Be careful

[Peter Waller]

http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story....3A23%3A31%3A917

What a horrible end to a person's life.

[Norm B]

http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story....3A23%3A31%3A917

What a horrible end to a person's life.

Very sad but it just goes to show how vulnerable we all are against nature.

[Tigger2000]

http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story....3A23%3A31%3A917

What a horrible end to a person's life.

 

I know that it's taking things to the extreme and many other beach anglers would probably think you were an idiot, but I have wondered if it would be a wise precaution to wear a life jacket when fishing beaches were there are huge waves, as some American Bass anglers do on the surf beaches. I was fishing a beach on the Thames Estuary in November where the water was about 20 feet down the beach and there was only a medium swell, when the wash from a boat that was probably going faster than the legal limit came in and covered the whole beach up to a depth of about four feet in places. Two anglers along the beach from me were almost up to their waist in water. Luckily they were on a high part of the beach not knocked over, but it could easily have have been the start of another tragic accident.

[Leonie]

That's a really sad story to read, I feel sorry for the man's friend who must have felt so helpless not being able to help. I have a very healthy respect for water after having seen how powerful it can be. Tigger that's a good suggestion. We'll be fishing on the beaches with our two children who are not yet able to swim well, I'll probably make sure they always have a life jacket on incase they venture into trouble, probably being a paranoid mum but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

[Dan]

Self inflating life jakets are cheap now and dont get in the way, wearing one seems a good idea to me. It only lakes about 9" of fast running water to knock you off your feet and you wont easily get back up again.

 

Dan