I'm sure he was talking about the fish. Have you ever heard someone on a terrible weather day say I'm not that mad at them. He was asking you if you were mad at them " fish" not the wardens.

A couple of years ago I got back to the ramp and a warden was parked in his truck next to the ramp. I figured he was going to check me as I pulled out. Even though I knew I had everything, your mind starts racing through the check list to be sure. When I pulled the boat out of the water, I had to park it almost right next to his truck. He just waved and that was it. When I finished getting everything ready for the road, I walked over there and said, Hey since you are here and all, give me a walk through exactly like you were checking me on the water just to make sure I am not missing some little technicalitly. I did tell him though, this is voluntary so if you find something - no ticket. He just laughed and said sure. As we were talking, he said he was checking people as they come off the water but bass boat owners always have everything and are the least of their problems.I guess he had profiled me and figure no need to bother.

Oh, and I passed with an A+

Is it official oppression if I ask what they are catching them on while I'm in uniform?

These guys are the ones charged with protecting the resource we all love so very much... We should go out of our way more often to thank them for their service.