Can You get a Ticket if you are out on a boat with other people who are fishing?

Question

Sister and brother in Law are going fishing tomarrow and they both have there Florida fishing license. I want to go just to sit on the boat and enjoy the sun and being on the boat and I don't have a fishing licence. If they have three different rods out on the boat and a cop comes up can we get a ticket because there is three rods and only two people have a license even thought I don't want ti fish at all. If you have a website I can you send me a link for the answer.thanks.

Answer 1

no you're fine

Answer 2

if it is legal for the other two people to fish with more than one rod and you don't touch one with line in the water you will be fine; don't reel in and don't cast because once you do that you are in the act of fishing w/o license.  Have fun!

Answer 3

No, you don't need a license. Here's the link:

Answer 4

don't worry about the cops worry abut the DNR

if you are going to fish go get a license just to be safe

the DNR will crack down worse then the police  

Answer 5

Unless you're casting, holding, or reeling in a rod, then you're not fishing. And if a cop doesn't see you with the rod and nobody tells him that you were handling one, then he has no probable cause to issue any charges against you. Merely being on a boat with a fisherman doesn't make you a fisherman, any more than standing near a hunter means that you're hunting. However, you might want to check whether Florida law limits a fisherman to using one rod at a time, or one of your companions might get in trouble. I know that here in NY, freshwater fishing rules do not allow you to use two or more rods at a time.

Answer 6

I say call and ask They will tell you what you need to know

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Farris Bryant Building   620 S. Meridian St.  Tallahassee, FL

32399-1600  [phone]  

Answer 7

no you will be ok

Answer 8

I would say two rods two people but do not touch a rod no matter what because you will be watched a long time before the warden comes around to check for licenses. remember two rods only for your family.