Keep one within arms reach on overnights. XD45 actually.

 

OK...
I keep a Mini-14 aboard. Not so much for day trips, but because of the overnight trips on the hook. This woman disappeared just this past weekend, her boat found adrift a few miles from shore.

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/nature_coast/missing_boater_092109

You can't call 911 "out there" (well, even if you can, you're not going to get any help for a long time). I would never want to be unable to defend my property and my family if the need arose. For me, it's CARRY.

 

Do you have more facts about this case other than whats in that article? If not, I really don't see what the correlation is with this thread.

 

Always carry during an overnight stay.

 

I always carry on overnights, most times on day trips as well.

Gotta watch out for those pirates!

 

You guys with the dinghies should get one of these




3 round burst only or you'll sink your self.

 

Never have...never saw a need for it. I would be more concerned with one of my kids finding it and playing with it when I was off the boat.

Also, I usually travel a group.

 

Always carry. Don't care how big a group you have, you have the right to protect yourself and you just never know. If you can't knock them down, 'glock' them down.

 

We have concealed carry permits here in TN. It is also legal to carry it unconcealed, although few do. For the same reason as you do not wear it on your hip, I would not admit to carrying one on a boat or elsewhere on something so public as the internet.

If they know you have one, then the element of surprise is not in your favor.

IMO, this sort of personal protection information should not be shared publicly for your own safety.

I will say I am in full agreement to be able to protect you and yours, no matter what the means.

 

:thumbsup:IMHO:thumbsup:

 

A shot gun on a boat has more uses than just protection. I've had to deal with Water Moccasins every year around the Chickahominy. The things get up to 6' long and are very aggressive around the dock... They also love the big exhaust ports on a 480 DB...

It's also good if you fish and catch the occasional shark or ray...

 

A shot gun on a boat has more uses than just protection. I've had to deal with Water Moccasins every year around the Chickahominy. The things get up to 6' long and are very aggressive around the dock... They also love the big exhaust ports on a 480 DB...

It's also good if you fish and catch the occasional shark or ray...

Anyone who kills Water Moccasins is doing us all a favor.

funny thing, it is illegal to kill any snake here in TN. Not that Anybody has probably ever been prosecuted for said offense.

http://www.tennsnakes.org/

 

I carry weapons locked in a secure cabinet. Been to the Bahamas and Keys several times and have been shadowed by different boats. My feeling is I ain't givin up without a fight. I think most of these guys that are out to get you are pretty much chickensh!ts and a show of firearms would be too equal for them. They want the easy prey.
I would rather be able to defend my family than be slaughtered on the open ocean as has happened numerous times down here.
Let er rip.

Jack

 

We carry primarily during the huckleberry season to assure the grizzly bears don't get too close!! I was boarded in the middle of the night at Sandpoint once by a drunk that came out of a bar. He SWORE he was on the right boat and kept asking where Bill was. I kept yelling, "Get off my boat!" I didn't carry a gun at that time and figured I'd get him with mustard from the cooler and finish him off with the ketchup!! If he kept coming, I'd throw a tackle box full of lures at him and that WOULD bring him down! Actually, I was worried that he would fall backwards and hit his head on the outdrive right behind him! It was an awakening experience so now we carry mace and the Ruger Alaskan for the bears!

 

Interesting reading on the .pdf they have about cotton mouths... I know first hand how aggressive they are. They would come right up on the beach with the kids playing in the sand and get all cranky. A few years ago, my brother-in-law chopped the head off of one that was about 6' long (and fat) and the darn thing was still trying to bite for about 5 minutes even though it had no body... nice white mouth.. big fangs..

I now have a shot gun... and I've killed a few others in the years since that event. They are really aggressive in May/June around here. I don't care if it's a "water snake" or "water moccasin"... I hate snakes. The riot gun chops them in half.

 

I'm with you on the snakes. If it slithers I shoot it. Years ago my pop and I were fishing the suwannee river and a water moc started swimming slowly towards us. My pop took a shot at it with a 38 and the thing got mad and came full bore at us. 3 shots later it was dead and very close. I HATE SNAKES.

 

After someone broke into our home and beat the sh*t out of my wife and then raped her :smt013. I carry a gun 24/7 after that. So if you come on my boat or in my house without me knowing you !!... YOUR F'in A$$ IS DEAD .... End of story !!. My wife died after that ordeal. :smt089

 

My wife died after that ordeal.

You serious?

 

You serious?

Yes, Why would i lie about something like that.

 

Wow. I'm sorry that happened.

 

I like this guy...

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Taurus has introduced a handgun that may just be the ideal trail gun for those of us who live, work, and play among timber rattlers, cottonmouths, copperheads, and diamondbacks. It should also prove just as useful for our Western friends who must contend with the sidewinder and the Western version of the diamondback. I don’t know which I hate more, as all are ornery when cornered, but the cottonmouth is the only snake that I have ever had personally come after me. Most snakes will slither off if they can, except for maybe the copperhead, who just lies there quietly grinning and waiting for your approach. At least the rattlers will sound off and give you a chance to soil yourself just before he sinks those fangs into your flesh. However, in my experience, the cottonmouth is downright mean.

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]There are those in our society who look with disdain and loathing upon those of us who kill poisonous snakes - mostly they live in nice apartments or suburban subdivisions. If they are really well-heeled they call them "estates". However, those of us who live in the Southern woods (forests, for you snake-loving high society types), for about eight months out of the year, we must keep a careful eye out for poisonous snakes as we walk amongst the chiggers, ticks, and poison oak.

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]I do not kill non-poisonous snakes such as black snakes and chicken snakes, for they provide a service and do no harm, unless you happen to step on one at night, at which point they might cause you to hurt yourself trying to hop around on one toe without touching the ground, which should probably be an Olympic sport in itself. However, if I find a poisonous snake around my house, I will do all that I can to kill it. I have two young grandchildren that play around here, and a snakebite could easily kill one of them, or even kill their dear old Grandpa, and I just will not risk it. Now, if some short-haired, Volvo-driving, apartment-dwelling, cappuccino-drinking, Nancy Pelosi fan club chick wants to send hateful email, let the games begin. However, I really don’t think that those women read Gunblast, so hopefully, I am safe.[/FONT]​

 

Heres what i lost to a dirt bag rapist. :smt013. Thats my darling Denise 2yrs ago. :smt089

 

Nope he was NEVER caught !!. :smt021. Like i said before : I better know you or your a$$ is dead . I bought the Sea Ray for her and she only got to enjoy it for only one year. :smt089. Denise drove 95% of the time but she'd never dock it. :grin:

 

I hope somehow he will be.

I am very, very, VERY sorry for your loss, the loss of all those that loved her, and the time she was robbed of as well.

 

I always carry , day or night ! better to have it and not need it , than need it and not have it !

 

at first i thought you must be putting us on Wayne: what you said seemed so unreal. Beautiful lady. I join the others in expresssing my deep regret. How are you doing?

 

I'm doing fine,Thanks . It just gets me mad when you have to carry a gun to protect your loved ones and the things you worked hard for. :smt013 .

 

I carry two.

A 410 snake charmer in case we get one of these and 44mag for bears and a$$holes that steal my shrimp pots.....

I have had a brown bear that was swimming between two islands try and get into my boat. A slap of an oar on the top of head changed his mind. But I did have my 44 out and cocked, just in case.

Wayne, sorry for your loss, but she is with you every time you go out....

 

Very sorry to hear about Denise, Wayne. Unfortunately, even if I had a weapon in the house and my wife was home alone, it wouldn't have done much good as she wouldn't have used it. I hope that the dog, who have a nice big bark, scares off anyone before they get inside.

Best regards,
Frank

 

Im a Gemini...according to the astrological chart, you and I should become lovers.

 

Wayne, I'm so very, very sorry for your unimaginable loss. My thoughts are with you and your family.