I think 2 commas will clear this up....."Live fish, including personally caught live bait, cannot be transported from the water body where the fish were caught , in or aboard a vessel , IN WATER from the water body where the fish were caught. The commas helped me understand it....I added the caps for emphasis. Vessel, in this case, probably means boat, live well, shad tank, garbage can, plastic jug, etc....anything you are carrying the fish in. My 2 cents worth!

My understanding is that if you want to transport shad from any lake (unless you are going to another ramp on the same lake) you have to use treated city water and keep the container in your truck, not your vessel. I would love to just keep them in the baitwell on the boat if I could. It would be nice if TPWD could clear this up.