So they called me back. While I was wrong, so was the officer. They had more than a couple calls for clarification after people interacted with officers. The officers have since been corrected.

I was wrong. No big deal. So was the officer. I find when new rules are adopted there is confusion.

I asked about the pontoon thing. You can’t be “in your boat” which includes standing with your feet on gravel and the boat resting on your legs you can’t be using your boat at all. They said that you’d likely be corrected and not ticketed for it...the first time, it’s an officer discretion issue. If they think it’s giving you an unfair advantage they might ticket you.

In an email “if you are using rod holders on the boat but standing on the bank it is still considered “fishing from a floating device” as per the new regulation.

Non of that affects me usually as I’m on the bank most of the time.

Look. I asked, they told me...I was wrong and they needed to get clarification. I’m willing to admit it. Glad it’s clear now. Jeez people. I’ve had to pull out my phone or book before and correct officers. It happens. They don’t always know the rules. I’ve also been unaware of new rules and emergency changes and been graciously told to correct myself without receiving a ticket. It does get hard to keep track of every single rule and regulation and the entire language of the pamphlet.