Patoka Police

[fishNnut]

Hats off to the CO's.

Agree!!

[fishola]

come on guys.. should you really need a warning about the CO's to have the proper safety stuff in your boat and handy??? it should be common sense to have a life jacket and a throwie handy. Obviously you've never been on the ocean where you can get pitched out of a boat. or maybe someone just never taught you the rules... a boat is a lot more dangerous than a car but no one really takes that seriously.. when was the last time you had a flat tire and had to worry about drowning as well

[yamahammer]

I have fished for 25 years and prior to this year have never been checked on the water. So far this year 4 times...3 on Patoka and once on Monroe. Yes the state is short on money and c.o are doing their part just like the police. I dont mind being checked but it is getting a little ridiculous. Just becuse the lawmakers bankrupt the state they start cracking down in areas like this to try and generate revenue

[slimshad09]

Just think its funny when your in party cove at Monroe and there are people blarin loud music and drinking and they troll right past them to give me a warning that my letters on my boat are too dark. Why do they focus on the bass fisherman

[idbefishing]

Yep! rolled right past the pleasure boats that were nearby. You would think it's easier to target those cruisers and pontoons that are full of people on them. At $120 or whatever for each missing pfd they can make up for the shortage real fast.

[Hoosier Hunter]

it should be common sense to have a life jacket and a throwie handy.

That's where the problems lies. You can't fix stupid. A certain % of people are the ones that get hurt or hurt others, or even killed.

[SteveM4A1]

from my experience, the COs don't like to ticket anyone in a large group of people around here. they target the 1 or 2 fisherman in a boat and ticket them if something is wrong, but only give warnings to someone in a group. i've seen this at least 3 times both at patoka and on the ohio. it is a joke. i think they don't want to get a large group of people all mad at them

[fishNnut]

Does anyone here talking about the shortages of the DNR actually know what percentage of a fine goes to the state and what percentage goes to the county in which the violation was ticketed in? Obviously not.

[slimshad09]

$124.50 going to English court house. Called and they didn't act like they wanted it. Said I was probably not their county. I told them that their phone number was on the ticket and they said "I guess send it to us". I'll keep it if no one wants it.

[idbefishing]

$124.50 going to English court house. Called and they didn't act like they wanted it. Said I was probably not their county. I told them that their phone number was on the ticket and they said "I guess send it to us". I'll keep it if no one wants it.

You better have all that on record because if not, they'll suspend your driver license in a heartbeat. The original fine plus reinstatement fee, etc...might ended up costing you big time.

Does anyone here talking about the shortages of the DNR actually know what percentage of a fine goes to the state and what percentage goes to the county in which the violation was ticketed in? Obviously not.

I'll admit, I have no idea. So, what is it? Also, why the sudden increase in activities?

[StCroixSam]

Does anyone here talking about the shortages of the DNR actually know what percentage of a fine goes to the state and what percentage goes to the county in which the violation was ticketed in? Obviously not.

For all of their trouble the DNR get a whole $3 training fee per ticket.

[dunk50]

For all of their trouble the DNR get a whole $3 training fee per ticket.

Not really true! If the state see's them as revenue producing they get to keep their job instead of getting laid off. I was LEO for 34 years!! I could write 50 citations a day average. You do the math. And yes we (the PD) only got $3 for training OR Enforcement purposes. So if we wanted new Harley's or radar or PBT's we had to produce. NO quotas, just do your job!!