Yeah 4salt, We won't get into the lining and the poaching issues.... You obviously already know where I sit on the fish lining issue. Fact of the matter is, we've got guys making Meth in portable labs all over the countryside, we've got people getting robbed left and right, peoples rigs are getting broken into, little girls are being kidnapped and killed everytime I turn on the news, the court wants to try a "bait in a no-bait area" case as a felony?! Yeah, using bait in a no-bait area is wrong if you go by the letter of the law, but is it a felony? Look at it this way, you can typically plead a first or even a second offense for drug possession down to a misdemeanor. Even most cases of theft can be pled down. All I'm saying is that with all the really BAD things that are going on out there and with all the truly BAD people out there, it was extremely petty and in my opinion, unprofessional of the Prosocuting Attorney to even think about shooting for a felony conviction on something as frivolous as a "bait in a no-bait area" case. My problem lies more with the prosocuter than with the arresting officer.... Sure, if you really want to be a total tighta$$ about it, then give the guy a ticket, but the whole situation should never have gone as far as it did.