Never had a problem with any of the encon officers the few times i have been checked, icefishing, on the lake or in the stream. All were professional.

Now there is a jackass up in VT. I could write a small novel on that DICK.

Story goes, we rented a boat at a fish camp up in Swanton, I not realizing we needed actual PFD,s. WE did have seat cushions that were a throwable floatation.

So me being the renter of the voat what do I know? It was the responsvility of the fish camp, butmy father and I were the one's to get hassled.

All he had to do was give us a frindly warning....i would have went back to the camp right there and then.....but NOOOOOOO he was an absoulte ahole, my father and I were both ready to chuck him in the water.

He was a rude PRICK, plain and simple....ya got to go pretty far to psuh my button..that he did....he followed our 14 foot deep v tin can with a whoopping 9.9 hp like a shadow....like we were going to escape.....and on top of it we were catching bass at will,.....one of those MAGIC days....then this guy ruined a good hour of fishing...
Lesson learned....we got a citation on top of it.....the camp made good on it by paying the fine but OUR NAMES were on it.....camp forgot to put the pfd's in the boat.......
Ct Encon has always been courtesy and professional....maybe they should take a field trip up to VT. And show that jackass up there how it was done.....he should of gave us a warning, not cite us friggin bastard!