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Well I must say I now have a significance for April first, it'll now forever be ingrained in my head as the day that we need a new license. I went down to Picnic Point this morning to cast, cast, and cast some more. After hours of casting, I started back at the point again the tide had gone out fairly so now I was standing on the sand. The wind from the next storm (tomorrow) was just starting to whip, I got beaten up by the waves, but I was able to get two fish on if only for a second. After fishing around the point again I kept hooking the eelgrass and with a tired arm and shoulder, decided to pack it in. As I approached the top of the bridge over the tracks, a rookey Fish n Game deputy and his partner, asked how the fishing was, "pretty darn windy" was the response, after getting my license checked and realizing that I was without a current license after midnight last night, he says "You'll have to follow me back to my rig, and we'll discuss what to do with ya", I'm thinking to myself, "You're now the "April Fool", pretty darn humiliating". I was also left wondering how this would turn out, with this guy obviously a rookey, trying to impress his sidekick (female) too, who was obviously the real deal". As it turns out, this was my lucky day, as no ticket was issued, but I still wonder if in the middle of winter or spring, does this reflect what these guys do on a daily basis? It begs the question, "don't you really have something better to do? I have been buying a license each year for my entire existence since 16 years old, never have a had a problem with fishing illegally, this time was a total brain fart, where were these guys at back in the summer time when there was a crapload of people snagging pinks, I never saw anyone then. Kind of gives me a sour taste in my mouth, I'm always amazed how law enforcement folks are mostly on a powertrip, how they must try to impress others with how tough they are, I can honestly say I was even less impressed when the "rookey" gave me his "partners" card and asked for me to turn in anyone in that is poaching. Pretty amazing, but I'll be sure never to make this mistake again
