Ben Moyer: Lifejacket wear is easy and smart

On a recent windy and overcast morning, I thought poor fishing was the worst thing to deal with. But while paddling my kayak back toward the launch, a new concern appeared.
I witnessed a couple launching a small johnboat. Before the man stepped in, I watched him instruct his female companion to sit on a high-perched casting chair at the bow, which she did. The chair seemed excessively elevated, which placed the craft’s center of gravity inadvisably high.