What's with the Shotgun for Bass fishing?

Cal Sportsman ^ | 3/9/2017 | J Certo

[w1n1]

Would you think to bring a shotgun to bass fishing? Well this guy sure did, and with good reason.

They give some great tips about filling your bird tags and hooking lunkers for anywhere you call home.

The reason this guy wanted to bring a shotgun bass fishing was because of the cormorant bird. These 'water turkeys' frequent lakes where you can also find hungry pre-spawn bass.

Although the shotgun worked well for the birds, the angler was using a Zoom 4? Lizard to lure in the pre spawn bass. The fisherman used a dragging technique to find where the fish were biting. He put the Lizard lure on the line and with aide of the split-shot, it bounced along the ground as the boat slowly over along. See the footage here.

[Dalberg-Acton]

Good for water moccasin snakes.

[dhs12345]

“...shotgun bass fishing was because of the cormorant bird. These ‘water turkeys’ frequent lakes where you can also find hungry pre-spawn bass. “

Related to the snipe, I bet.

[Pollster1]

Why just bring one shotgun? Like most members of the FR Boat Club, I took all of my firearms boating regularly . . . until the unfortunate accident.

[Red Badger]

That’s how millions of good weapons are tragically lost every year, fishing.....................

[CGASMIA68]

How about Croc fishing with a Jag??

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1221573/Jaguar-dives-river-catch-Caiman-crocodile.html

[TexasGunLover]

Cormorants are a plague.

[BenLurkin]

Just remember to open fire on the fish after dipping the muzzle under the surface. You get fewer ricochets.

[V_TWIN]

As long as you don’t shoot a hole in the bottom of your boat...........Try explaining THAT to your insurance co. lol

[BillyBonebrake]

Slightly o/t, but last summer I was night fishing for bass with a jitterbug and a giant bird swooped down on the lure. Luckily I saw it approach and jerked the lure away at the last minute. Otherwise I’d have hooked some kind of owl or raptor that would have been too much for me to handle.

[bk1000]

I have a hard time imagining a cormorant is good eating.

[Ditter]

Alligators too!

[Bringbackthedraft]

Cormorants are a plague. ................... They make great floaters on lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence.

[BuffaloJack]

I caught a seagull while dragging a Rapala lure though the water. Luckily I was able to reel him in and use a net to immobilize him. It was tough getting the hook out of his beak.

[golux]

...I have a hard time imagining a cormorant is good eating.

This is Cal Sportsman. It's all about using whatever tools you need - lasers, scents, lights, cameras, guns with rods on their rails and rods with gins in their reels - to go out there, enjoy nature, and just kill as much of it as you can.