He was also likely young, right? The younger guys tend to be a little more aggressive and show a little less tact. Striking the right balance on these things comes with experience, right? I bet we all have a bit more tact then we did when we were 25. The older and more experienced officers like to have the upland spots as they are more, I dunno, comfortable positions
than pulling the 2 am watch in the surf.
The positive thing was that the guy was there in the first place. Too many complain that they are never around in the dead of the night and now they are listening to us and going out. That is really a good thing when you think about it. The Rec community has been asking for it and now they are responding a bit.
What I would have done is strike up a little conversation with the guy and give him a little insight into what and why we are getting soaked by the surf at 2am in the morning. It will help him understand more about surfcasters in general and likely make him more respectful of surf anglers and understand our position better. Instead of us being included with the littering masses of jackasses, maybe he would not lump us as a group in with the rif-raff like the partying teens and such....
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