That is the way that I understand it too. The Elwha is like thatand I have seen that many times. If he gave you a ticket he must have bben on a power trip and needed to do give a ticket. As long as you are drifting down and not fishing from you boat you should be ok. If you do get a ticket for some odd reason then take it to court and explain that you shouldn't have gotten that ticket. Tight liines.
Chris