Donh Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Interesting experience last night. Bernie and I were out last night catching a few snook on fly and arties with Capt. Chad. The Coast Guard stopped us and an hour and half later they let us go. Of course the tide was gone by then. They didn’t say why we were stopped, took our IDs, drilled the captain about his license which they said they couldn’t find in the computer. Some issue about a drug prevention program.... Did we catch any fish. Yes we caught some snook. Do you know the rules? Where are your fish ? Check the cooler....why do you fish if you can’t keep them....? This wasn’t idle *** chat, interrogation. Then as an after thought the lead guy said we might as well do a safety inspection. He said we didn’t need flares if on inshore waters. Total fishing expedition on their part. A bunch of rank amateurs who didn’t have a clue. Three old guys out to catch a few snook shouldn’t be treated that way.😩 The icing on the cake ...there was a center console cruising the intracoastal with at least 25 people on board. Didn’t stop them, probably too much trouble to check them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conocean Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 What a bunch of BS! However if I were a LEO I'd probably check all boats with people aboard that look like you, Don. Time to ditch your clean shaven look, put a wig on & grow a goatee! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donh Posted January 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Working on it😜 The wig would sure help. dh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HewesYourDaddy Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Make a complaint. I respect Coasties, DNR, Fish and Game, Marine Patrol, etc. But they wasted their time and yours to the point of harassment for no reason and kept you sequestered for entirely too long. We had some issues here in Georgia with a female DNR officer named Cindy (many of you GA guys may know she is). She was so bad and out of control that many complaints were made against her. She has been reassigned to a different area. She actually pulled up to our boat in 4' of rough water and managed to wrap her twin outboards in our anchor line. We weren't happy at all. These are the kinds of officers that give the service a bad name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coto Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Must be a cousin of the FWC guy that stopped Dino and I in Chokoloskee. No flares needed inshore...then why did I get a written warning for it while being inshore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierHPS2300 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 Also cracks me up when a bunch on 20 yr old kids on marine patrol vessel pull up to you and start asking stupid questions. One guy actually said that my boat came back as stolen from Miami.. I had to hold back and keep my mouth shut!!! 🤬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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