The CO is checking :)

[Billy Bob]

I'd take off too. Fishing is so over regulated they can just keep on digging till they find something or make something up. If I have a bucket in the boat they might call it my minnow bucket and thats good for a couple fines. Why is it illegal to fish in the first place.

 

If you have a jug with the bottom cut off for a bailer some cops will take the lid off it and call it a funnel and charge you for no bailer.

 

Cop threatened to charge a guy because the #s on his boat were not reflective tape.

 

Why hang around to see if the officer has a bug up his butt.

 

Most time I have to concur......

[Jonny]

Like I've said before, if a CO stops you, be polite, don't offer information without being asked, don't engage in 'friendly conversation' which is designed to try to trip you up. If you've done your best to comply with regulations, you're probably OK, but you never know if you missed something that they want to pick up on, or whether you're dealing with one of the CO's that's a real jerk.

 

Given a choice or an "out" I would not talk to a CO, even though I try to do everything by the book.

[Greencoachdog]

How big of an IDIOT do you have to be to fish without a license???.. or to break any fishing reg??? ... it's only a matter of time before you get caught!

 

Let's see, it's a new year.. is my license still good?

 

 

 

Yeah you need to be surly and ill tempered when stopped by a CO, that really helps things move along!

 

 

... just remember MR. CO's name is SIR!... no matter how old you are and how young he is!

 

 

POLLIWOGG Posted Today, 01:49 PM

I'd take off too. Fishing is so over regulated they can just keep on digging till they find something or make something up. If I have a bucket in the boat they might call it my minnow bucket and thats good for a couple fines. Why is it illegal to fish in the first place.

 

If you have a jug with the bottom cut off for a bailer some cops will take the lid off it and call it a funnel and charge you for no bailer.

 

Cop threatened to charge a guy because the #s on his boat were not reflective tape.

 

Why hang around to see if the officer has a bug up his butt.

 

If the CO has a bug up his butt, it's because you put it there!!!... I've been stopped a number of times in my life and have never been treated with any less respect than I've shown them!!!

 

They stopped you because............. guess what? They're doing their job!!!

 

They know that the ones that leave the area or are disrespectful and are in a foul mood are doing something wrong and are pissed because they've prolly been caught!... IDIOT!!!

Edited July 23, 2009 by GCD

[Billy Bob]

How big of an IDIOT do you have to be to fish without a license???.. or to break any fishing reg??? ... it's only a matter of time before you get caught!

 

Let's see, it's a new year.. is my license still good?

 

 

 

Yeah you need to be surly and ill tempered when stopped by a CO, that really helps things move along!

 

 

... just remember MR. CO's name is SIR!... no matter how old you are and how young he is!

 

 

 

 

If the CO has a bug up his butt, it's because you put it there!!!... I've been stopped a number of times in my life and have never been treated with any less respect than I've shown them!!!

 

They stopped you because............. guess what? They're doing their job!!!

 

They know that the ones that leave the area or are disrespectful and are in a foul mood are doing something wrong and are pissed because they've prolly been caught!... IDIOT!!!

 

Not always true in all cases.........but in most.