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BluesHarp · 01-31-2013, 10:24 PM

Link: Boat captain guilty of trafficking illegal bass | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

The captain of a charter fishing boat that operates out of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach pleaded guilty Monday to trafficking in illegally harvested striped bass.

Faces up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.

According to court documents, the captain took a group of clients fishing on Feb. 12, 2011, in the zone.

When he learned Virginia Marine Police might board his boat, he ordered his first mate to throw all of the striped bass they had caught into the sea, the documents said.

01-31-2013, 10:24 PM	#1
BluesHarp Jim H. iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Wakefield, RI Posts: 184	Fishing ain't that EEZ Link: Boat captain guilty of trafficking illegal bass \| HamptonRoads.com \| PilotOnline.com The captain of a charter fishing boat that operates out of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach pleaded guilty Monday to trafficking in illegally harvested striped bass. Faces up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. According to court documents, the captain took a group of clients fishing on Feb. 12, 2011, in the zone. When he learned Virginia Marine Police might board his boat, he ordered his first mate to throw all of the striped bass they had caught into the sea, the documents said.
	Some say that there's a fine line between a Surfcaster and some idiot just standing on the beach.