Sorry fellas they ain’t going to do squat, I’m not throwing him under the bus by dropping names but “ until the crabs are in your possession there not yours so no one stole them from you , we don’t have the resources for that unless the guy is pulling multiple limits per occupancy on his vessel” right out the horses mouth.

Edit: been going on in Tillamook bay since I started yaking here, I do know one guy here got busted because the warden watched him pull way more pots then allowed for being the only guy on his boat, after a full party dropped all the pots. Guess his family or friends didn’t want to go out for the mid day check. And I was told he checked my traps as well as his , I got distinct bouys and the warden said he watched him pull them but only sited the guy for more traps then allowed and over limit on board a vessel.

#notalawyer...but

F&G enforcement from OSP are free to search your person, vehicle, etc. without a warrant. I'm not sure county mounties have the same authority and it's doubtful the word of a private citizen would carry enough weight to detain someone and get a judge to issue the warrant.

So, I think it's less a case of "the TIP line sucks" and more of that we live in a pretty large state geographically, there's only so many troopers, and people have rights.

It could be an important tool for LE to see patterns of resources being exploited (times, dates, places) so that they can be watched more closely. And, if one individual happens to get away with being a shithead today after you reported them, maybe a license plate or boat registration # left on the TIP line leads to a little closer scrutinization on one of their future outings.

#notalawyer...but

F&G enforcement from OSP are free to search your person, vehicle, etc. without a warrant. I'm not sure county mounties have the same authority and it's doubtful the word of a private citizen would carry enough weight to detain someone and get a judge to issue the warrant.

So, I think it's less a case of "the TIP line sucks" and more of that we live in a pretty large state geographically, there's only so many troopers, and people have rights.

It could be an important tool for LE to see patterns of resources being exploited (times, dates, places) so that they can be watched more closely. And, if one individual happens to get away with being a shithead today after you reported them, maybe a license plate or boat registration # left on the TIP line leads to a little closer scrutinization on one of their future outings.

To whatever degree you're responding to me: I completely get what you're saying, but you're missing my point. Really all I expect is someone to acknowledge that they received the information. Neither the web form nor the phone line elicits any response and it comes across as shouting into a black hole. I'm not trying to get hunting points or whatever, I just don't like seeing a resource I enjoy being abused, and the mechanism they've given me is the TIPS line, until I figured out it was better to just contact LE directly. I'm 100% OK with them saying, "Hey, we got your report, and we want to look into it but we don't have the resources at the moment."

The officer I finally spoke to in the end, seemed very sympathetic and willing to help.
He was quite obviously familiar with the specific dory boats that frequent PC, thought he knew the light blue boat we described. However, without being able to supply him with a definitive boat name, #, or photographic proof, all he could do is, start a file and make notes of what had transpired so far.
I have the the agent's direct phone # now, and he encouraged us to follow up with any additional info, as we come across it.