Right. Nothing is ridiculous about it. That's why you can't produce a coherent argument.

That's does seem a bit over the top to me. But once again if you're following all laws then how big of a deal was it really?

This brings to mind a post I had here back in mid winter, when I was one of only two fishermen on the entire Lower Lake on a cold cold day....Two fish police vehicles turned up (4 officers) and stopped behind my car as I was about to leave for home. They observed my license and inside my cooler which contained 2 trout. I was then asked to open my trunk, fishing bag AND glove box in case I had any hidden fish...need I say more?....

Unfortunately par for the course. You should have refused to consent to such a search. I know I would have.

Seems to happen quite a lot. I've had a real bad taste in my mouth for them since I saw them bothering an extremely elderly man for having his license in his tackle box instead of pinned on. Turns out the pin broke on the holder, which was probably 50 years old (if his Zebco rod and reel was any indication). It was one of the most disgusting displays I've ever seen.

Another time I fished for almost an hour in a secluded DHALO stream before a fish cop came out of the brush and told me he'd been watching me the whole time.

im pretty sure that if it came to point in my life where i was bothering an old guy about wearing a stupid yellow piece of paper on his hat, id probably reconsider my profession