[PerryC]

SD,
You could wear a fishing vest over a PFD, but just be aware that if you hit the drink with your Vest/PFD on, your PFD will probably ride up on you and the more stuff you have in your front pockets, the more you may have to lay on when you re-enter your kayak.

After you flip your kayak upside down, typically you reach across it and flip it back over back over without hitting yourself in the head with it (consequently cracking your nut). With it right side up, you typically scoot across on your belly over the seating area until your butt is close to the seat bucket then swing your keister back into it. Once on top again, gather up your rods that had leashes on them (or say good-bye to the $600 worth of rods that had no leashes in deep water) grab your paddle (again, if you have a leash) let out a few choice words about the incident (only if witnessed by someone who knows you), and see if you have any fish on. When you end up in the drink, I really doubt if you will consider what's in your front pockets, so maybe less is more? Just a thought,
Perry