did a little shark fishing...

[Big Gunns]

And to think big guns... I was going to have you over for a giant shark steak... with some fin soup for an appetizer! I was even going to take a picture of you putting your head through its jaws in my bar!

I LOVE it when land dwellers try to explain how ocean creatures are low in numbers and must be conserved. Humans LOVE to think they have such an understanding and control over such things....

A perfect example of this is the current ban on Red Snapper. Some unscientific survey was done that resulted in the "experts" determining Red Snapper are in danger... They claim it is because their numbers are way lower then they were even 10 years ago. Of course, this is total and complete BS!!!! ANYONE who knows the fishing well, and has been doing it for a long time knows this is complete and total crap. Talk to any local fishing captain... any local diver. Snapper fishing before the ban was LITERALLY better then ever. I have been fishing snapper for over 20 years, as well as diving every single wreck I fish, so feel free to ask me about it.

As far as your referencing shooting a snake... Not sure how I qualify as a hypocrite. I would have ABSOLUTELY no problem with someone hunting snakes for sport, as long as the meat was harvested.

Big Gunns doesn't know squat about what he is talking about. He is welcome to go with me on my next dive to see how low the numbers really are.

So you're out there counting sharks all around the world on your dives huh Mikey? Well maybe you can tell BG just how many sharks there are since you seem to be the resident expert.

Somehow it doesn't surprise BG that you wouldn't have any problem people hunting snakes. BG wouldn't be surprised if you're out there hunting puppies and kittens also.

Hey Mikey....BG thinks maybe you should be contacted by all the scientist around the world about Shark and Red Snapper numbers. Maybe you can straighten them all out on this. BG was under the impression by these obvious fools that Sharks numbers were declining all over the world. You have convinced him that he was wrong. You seem to be an expert on this. BG apologizes for coming down on you for going all Dirty Harry on the poor Shark.

PS. OH yeah. BG is sure you're right about those "fishing captains". Why would they have any reason to lie about Red Snapper numbers? BG is 100% sure they would be truthful about the true numbers.