from lessons I have learned:
1. Medical tape or waterproof bandaid... DuckTape will work if you have nothing else. The last thing you want to do is end your night early after chopping up your hand on a hook, teeth, barnacles, etc...
2. DOUBLE CHECK your
korkers... For some reason I always end up losing a spike or two when out on my rocks... but after losing a couple on each side, they basically don't work any more... so just double check.
3. to piggy back MERCH... ALWAYS let someone know where your spots are, I always tell my girl since I know she would never tell a soul where my spots are... but if you go down and hurt yourself... it can be a lonely night on a rock alone.
4. not really a safety tip... but try to always make sure you have somewhat of an idea of weather... Last season my buddy and I headed to a spot in Middletown SUNNY blue bird sky... Well a mile walk and a look over our shoulder to the north west and the blue sky turned GREY TO BLACK... long story short, we ended up cuddling each other under a rock while a VICIOUS thunder storm roled by. With metal spikes on our feet one strike of GOD and WE would have been FUBAR!!!
just my two cents.
safe fishing everyone