The fish weighed about twice as much as what they should have based on size. The guy weighing them also felt hard spots in the fish.
Pro fishing team caught cheating
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I mean, on some level I appreciate the absolute audacity of it. Like people who travel across the Midwest in fishing competitions can't look at a fish and say "there's no way that weighs that much."
Criminal charges have been filed.
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story...leye-fishing-tournament-cheating/69558734007/
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story...leye-fishing-tournament-cheating/69558734007/
"Sport" cheating stories that don't include a vibrating aparatice in the ass are so boring these days.
Saw a couple of stories from local new outlets stating the Ohio DNR has confiscated their boat. I know some states such as Iowa the DNR has the right to confiscate equipment used in violating DNR laws.
That said, hardly a new concept. I've read multiple stories over the years that the world record smallmouth bass was filled with sinkers and other metal parts. Also, the record musky was supposedly caught in a spillway below a dam that was a no fishing zone.
A few years ago I was at a bait shop located on the water at Bull Shoals in Arkansas. There was a massive 8-10 lb bass lurking under the dock. The baits shop owner would throw it any minnows were close to dying in the minnow tank. One of the locals informed us he was 'grooming" that bass for an upcoming tournament.
That said, hardly a new concept. I've read multiple stories over the years that the world record smallmouth bass was filled with sinkers and other metal parts. Also, the record musky was supposedly caught in a spillway below a dam that was a no fishing zone.
A few years ago I was at a bait shop located on the water at Bull Shoals in Arkansas. There was a massive 8-10 lb bass lurking under the dock. The baits shop owner would throw it any minnows were close to dying in the minnow tank. One of the locals informed us he was 'grooming" that bass for an upcoming tournament.
I’ve caught my share of nice fish & big bucks but it’s always amazed me the infatuation people have with catching or shooting the “Big One”. We live & farm in Big Buck country and every year some out of state hunters are nabbed by the DNR doing laughable things to score the legendary WallHanger. They lose guns, trucks, trailers along with massive fines.
They're entering Not Guilty pleas
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/fisherman-plead-not-guilty-charges-153247877.html
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/fisherman-plead-not-guilty-charges-153247877.html
Especially when there is video, It will be like the guy that gets busted with coke in his pocket and claims "That's not mine"
That's called Ferentzing.
I guess they have now plead guilty.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/weight...ilty-to-felony-cheating-charge-203337633.html
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/weight...ilty-to-felony-cheating-charge-203337633.html
"The long net of the law has bagged two fishermen" LMAO
Interviewer: I see you have a felony on your record, care to explain?
Fisherman: I cheated in a fishing tournament
With tactics out of a Scooby Doo episode.
I didnt know there was a law against "cheating" I would be curious to know how exactly that law is worded etc. For instance is it cheating in certain situations with a certain amount of winnings value etc.
I would have thought they would have been charged with some sort of fraud. Cheating makes sense, but I have never heard of it that way, I have always heard of some sort of fraud charges.
I would have thought they would have been charged with some sort of fraud. Cheating makes sense, but I have never heard of it that way, I have always heard of some sort of fraud charges.
Interviewer: "Well, thanks for your time, we will get back to you in 7-10 days with an answer"
And they would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids and that dog!
