I don’t know a thing about bears, but do you mean to tell us you carry something substantially more powerful than a 30/06 when you’re fishing in bear country? What would that be? 338WM? 375? Don’t we have a very accomplished Alaskan bear guide on this forum that killed a grizz/brownie with a 9mm because that’s what he had?
Honestly, fishing is tricky. I don't fish that side of Wyoming (or Alaska) that often, and in the past I've used a .44 revolver with 300gr punch bullets when I did. Mark getting killed did cause me to re-think a bit though and I've been more cautious the last couple years. That's one of the reasons I built a light .375 WSM last year. Hard to use with a fishing pole in your hand though - as I said I'm a lot more cautious now.
