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WhenitcomestosafetyonthewaterhavingagoodPersonal
FloatationDeviceorPFDiskey. Duringthecoldermonthsoutof
theyear, manyanglerswilchoosetowearanautomaticinflat-
ablestylePFDtheentiretimeonthewater, especialyifyouare
fishingalone.
Oncethetemperaturesstarttodropthewatertempsarefolow-
ingrightbehind.Duringthesemonths,wenormalyhaveextra
clothingontostaywarmoutonthewater.Withaltheextra
clothesonitcanmakeitverydifficulttostayafloatandorfunc-
tionefectivelyifyouhaveanacidentandendupinthewater.
ThisiswhereanAutomaticInflatingPFDrealycomesintoplay.
Thenedfor extraclothesduringwinter alreadyhasyouat adis-
advantageifyoufalinthewater,butwithcolderairandwater
temperaturesHypothermiaisabigisuethat canalsocomeinto
playifyouendupinthewater.Hypothermiasetsinwhenyour
bodytemperaturereaches95.0degresF.Hypothermiacan
causemusclemis-cordinationmakingitverydifficulttoget
backintheboatand/orstayafloat. HavinganautomaticInflat-
ingPFDmaybetheonethingthatcanbuyyouthatextratime
nededtogetintheboatorberescued.
ActivationoftheAutomaticPFDiscausedbywaterpresure.
Thismeanswhileyouarefishingor just out onthewater thePFD,
wilnot beinyour wayandwilstilalowyoutodoeverythingyou
wantwhileintheboat. Now, ifithappensthatyoufaloverboard
thePFDwilautomaticalyinflategivingyouafargreaterchance
togetbackintheboatandsurvive. Withtheautoinflatefeature
itdoesnotmaterifyouareconsciousornotasthePFDwilin-
flateonitsown.
WehaverealycometolovetheMustanglineofPFD’s, andmore
specialytheEliteInflatablePFD(BasFishing) model. ThisPFD
isverycomfortableandofersyouplentyofroomnottohinder
yourselfwhileonthewater. Mustangrealyhasdoneagreatjob
makingthisPFDaslightasposibleaswelsothatitisn’toverly
bulkyontheuser.
Builtonarevolutionary3Dchasis,theElite™InflatablePFD
staysputathighspeds, alowsyoumovethewayyouwantand
nedtoandprovidesautomaticinflationpoweredbyHydrostatic
InflatorTechnology. The3Dchasisreducesdragatsped, the
wideshouldersystemeliminatesneckfatigue,awickingmesh
linerimprovesal-daycomfort, dual-sideadjusterseasefitand
anexclusiveslekinflationhandlepreventssnags.Thebright
fluorescentyelow-greninflationcelprovides28lbbuoyancy
wheninflatedandimprovesvisibilityinarescuescenario.
Ifyouhaven’tlookedintogetinganAutomaticInflatingPFD
thereisnobetertimethanthepresent.Wealrealyliketo
spendtimeoutonthewaterbutalsolovereturninghomeafter
thatfunday. Helpyourselfoutwithanaddedlevel ofsafetythis
winterandcheckouttheMustangEliteInflatablePFDoroneof
thevariousotherstylesMustangofers.
LIFEJACKETS
DURINGTHECOLDERMONTHS