Deadliest catch - Shooting tote with Mini 14

Judging by the way the crew reacted to his "going postal", I'd say it's there for a little fun...

Pirates. Jonny Depp you crap himself if he boarded that ship only to face a Mini-14

If they should boat a really big halibut, say 6 foot or so, they'll shoot it. Those things can break a man's leg or back flopping around. For sharks too maybe.

Most fishermen I knew carried a gun of some sort aboard their boats. Mainly shotguns though.

We almost always had guns on the boats when I was fishing in Alaska, bought my first
ak47 in Sitka back in the mid 80's.
Have seen a lot of 6' plus halibut come over the rail and never once did we shoot them , sounds like a greenhorn thing

Many private seagoing vessels are armed. It's not like there are a lot of cops out there.

They do not shoot halibut. It was a shark, and that movie was The Perfect Storm.

I've never seen that episode, but I think it's odd that they just toss junk overboard. I'd imagine there'd be enviros boiling about this.

This is what I had at sea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKSt-1gzsy4

but I think it's odd that they just toss junk overboard. I'd imagine there'd be enviros boiling about this.

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Right at the end of the clip you can see a rope tied to it. With the exception of a few pieces that may have broke off, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that they retrieved most of it.

Wyman

I remember that episode, I thought they said they shoot the sea lions that eat their plastic bouys-

They do not shoot halibut.

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Who's "they"? I've gone on many halibut fishing trips and a deck hand always shoots the big ones. Usually with a snake charmer. These are not big commercial fishing boats and with a barn door on deck flopping around it would be REAL EASY to get knocked over into the washtub. Plus I don't like to see them suffer.

angus6 said:

We almost always had guns on the boats when I was fishing in Alaska, bought my first
ak47 in Sitka back in the mid 80's.
Have seen a lot of 6' plus halibut come over the rail and never once did we shoot them , sounds like a greenhorn thing

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Sometimes they lose control of them....loose on a boat, they are very dangerous. Does it happen to the pros much? Maybe not.

'Course, many of us are carrying weapons daily for less reason.

CoRoMo said:

They do not shoot halibut. It was a shark, and that movie was The Perfect Storm.

I've never seen that episode, but I think it's odd that they just toss junk overboard. I'd imagine there'd be enviros boiling about this.

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I used to work at the Locks in Seattle, where all the fishing boats went out...the big boats. Talked with lots of fishermen, got their stories.

I didnt get my info from the movies.

Sometimes they lose control of them....loose on a boat, they are very dangerous. Does it happen to the pros much? Maybe not.

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I've worried more with something happening setting gear verses fish on deck , first halibut trip I did in AK there was a boat that the skippers 12yr old son got hooked and pulled overboard setting gear

I've really never delt with a huge one , handled quite a few in the 500# plus range tho. I your worried about a loose fish on deck think a rolling and pitching boat with fish sliding around then toss a guy with a pistol in the mix , no thanks

Thats why they invented bangsticks, and yes they do use them. on the otherhand it's illegal to use a gun to subdue a shark or any other "highly migratory species of fish"

They do not shoot halibut

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Yeah, they do.

When I worked up on Prince of Wales Island doing survey work, we lived on a 55 foot fishing boat and caught some of our own food. The boat had a couple of firearms, though all I ever saw was a .357 mag revolver...and yes, it was used to kill the halibut we caught.

Looked like he only hit it once!

It didn't sound like a full auto to me, but rather someone pulling the trigger real fast on a semi-auto. The shots were too uneven.

The Hilstrand brothers, who own the boat, are big outdoorsmen. In teh book Time Bandit, Jonathan talks about strapping on a Ruger .44 (can't recall which model) when his salmon fishing boat loses power and he believes he's headed into shore and going to have to survive on his own for a while in wild Alaska. I imagine there are quite a few firearms on their boats.

That's how I manage my anger too, but only once a week.

on the otherhand it's illegal to use a gun to subdue a shark or any other "highly migratory species of fish"

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Are you sure about that? I believe in certain federal waters you are not supposed to be using spears, bangsticks and such as the primary means of catching certain migratory fish. You are allowed to use these and other devices to LAND them. It might impact whether you can claim a trophy weight or something, but that's not federal law.

I know in Florida it's illegal also in NJ and this thread covers California http://www.dfg.ca.gov/qanda/2008/20080717.asp

That's a local F&G law though. The highly migratory issue would be federal, which made me concerned.

All I know is we shoot everything that walks, crawls or swims in this state and nobody has stopped us yet ;-)

Taking guns on a boat is a bad idea. They could be lost forever in a tragic accident