Hey Frank, you forgot to mention the part where you asked the guy to pat you down again after he was done.
Something along"......try again, pat harder, you may have missed something....
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They questioned me too, no big deal, but still annoying.
He asked me what my target species was, since a net was not easily visible. I replied "Sandbass and Lizardfish"
Nice day today. We'll get them next time.