[Guest]

took my 14 ft jon boat down on th piantiank river for a couple hours today caught some weakfish croakers few tiny spot one rod& reel taken overboard half a cut spot on for bait then here comes the MAN escorted me 2 mile back to the boat landing for having 2 small rips in my life jackets i had 3 good throwables on board got checked last year with the same jackets they didnt say one word about it some people must take there J O B S differently EVEN made me empty my pockets that i had a weapon til i wipped ot a knot of money and started laughing at him

 

[fishwagon]

Maybee he was hoping you were happy to see him!

 

[Guest]

i really dont think so he even had the audasity to ask me if he could have them to show some kids at some school he was going to monday like some show & tell i told him you are real funny now you know that took the cake i laughed the whole ride outa there RC

 

[[email protected]]

Hey RC know what you are talkin about.. got the same ticket about 10 years ago ;1 hole. Looks like the coasties are gonna be tough this year.Guess it's the terroist'thing...just got to be ready for anything..thanks for the INFO..

 

[Guest]

could be bout all that cause year for last same thing happened at poquoson but here i got the same frekn thing by 2 one gane fiser and one coast gaurd with in 15 min of each other so i packed up drove back to richmond with a cooler full of fish and 2 tickets RC

 

[Digger]

If I understand you. It is a safty equipment violation. The laws are there for a reason.
Smell the coffee.

 

[the rhondel]

But apparantly they are open to different interpetations!!! and a lot of guys/gals trying to justify their jobs!! the R

 

[Guest]

yeah i can understand all that your suppose to be legal as a beagle i now know that stupidity costs $$$ i kinda figured that he thought i had enough fish and was time for me to leave anyway any time ive been checked but that aint whats on th ticket RC

 

[PlankCaster]

Not trying to chap anyone's hind end here but it does sound like a safety violation. Anytime a life jacket gets a rip in the outer covering, it can allow water or moisture inside onto the floatation. This can cause it to dry rot and no longer be effective. I dont think the guy was trying to give you a hard time. Just my 2 cents
Tight lines and popped riggers