How close is close, Dave? 27-1/2"? I think most EPOs would give you the half inch.
I think if it was even 27" I'd leave the plug where it was, and keep it. Maybe it won't matter to a real hard-ass, but a reasonable EPO might understand when he or she saw the plug buried like that.
On the other hand, I've put back 24 or 25" fish that I knew were goners. You're not getting any leeway from an officer there
