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recording. This wildlife officer observed a fisherman catching more than his limit of trout and then he watched him place the fish in a black bag and put it in the trunk of his car. How's it going, sir? Hey, how are you? I'm officer Miller with Florida Fish and Wildlife. Yep. Have any luck? Not really, but she had my fishing license. Oh, all right. Great. Any fishing coolers buckets in there? Nope. No. What about the fish I saw you put in the red cooler that's in there? I take a look at that. See? Should I set them in there? I I'll take my truck and look down real quick. Okay. It's five track. Okay. You got your driver's license with you real quick? From New York. No. No. From here. Got this your vehicle or Okay. Just bait in the bucket there and tackle is stuck in the bag. Sounds good. It's in a rush. That's why I didn't say fish. I got you. Well, obviously you're over the bag limit. Uh yeah, it's five per person. No, three. What? Are you serious? Uh and uh going to have one over 19 in. I thought it was five. Oh, that shit's I live in Jacksonville. Yeah, I'm not sure what that would be. Oh, fishing the cooler buckets in there. Nope. No. What about the fish I saw you put in the red pool that time? I take a look at that. Safe. Think to check the regulations of Sarasota. Oh, I got you. Check some in there. Regulations for spotted sea trout are different depending on the region you are fishing in Florida. You me measured all of them? Is there any that are over 19? I got a I got a stick. I think that's one look. Okay, they look they look big. I don't none of them look short. No, not just look. I've got a just a soil. Dallas SC there are some big ones. I think this little one that was 42. This investigation took place in Sarasota on Florida's west coast. Here, the limit for spotted sea trout is three fish per fisherman, each between 15 19 inches in length, but one fish can be over 19 in. Uh, I mean, I'll be completely honest. Obviously, you get a ticket for um I watch you catch your fish. You lied to me about having fish. So, I was rushed to I I get it, but um that's not that's not how that works. So, uh, I I appreciate your honesty and stuff after the fact, but, uh, just give me a few minutes. I got some stuff to do. Okay. And, uh, if you don't mind, you can just hang out at the tailgate of your car. Can I keep my three trout? Yeah, absolutely. Yep. Um, and you can keep I I assume you want the biggest one, so keep, um, you keep one over 19 and then these two were under. Um, and that can go back. I do need them here just so I can get a picture of them. That's uh there's the tickets overnight. Yep. 61. It's also over 192. 7461 73 74 64. Got your ice back in there already. Yes, sir. All right. Yeah. Wherever comfortable is, you're free to go back in the the car. Um, if you don't want to just hang out by the trunk, wherever for you up there. Okay. I I gave you the benefit of the doubt. I only wrote you for one of the two violations. I just rode you for over your bag. Um, and a warning for um possessing more than one over 19 in. Um, in Florida, exceeding the size limit for spotted sea trout can result in fines, potential jail time. A first offense can lead to fines between $50 and $500 per fish. Any other questions? No, sir. For me, there's a driver's license. Be safe. All right. Thank you, J. Thanks for watching.
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