Thread: Indian Creek 4/26 and a eye opener about PFD's

It's really a good idea to wear them all the time, I have a self inflation and love it , I find it comfortable and it don't inhibit my fishing.

That is some good information to pass along. Thank you. I had no idea about that law. I don't have inflatables, but if I ever get any I'll know. You know what they say, "Ignorance is no excuse!" So, thank you again for bringing this to our attention.

That is like up until about 3-4 years ago I did not know that when hooking a trailer to a vehicle, it is state law that the safety chains be crossed to form an X under the hitch.

didn't know that.....thanks

Originally Posted by Dapet

Went to Indian Creek near Woodworth with a friend who is really good and knows how to catch them over there and we got SKUNKED ! Fished for 4 hours without a fish. Anyway, we got checked by GW right away while fishing and we both had our inflatable pfd's. We wear them while travelling, but take them off to fish. He asked if we had any other pfd's on board. I said I had one other one, a vest type. He said that if you ONLY have the inflatable ones, you have to wear them all of the time while on the water. We were totally blown away by this. My friend immediately picked his up and said "Well, I'll wear it from now on" and he let us go with a warning. It's ok if you have the vest type for each person and not wear it, but if you only have the inflatable kind, you have to wear it all of the time. My friend called the local Wildlife Enforcement Agency when he got back home and they verified that. I'm sure that some of you knew this already, but I bet there are some of you that didn't. Thought I would pass that along.

1st...thanks for the heads up...2nd...hate the skunk story...3rd....where abouts did you fish because i'm seriously thinking about a trip there....soon...did ya'll mark any fish......just some general locations in reference to the launch or a pm if you would rather..Thanks...TDG

Didn't know that. Thanks

We fished points . We tried to find some underwater grass with the depth finder. There wasn't nearly as much grass as they used to have over there. We saw some fish on the sonar, but not sure what they were. We fished around the island and any points that we could find. Talk to 2 other boats and they said the same thing. fishing is not as good as it used to be over there. If you're going to be camping there, I would try to fish at night with an underwater light. Perhaps that light might draw some in. I tell you, I'm not going back there anytime soon. We even tried trolling jigs out the back of the boat following the banks and didn't get a bite.

Originally Posted by Pastor

... it is state law that the safety chains be crossed to form an X under the hitch.

That's true, been that way for several years. Always do it. Under the hitch is the key so if it become comes unlatched, the crossed chains will catch it before hitting the ground. On one of my utility trailers I have to wrap the chains around the tongue so there isn't too much slack while hooking up.

Cut the chains shorter. I also think that you are supposed to have a regular pfd to use after an inflatable inflates. Once it is used, it has to be recharged and is no longer a valid pfd. I carry 2 inflatables and 4 regulars all the time. I had the room and I had the pfd's , so I figured why not.