My buddy and I have been checked in Ohio, Indiana and TN but never in Kentucky. One time on East Fork lake in Ohio we were on some hybrids and had a double header hooked up when these guys come right over to our boat while we were fight ing fish. My buddy asks if they mind waiting until he catches his fish and they respond we will wait. They bumped into his boat hard and proceeded to check our licenses. We were fine but the fish were gone. Another time we were on the Great Miami River and were less than a hundred yards in Indiana. All we were doing was catching shad with the throw net. Here he comes. We are already reaching for our fishing licenses (both ohio and kentucky) when he informs us we are in Indiana. I asked him where the boundry was and he pointed to a big oak tree on the bank. He said it was around that tree somewhere. I said I wasn't doing anything but driving the boat. He tells me I am still guilty. All the time he is telling us it isn't nothing for him to haul people to his good friend the judge in handcuffs. He let us go after getting his point across. One time on Cherokee lake in TN we were approached by the Water Patrol. We were all reaching for our licenses but the guy just wanted to know if we were catching anything. He gave us some info on the lake and a few pointers on where to try and told us to come back and see them again, and we have.

If keeping us safe is the reason for checking boats, then why don't they spend an entire day at the ramps. Get fisherman before they put in and get the ones they missed when they come back to the ramp. I would much rather have that then have them bump the boat while on a school of fish.