What do you need a pistol for when your fishing

 

Nut jobs, especially if you are a female or have one with you.  And vehicle theft. I've had issues with both.  We used to do a lot of evening/night bank fishing while I was in college.

PS say what a gun!?! what for, bear country?

Um, no bears.. But, I always pack a .357 or some type of handgun. For the criminal type, you know.

No shortage of criminal types in the world..

I'm a big guy, I could put 400lb parts on the machine. It's not people that I fear nor the bears it's the mountain lion.

What do you need a pistol for when your fishing

My 9606 two tackles boxes are full of every topwater bait and the other is full of crankbaits. Lots of $$ invested.

I still fear the big cats.

Around here when bank fishing, any place that produces is going to be out of sight of the the vehicle.

 

The best spot for river fishing is about a mile out through a corn field.  You get cut going out and cut coming in.  You get to leave your vehicle by the side of a country road.

 

If you get hurt, a mile is a long ways to get food, water, or first aid.

 

Josh

You can always tell the city dwellers or at least folks never raised in the country. When they see gun they are  

 

Its not like this when we go fishing.  

I take a single hang gun in case it is needed. It is much better to be prepared than to not be and wish you had. We have large cats, wolves, coyoties, and an ocassional bear (very rare) that could possibly show up early morning or late evening.  Not to mention this is redneck country and who knows what idiot will show up.

I have been beat up and robbed while camping ,.

I've been robbed by a drunk while camping with a gun.  At least it was funny to accuse him of it in the morning.