12-12-2008, 10:18 PM
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Last December my pard, Don and I was shoving off the dock at about 4:30am. on a dark cold morning. A truck pulls up and flashes its lights at us. A man runs down the dock and demands that we return to the dock at once. I ask "Who the heck are you?". "Fish and game" was the reply. We return to the dock and he was indeed a NDOW game warden. We then got to go through the dance.......you know, fishing license, the entire safety check, etc.,etc. Took about 15 minutes.This guy checked everything, and was not very friendly. I knew I would pass, but I was nervous.
Couple weeks later, we were fishing at anchor in the Sand Island area and we got to dance again. Young guy this time, very friendly.
Week after that, returning to the ramp, got to dance again. Afterwards I wondered if I had done something wrong and had a target on my back, or maybe someone in a boat that looks like mine had. Naw, just coincidence, have not been checked since. But I was concerned for awhile!
I wish that after a successful inspection they would give you a "get out of jail free" card or something to show that you are a good guy and don't need to be bothered again for a while! [crazy] This might free them up to check shore fisherman and guys in kayaks & floattubes. You know, anyone who isn't in a white console boat with BAYSPORT on the side of it! [
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BaySport
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Last December my pard, Don and I was shoving off the dock at about 4:30am. on a dark cold morning. A truck pulls up and flashes its lights at us. A man runs down the dock and demands that we return to the dock at once. I ask "Who the heck are you?". "Fish and game" was the reply. We return to the dock and he was indeed a NDOW game warden. We then got to go through the dance.......you know, fishing license, the entire safety check, etc.,etc. Took about 15 minutes.This guy checked everything, and was not very friendly. I knew I would pass, but I was nervous.
Couple weeks later, we were fishing at anchor in the Sand Island area and we got to dance again. Young guy this time, very friendly.
Week after that, returning to the ramp, got to dance again. Afterwards I wondered if I had done something wrong and had a target on my back, or maybe someone in a boat that looks like mine had. Naw, just coincidence, have not been checked since. But I was concerned for awhile!
I wish that after a successful inspection they would give you a "get out of jail free" card or something to show that you are a good guy and don't need to be bothered again for a while! [crazy] This might free them up to check shore fisherman and guys in kayaks & floattubes. You know, anyone who isn't in a white console boat with BAYSPORT on the side of it! [
]BaySport
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