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Customer Letters: Shark Story

Mr. Mike Fifer,
I enjoyed your leopard hunt story and thought you might enjoy the surprising role my LCP played on a recent father and son Gulf Coast fishing trip. Wanting to show off my new Ruger LCP, I selected it for the trip.

We all met in Biloxi, MS and over dinner discussed our next morning's plan - going after grouper, snapper, and cobia. As we discussed any last minute gear or supplies that might be needed, I introduced the LCP. Everyone was surprised by the LCP's size, light weight and how it was not noticeable in the pocket of my shorts.

Early the next morning we were greeted with news of a tropical storm brewing in the southern part of the gulf. The Captain headed out towards the platform rigs listening closely to the weather reports. After catching several small fish we relocated to avoid the worst of a rapidly moving squall. Despite getting drenched we rigged our lines and continued fishing, suddenly my son Michael yelled that he had a big one on. We all turned our attention to him in time to see a large fish leap twice giving us a wonderful show some 40-50 yards from the boat. The Captain immediately identified the fish as being a shark and proceeded to coach Michael on how to fight the shark.

After fighting the shark for over an hour the shark started circling the boat allowing us a good view and opportunities to take some pictures. The Captain commented that he wished he had brought his gun so that we could shorten the fight due to more squalls headed our way. I informed him of my LCP and he advised me of where to place my shot. Michael managed to bring the shark close to the boat. As it came to the top of the water I placed a shot just in front of it's dorsal fin and the shark immediately seemed stunned for a few seconds. As we all watched with amassment, the shark took off in a rapid run away from the boat. The Captain commented that it was a last run. After a short run the shark stopped, allowing Michael to bring the shark in to be gaffed.

After cleaning up from our outing we enjoyed shark steaks. What a great ending to a stormy day! This will always be a memorable adventure for Michael and I. Ruger firearms have always been a centerpiece to my family's hunting and target shooting outings. It now will be viewed as a valuable part of our fishing trips as well. Please express my sincere appreciation to the Ruger Team for these quality American-made arms.
- David

 

 

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