Should always wear a life jacket, especially from November until May. . It’s recommended you should wear survivor suit until the air temperature and the water temperature add up to equal 120*. So if water is 45*, then survivor suit until 75* air temperature. Only takes one bad move. Glad everything turned out well.

One thing I learned in the Marine Corps is always have a plan for the worst possible situation. Since I started kayak fishing, I make sure that I always carry a tow rope that is attached to the front of my kayak, and a life vest. It may seem stupid to some, but I rather lug that tow rope around for an extra pound or two, and have a means of dragging that kayak back to shore. Something so small that gets overlooked easily. You did a great job on this one for sure! Your buddy is very lucky!

Glad he made it. Reminds me of when my hatch was cracked open and filled my kayak with water. It was in the summer at night time.

Not a laughing matter, but I just about died when you panned around and he had his hobie still in his hand! I was like "damn, I know a hobie can go faster than that!" but not when its dragging a PA14 capsized! Glad you were all right.

Did your buddy even say ‘thanks’?!? You’re a great man, thank you for saving his life🏼

thanks for sharing this. I fished a PA14 a lot, and even with boat waves coming at me from side I never even felt like flipping was a possibility. Now I know you can.

Thank you for sharing this. You took a very stressful situation and made some good decisions to make it safe to shore. So glad it worked out the way it did! Great job! I almost fell out of my little boat in a big lake with a trolling motor going and no vest on. I realized the boat would have kept going and I probably wouldn’t be here. I bought a great pfd, loaded it with survival gear and will Never be without it on and zipped up, installed a lanyard I wear to unplug the motor, and a rope rescue ladder to reboard, and a change of clothes. Amazing what you Don’t think about..until you almost die. Good fishing and safe travels to you both. God Bless

If he had a drysuit and pfd there would be no problem whatsoever. I would call him experienced when his safety is on last place. He's is one lucky man. I'm glad that he is alright and hope he learned a lesson.