Wear the PFD all the time
I'm 67, and I've fished in boats all my adult life and spent more hours in a boat in my work life than most people will in a lifetime. Back in the spring I fell in the lake for the first time, fortunately while getting out of my boat at the ramp courtesy dock. I fish by myself most of the time, and I had gotten out of the habit of wearing the foam flotation PFDs. Falling in was an eye-opener, and I considered it a warning.
Good timing though. When I got home I spent my Cabelas points on an auto-inflate PFD, which was one of their Memorial Day doorbusters, and got free shipping since the PFD and a rearm kit were just a hair over $99.
I have noticed my sense of balance is not what it used to be; one of those things that creeps up on you. If you have gotten out of the habit of wearing a PFD all the time like I had, it would be a good thing to reconsider wearing it all the time.
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