I have a passport but I keep it tucked away in my safe. Should I be carrying it with me on the lake in case I every accidentally cross the border? Do the the US Customs every stop boaters/fisherman in Ohio waters?
I am asking as I watched an unmarked older Boston Whaler that was repowered with an Evinrude motor, scanning the fishing pack by Green on Sunday with binoculars and then motor up to boats and ask to see license, ID. Could see he had a dark shirt on with a badge that looked somewhat like a deputy sheriff. HE had another guy with him who had on a florescent life vest I believe. This just started me to think about who is out on the lake and what we should be carrying for credentials. I have seen Ohio watercraft boars, sheriff boats, Coast Guard, and the US Customs boats here and there out on the lake.
Can anyone talk about passports and who this officer could have been with an unmarked boat?