This might be one of the weakest excuses I've heard in awhile, but it's definitely a new one.
The Minnesota DNR offers weekly conservation officer reports from each region around the state. Many of these reports are pretty dry. Often just detailing interactions with people fishing/hunting/on the trails, trail or ice conditions updates, or occasional information about hunting and fishing infractions. This one definitely stood out from the pack.
In the St. Cloud area report for the beginning of February 2021, Minnesota DNR conservation officer Keith Bertram reported an angler using too many lines on a Long Prairie area lake. The reason for having too many lines in the water is wild.