be careful when fishing alone

[afterhours]

be armed when alone...

[Slingah]

I hope it's not who I think it might be......and he is usually armed...

[riverrat2]

No it wasn't him matt.

[Slingah]

thanks Max....I just called him and no anwser...I was getting worried
Glad they got the punk scum!!!!!

[In The Surf]

Glad to hear he was able to follow them and contact the authorities. Hope he is ok, but also hope he's a member or knows a member to provide some intel about these fools. Should they even be seen in an area of fisherman again maybe a smile and a pat on the dive knife or long handled gaff will wake them the f#%k up and let them know I know who you are and it's game on.

[bart]

Originally Posted by riverrat2

No it wasn't him matt.

good to hear it wasn't him.. if it were, i'd be more worried about the 6 punks

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by bart

good to hear it wasn't him.. if it were, i'd be more worried about the 6 punks

That was my first thought too. He would probably negotiate his way out of it without using force though.

[bart]

[nightfighter]

Mac, maybe we should dig out our K-bars and hang them off our surf belts.......... Hell, if I felt threatened, my 1088 would be more than just a deterant, could do some serious damage to someone, even if I had to sacrifice the rod.

[labrax]

This just sucks! I hope the fisherman is okay and these scumbags get convicted of assault and get some time, but that probably won't happen in this state.

I fish alone all the time, and just carry a knife with me, and I would rather leave than be confrontational as I have a family to consider, but stories like this make me want to get my pistol permit.

The last thing I want is to have to deal with someone looking to screw with me when I am fishing, unfortunately, you run into some strange characters and the odds go up that you will encounter some bad characters, or alcohol or chemically impaired punks when you are out in the middle of the night alone at some places. I would rather have the ability to defend myself rather than have my skull crushed in after handing over a wallet.

There is a post on another forum about a fisherman from Long Island that is missing. A determination has not been made as to what happened Friday night, but this guy has not returned home. I hope he shows up home alright and hope that he is not the victim of violence or fishing accident - it appears that he was fishing alone too.

[spence]

A sidearm while fishing...are you guys n#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g futs?

If anything carry pepper spray, anything else isn't going to be worth the legal hassle when you have to justify defending yourself.

-spence

[afterhours]

Originally Posted by spence

A sidearm while fishing...are you guys n#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g futs?

If anything carry pepper spray, anything else isn't going to be worth the legal hassle when you have to justify defending yourself.

-spence

rather be tryed by 12 than be carried by 6. iffin' you have a permit to carry- you're silly not to these days.

[spence]

Originally Posted by afterhours

rather be tryed by 12 than be carried by 6. iffin' you have a permit to carry- you're silly not to these days.

Silly not to? It's not like we live in that violent a place. Granted, I feel for the guy, but this seems to be a very isolated event...

-spence

[MAC]

Originally Posted by spence

Silly not to? It's not like we live in that violent a place. Granted, I feel for the guy, but this seems to be a very isolated event...

-spence

Even if it isn't that violent of a place, carrying will only add a little extra weight. The fisher would have been justified in doing what he had to if he had been carrying. Chances are if these 6 meatballs had seen a sidearm, they would have beat feet.

Granted I would hate to shoot someone. But if I feared for my life they would have been onthe losing end. None of them would have wanted to be the first one with an extra orifice.

Oh and pepper spray doesn't work on everyone. When I was in the service we had to do the CS gas tent. It is a confidence thing so you believe in your mask. You filed into the building and stood at parade rest. The DI would them come in and explain what was going to happen. He would then crack 3 CS canisters. Someone would yell GAS and everyone would mask up....except for our DI. He would walk up to each soldier and have them unmask. Your eyes would shut and your nose and throat would be on fire. You had to sound off with name, rank and social sec #. Most guys would hold their breath before unmasking and just spit it all out with a held breath. The DI would then ask the soldier something else forcing him to take a breath. CS makes pepper spray seem like cotton candy. A guy like the Drill Seargent Mallet would have laughed at ya if ya squirted him with the spray. So my advise is if you carry spray be prepared. You may use it on a guy like the DI I had in basic.

I would imagine saltwater isn't very good for the canisters either.

[Hooper]

Originally Posted by spence

Silly not to? It's not like we live in that violent a place. Granted, I feel for the guy, but this seems to be a very isolated event...

-spence

Unfortunately, people being the victim of violent crimes is hardly a rare event. I agree it is rare that a fisherman is jumped at 4am by 6 goons, but in general, society is incredibly violent. In fact, the US leads the world in violence, but the good news is the rest of the world is catching up. Read Col. David Grossamn's books on violence and killing or "Killology", it is.....interesting to say the least.

[fishpoopoo]

Originally Posted by spence

A sidearm while fishing...are you guys n#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g futs?

If anything carry pepper spray, anything else isn't going to be worth the legal hassle when you have to justify defending yourself.

-spence

Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.

What legal hassle (other than defending yourself against use of lethal force?) are you referring to?

Mass issues LTC in many cases and Rhode Island is SHALL-ISSUE for residents.

Anyways...