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I was at Enid yesterday when a GW rolled up on us to check us out. I had to shut the cranks down and roll up the poles. We put our cooler in his boat and he checked our fish (30 at that time) and made sure our boat had all of its safety supplies.
I just wanna say that this young man was very kind and courteous. He apolgized for "interupting" our fishing and thanked us for our time. Doesn't bother me one bit for a man doing his job!
The guys down there have always been very respectful and courtious anytime i have been checked.
Some of the best GW's out there are on Enid. They some times wont even stop ya from fishing when they can get to your catch without having to stop.
They were on Nader too, got a boat registration form from one to register the Cat
Yeah we made a couple of attempts at it, but it was just to hard so i told him i would just reel em up. He was thankfulQuote:
Originally Posted by satdoc1
Personally, that would tick me off. If he wants to check em, see me at the ramp. That's not to say I wouldn't comply...technically, I don't think we have the right to tel him to step off, but I believe we should.
Reminds me of a hunt I was on with my bro. He was hunting a box blind on a big food plot. At 4:30, a game warden comes strolling down the road, walks 200 yards to the stand an asks my brother to come down and show his license. Said thanks and he strolled away.
That ain't right. It's legal but it ain't right.
Wannabe...
I've had nothing but positive encounters with the guys here at Enid. They are respectful to me, and I am to them. I haven't been checked very many times, but I have never met any GWs like we had in Chickasaw county when I was hunting down there. They were polar opposites to the ones up here at Enid.
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Originally Posted by hawgdog
We got checked by the same guy. I did learn something though. Inflatable PFD's don't count toward the boat jacket count unless they're being worn. Luckily we had some extra regular jackets stashed under the seats.
Didnt know that either... Good to knowQuote:
Originally Posted by spiderwoman
I've never been a fan of guilty until proven innocent.
Wannabe so long as you don't get checked at a weigh-in you outta be alright.
Too bad Arkansas Dot aint that friendly
I was gonna say sumpn mean to ya stump, but then I thought....well, he does have a point.
Wannabe...
what ??? are you serious, though I don't doubt you - i'd argue that one till blue in the face !! as much as they cost , should count as 3 of emQuote:
Originally Posted by spiderwoman
What I have been told as well, tuned me against buying one.Quote:
Originally Posted by joekiller
I've searched and searched trying to substantiate this. All I can find is you must have a Coast Guard approved Type ?? so and so for each passenger. Which they are. I wear mine all the time. But, if I didn't, I would have to give him the opportunity to prove his case before a judge.
It's a WORD thing looks like, here's what I found and it says JACKET on board for each person, dont know why on or off makes a difference.
All vessels must carry one wearable U.S. Coast Guard–approved PFD (life jacket) for each person on board.
You're just proving my point. It doesn't go on to say "except if you are wearing a Coast Guard approved inflatable PFD". Like Spideychik said. I don't mind complying with the rules. But they need to be clear if they are going to enforce them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
Agreed
He sure jinxed us though..
Yeah... But we still got our 40Quote:
Originally Posted by HawgdogJR
Inflatable has to be on to count. I learned the hard wayQuote:
Originally Posted by ATM
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You can call it whatever you want, jacket, coat , vest WHATEVER... If you ain't got it on it ain't gonna help you.. Can't figure out why you can have one type lying in a storage box but yet have to have another type on..