A Florida man who was fishing thought the one that got away would set him free, as well.

An officer who saw the fish tale unfold disagreed and reeled him in, arresting him instead.

Fernando Pantoja, 37, of Palm Bay, was using a castnet in the Indian River when a Florida FIsh and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer saw him, according to the Sebastian Daily.

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When the officer told Pantoja to stop and allow inspection of his cooler and net, Pantoja began throwing fish out of his cooler, the Sebastian Daily reported.

At one point, the officer saw at least 10 fish on the river bottom and one large snook on the water’s surface, according to the incident report. Facing arrest for taking a snook out of season, Pantoja began to bump the snook to revive it, according to the Sebastian Daily.

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The snook swam off, but Pantoja wound up in handcuffs. He was arrested Aug. 19 on several charges, including not allowing an inspection by an officer of the state. Pantoja was released the same day after posting $2,000 bond.

Read more at the Sebastian Daily.

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