When I asked about members' fishing bucket list, the number of times that a 15+ inch perch was mention reminded of this awesome fish that a friend told me about! Congrats Joseph Ryan Schaus! BTW the fish had a 13" girth!
I use it for steelheading when I'm usually pulling out line often during an outing. I've always gone with the rubber bands but they don't always hold the line in place.
As someone on another forum pointed out, shotguns and fishing boats, in close proximity could cause some safety issues. That being said, BRING BACK THE PUNT GUN!