Quote Originally Posted by scotthen View Post
Finally if I'm in the water I would like to hang on to my rod/reel which is difficult if swiming with hands
Last year I flipped my Fishcat float tube, a very stable platform, I can assure you my fishing rods were not thought of untils sometime down stream. I lost two in a very few seconds. I have since learned a very small amount of white water can have a very large force behind it.