You might be right on which officer approaches you but I do believe they are trained to pickup on body language and attitude. You were honest with them and it reflected on how you were treated. Many cop an attitude or are just belligerent causing the DEP officer to investigate further. IMHO, the poor guy that was boarded by 2 officers were either reported on or had prior offenses: I highly doubt 2 officers would tear a boat apart for 'sh!t and giggles'. Unfortunate to lose 20 minutes of fishing time but it's to weed out the poaching, wreckless and inconsiderate bums that are out there.