What do you carry on your boat?
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A friend of mine who owns a gun shop does a lot of boating in the Caribbean. He says most people down there sporting nice boats keep a stainless Mossberg JIC under the seats. Pirates are a real concern to them. Most of their boats cost more than my house.
For me, when I do rarely carry on a boat, it's usually something like the 642 with snake shot. I'm generally in a canoe. I'm not concerned about most wildlife as I'm grateful for them graciously letting me quietly paddle by thier homes.
However, cotton mouths can be aggressive when you get near thier turf, and they can swim FAST. I'm happy to let them be and rage against the oar as I try to get out of their in a hurry, but I feel better having a couple of shots if I need them.
If I were shopping for a canoe gun that involved an overnight camping stop, I would probably go with a Glock 42 or 43. Small, light, thin, and about as waterproof as a gun can be as it strips down easy.
For me, when I do rarely carry on a boat, it's usually something like the 642 with snake shot. I'm generally in a canoe. I'm not concerned about most wildlife as I'm grateful for them graciously letting me quietly paddle by thier homes.
However, cotton mouths can be aggressive when you get near thier turf, and they can swim FAST. I'm happy to let them be and rage against the oar as I try to get out of their in a hurry, but I feel better having a couple of shots if I need them.
If I were shopping for a canoe gun that involved an overnight camping stop, I would probably go with a Glock 42 or 43. Small, light, thin, and about as waterproof as a gun can be as it strips down easy.
rodensouth
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340 in my pocket as usual, PMR 30 rides in tacklebox.
Dr. Sandman
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Marlin 60 with birdshot for the frogs. I think that's the only firearm they mention in the Indiana fishing regs. Whatever your carry du jour should be fine for your boat, too. I really like the idea of the shotgun if you are going to keep a gun on your boat. You could use in to harvest birds in a survival situation and use it to repel boarders. I would keep buck, slugs and birdshot for the shotgun, too.
lemaymiami
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I work out of a small skiff as a full time fishing guide (since 1996) and am either on the road towing my rig or on the water in the salt/brackish portions of the Everglades (Flamingo to Chokoloskee) when I'm not fishing locally between Miami and Miami Beach...
I came back to fishing after a career as a cop and have never once carried a sidearm on any of the various boats I've owned/operated (with a few exceptions...). Seriously, I do keep a weapon nearby (but never on my person) when I'm on the road, but would never consider one on the water since corrosion problems would quickly get out of hand....
Where I work is a true wilderness (the 'Glades) and fortunately people are at a minimum. The environment is hazardous enough ('gators and crocs at the boat ramp - waters so full of sharks that swimming is a bad idea...) so that I do take quite a few special precautions - guns aren't on the list at all... Working around Miami Beach and Miami at night does get interesting at times (understatement) but by and large I figure I'm better off without a sidearm (if I'm wrong I'll be the first to learn about it...). The next two nights I'll be working night charters then returning to an urban boat ramp in a bad neighborhood - something I do quite a bit (and have for years....).
I'll quit now before the temptation to post photos gets the better of me. For anyone curious just google up "Capt Bob LeMay" and you'll probably learn more than you want to...
I came back to fishing after a career as a cop and have never once carried a sidearm on any of the various boats I've owned/operated (with a few exceptions...). Seriously, I do keep a weapon nearby (but never on my person) when I'm on the road, but would never consider one on the water since corrosion problems would quickly get out of hand....
Where I work is a true wilderness (the 'Glades) and fortunately people are at a minimum. The environment is hazardous enough ('gators and crocs at the boat ramp - waters so full of sharks that swimming is a bad idea...) so that I do take quite a few special precautions - guns aren't on the list at all... Working around Miami Beach and Miami at night does get interesting at times (understatement) but by and large I figure I'm better off without a sidearm (if I'm wrong I'll be the first to learn about it...). The next two nights I'll be working night charters then returning to an urban boat ramp in a bad neighborhood - something I do quite a bit (and have for years....).
I'll quit now before the temptation to post photos gets the better of me. For anyone curious just google up "Capt Bob LeMay" and you'll probably learn more than you want to...
JohnnyFlake
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The last few years we've been carrying this:
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^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'd have to give up my front bass seat mount, but maybe the bow will work!
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