, etc.) route. I can wear layers underneath and just wear a thin rain parka over the jacket.

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Thanx C724..hope it will fit over the stuff I striper fish in...Might look like a pig somebody harnesed then fattened up :o

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I have a set here and they are like having nothing on at all!
I bought them for my son a few years ago, and he love it!!
You should have been there the day he said, Dad how do we no this is going to work when I fall in?? I said like this, and I reach over and yank the pull coard! *;D It was great!! I still laugh at the look on his face till this day!!

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I was contemplating purchasing them a while back. Then they had a RECALL :o, and I got turned off. :-/

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Well I guess when mine come in I'll have to toss 'em in the pond and see what pops up...then after re-chargeing, they're for sure not gonna work ::)...guess I'll have to quit fishin'....NAAHH!

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RAP I went to West Marine today and the sospenders caught my eye. How did yours work out? Bill Mc ;D

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Check this out, a heck of a buy!

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...equestid=76470

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I was just telling Phester I wanted to get some these.

Most of the Pilot's boarding ship's wear these, they swear by them.

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That is super cheap, although they are not the "auto" kind, you need to pull the pin, for most situations that should be OK, but if your unconscious....you're drowning