07-29-2011, 03:44 AM
[quote Leaky33] I saw this posted on another forum and thought it interesting and informative.
Anyway, just thought it worth posting and reading. [
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[url "http://utahwildlife.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35856#p370912"]Waders Myth:[/url]
I read in another post where someone was worried about their waders filling up with water and pulling them down in the water.
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So you just HAD to call us out huh? Whats the matter Leaky33 did you not get enough on the UWN? I am sure this post will just bring more trouble than its worth but hey....everyone can share their opinions on BFT....thats what makes this site great.
Here is my twin's personal testimony from when it happened to him....
"I was on the Yellowstone's Madison River near the Masdison Campground. I was attempting to cross the river at a place where I thought I could cross (just above a bend/junction in the river). As I stepped into the deeper section of the river all the sudden, the ground disappeared. Before I could react the swift current took me under the water. Within seconds the waders I had on filled to the brim. As I bumped along the rocks on the bottom I began clawing at the ground with my hands hoping to find my way out. No matter how hard I tried to push myself back up I was still being dragged under the water. Once the waders were full I noticed that the current was not dragging me as fast as it once was. With little in the way of options left I stripped the suspenders, lossened the belt off, and tried to shake the waders loose...which did NO good. Running out of air I began to panic (plus I was 11 years old)!! Luckily for me the next bend in the river pushed me to the opposite bank where I was finally able to breath the sweet fresh air again. This all took place in a matter of 30 seconds or so but it felt way longer to me. The other fisherman on the bank raced over to me to see if I needed mouth to mouth and were just as surprised as us that a person in waders CAN go under like that!!! Maybe waders have changed in the last 11 years or maybe we just have a cheap pair. Maybe there was an under tow current or maybe it was the angle of my body going under.... Either way I DID almost die out there, so for all you that think "in theroy" that you can not sink....think again. It is not worth your life."
P.S. - We didn't catch any fish that day either. That park is a pretty tough place to fly fish!
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Anyway, just thought it worth posting and reading. [
] [url "http://utahwildlife.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35856#p370912"]Waders Myth:[/url]
I read in another post where someone was worried about their waders filling up with water and pulling them down in the water.
![/quote]
So you just HAD to call us out huh? Whats the matter Leaky33 did you not get enough on the UWN? I am sure this post will just bring more trouble than its worth but hey....everyone can share their opinions on BFT....thats what makes this site great.
Here is my twin's personal testimony from when it happened to him....
"I was on the Yellowstone's Madison River near the Masdison Campground. I was attempting to cross the river at a place where I thought I could cross (just above a bend/junction in the river). As I stepped into the deeper section of the river all the sudden, the ground disappeared. Before I could react the swift current took me under the water. Within seconds the waders I had on filled to the brim. As I bumped along the rocks on the bottom I began clawing at the ground with my hands hoping to find my way out. No matter how hard I tried to push myself back up I was still being dragged under the water. Once the waders were full I noticed that the current was not dragging me as fast as it once was. With little in the way of options left I stripped the suspenders, lossened the belt off, and tried to shake the waders loose...which did NO good. Running out of air I began to panic (plus I was 11 years old)!! Luckily for me the next bend in the river pushed me to the opposite bank where I was finally able to breath the sweet fresh air again. This all took place in a matter of 30 seconds or so but it felt way longer to me. The other fisherman on the bank raced over to me to see if I needed mouth to mouth and were just as surprised as us that a person in waders CAN go under like that!!! Maybe waders have changed in the last 11 years or maybe we just have a cheap pair. Maybe there was an under tow current or maybe it was the angle of my body going under.... Either way I DID almost die out there, so for all you that think "in theroy" that you can not sink....think again. It is not worth your life."
P.S. - We didn't catch any fish that day either. That park is a pretty tough place to fly fish!
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