These two cheaters were lucky to get out of there alive…

frank320 said:

Fishermen Team Accused of Cheating by Stuffing Fish With Weights | Sports Illustrated

Here’s the video:

I sure hope at the very least, they are made to forfeit all previous prizes and banned for life…

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Its a crime to defraud a fishing tournament in some places(felony)in this event places lots of these guys get jail time(obviously it’s a felony), people get caught cheating at tournaments all the time but usually they have big fish caged up hidden under brush

You have to be really stupid to add 6-8 pounds total to a couple fish and think no one will notice. “How’s this 3 pound fish magically weigh 5?”. My favorite is how they guy inserted extra fish fillets too lol

RUTGERS95 said:

agree, competitive fishing seems like the dumbest thing on the planet next to skinny jean man bun soccer players

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Ive known lots of guys with free trucks and $60,000-100,000 boats from fishing.

TexPatriot said:

Better quality fish? No fucker, we want to catch a mess of crappie and bass and drink some beer.

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Exactly this.

lash said:

Which one? I’m assuming one of them that got caught?

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this is the guy I was talking about William Dawson

Sniperwannabee said:

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this is the guy I was talking about William Dawson

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I remember that incident. But there’s been enough incidents, some very public and some not so much, involving a number of different people.

I am generally a realist and optimist, but the realist in me has seen or heard of cheating in every competitive sport bar none and truly in any activity that involves competition. This is reality.

In Texas fishing competitions, altering the length or weight of a fish is a Third Degree Felony, punishable by a $10,000 fine and 10 years in prison.....

Then there this fat fuck. His kind are lousy in practical pistol shooting and the reason I never got too involved in USPSA; the politics, the good ole' boy network running the matches. People take off work and spend their hard earned money to compete only to have this mustached chickenshit steal from them.

He's a retired LEO and as an RO has been cheating for his friends, shaving seconds from their times and adding seconds on other shooters supposedly since 2011. Curious what all else he lied about when he was a cop including running radar.

“If you ain’t cheatin, you ain’t tryin……..”

Boatninja said:

In Texas fishing competitions, altering the length or weight of a fish is a Third Degree Felony, punishable by a $10,000 fine and 10 years in prison.....

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A tournament fisherman in Ft. Worth said you could add an inch to a the length of a bass by stretching it. I bet you can't release it when you're done.

7.62willdo said:

“If you ain’t cheatin, you ain’t tryin……..”

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When I was little its was, "cheaters never win." People who cheated were trash, people who lost, played hard, and showed sportsmanship and integrity were looked up to.

supercorndogs said:

When I was little its was, "cheaters never win." People who cheated were trash, people who lost, played hard, and showed sportsmanship and integrity were looked up to.

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Not in NASCAR lol

Bass tournaments are catch and release, many now are film the catch and then immediately release, keeps more fish alive.

Idgaf about any pro fishermen, pro anything, but fishing tournaments can be fun, much like gun matches. I take fishing too serious though, where as matches I am just there to better myself, so matches are more fun. After dumping a $70k dollar fish in 2001, I was done. That would have changed my life, however, not likely for the better.

MinnesotaMulisha said:

I don’t think Fish and Game has any authority here, as they weren’t illegally taking fish.

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Just depends on the state laws and how tournaments are allowed to operate in such states. The altered fish ARE state property.

Here's a photo of one of the cheaters being comforted by his girlfriend.



From a Facebook post.



A little lengthy article that has lots more information about the two cheaters.

They should be charged with conspiracy.
The only people who will gain from this is the lawyers.

'They found enough lead in those fish to almost double their weight but what they need is real, hard evidence to prove there was cheating.'- CNN

TexPatriot said:

'They found enough lead in those fish to almost double their weight but what they need is real, hard evidence to show they were cheating.'-CNN

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"Match director finds something fishy after weigh in" -NY Post

How to Win Fishing Tournaments by Joe Biden

Those two will be running for Congress shortly…….

7.62willdo said:

Those two will be running for Congress shortly…….

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And will get elected.

I mean they’ll cheat their way in, just like the rest of the Dems.

Damn. I had no idea that people took those tournaments and apparently shooting matches so seriously that they would actually cheat. Why even bother doing that shit if you are going to cheat at it? By extension I guess the real measure is, who is the better cheater?

Idiots!

philly1010 said:

Damn. I had no idea that people took those tournaments and apparently shooting matches so seriously that they would actually cheat. Why even bother doing that shit if you are going to cheat at it? By extension I guess the real measure is, who is the better cheater?

Idiots!

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Money man. Lots of money.

Another attempt at banning Lead in 3...2....1..

And this my friends is why I will NEVER support or participate in mindless competitions over the stupidest things with total strangers. Friendly competition among friends and family is fine because everybody knows where they stand. With total strangers you never know how autistic they really are.

I was on the way to work today , this was reported on the local radio station hhaha

37L1 said:

"Match director finds something fishy after weigh in" -NY Post

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'A fishing tournament reveals lead weights also make up certain fishes diet.' - MSNBC

TexPatriot said:

'A fishing tournament reveals lead weights also make up certain fishes diet.' - MSNBC

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Fuck a fish's diet! I wanna know if those weights are pure lead. I might be getting back into casting bullets again. No more .451 round balls for a black powder revolver. I wanna start casting 12 gauge slugs and buckshot.

All sports with that amount of money at stake are corrupt and involve cheating, including America's beloved football, baseball, basketball, etc, including college teams.

Cheating cunts are everywhere. Last summer, a few of us when to a sporting clays tournament, mostly a fun shoot to raise money for FFA trap shooting at the local high schools. $250 buck 1st prize in four classes and a free BBQ lunch.

Two fuckheads from Seattle show up and are in "Novice" class shooting $15,000 plus K-80's and Gold Medal Grand shells. They are working over high schoolers and duffers shooting for fun to win a plaque and $250 bucks. Each of them broke deep into the 90's.

Every sport has cheaters and assholes. I cannot believe no one checked until that tourney.

Now you can learn to cast with your other hand.

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Damn! So it sounds like they would have made the top 6 without cheating and won the whole thing , but they cheated anyways

Read an article this morning saying ODNR is preparing a report for the Cuyahoga county prosecutors office. I'm sure something will come of it!

Sniperwannabee said:

Damn! So it sounds like they would have made the top 6 without cheating and won the whole thing , but they cheated anyways

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Thats what fishings all about. Relaxing and getting out on the lake away from work and feeling the pressure you're not going to beat some other fanatical assholes who have turned fishing into a cutthroat business.

hafejd30 said:

These guys won $306,000 last year plus a Ranger boat/trailer. Probably a $100,000 setup

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They will get banned and criminal charges brought against them. That is a lot of scratch to be fucking ppl out of. The competitive fishing world is vast, but these guys will not be able to show their faces at any real tx's, a weekend pot luck where the majority of the competitors are just weekend fisherman they would slide though. Hope they get whats coming

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With trembling lips and tears in his eyes Joey sobbed, “He makes money by cheating in fishing tournaments.”

hafejd30 said:

I work with a couple guys that fish tournaments like this. Lake Michigan mainly. Majority of the time they have to keep them alive. Actually penalized if they die. Then yes they are released

Some are not like that. I’m guessing from the way these fish look in the pics that it’s a donation. Something like Feed America likely takes them if not wanted

The fish they hold up in pics in the longer video appear to be dead. And the ones they cut open are definitely dead prior

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OH can't return the Walleyes to Lake Erie (maybe other fishes & lakes, not a fisherman).

One cheater is from Cleveland, the squirrelly little guy is from Hermitage PA. Small Town. His name is mud there now. Bet he moves along with the other guy, although this will follow them forever.

WGWIF* will become the battle cry of catching cheaters everywhere, fishing or not.

*We got weights in fish!!!

Global coverage. Here is from Australia


World thinks we're crazy probably right, lol

Maser said:

And this my friends is why I will NEVER support or participate in mindless competitions over the stupidest things with total strangers. Friendly competition among friends and family is fine because everybody knows where they stand. With total strangers you never know how autistic they really are.

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That's how any competitive sport always starts then grows into a pure money train for others.

HeavyAssault said:

That's how any competitive sport always starts then grows into a pure money train for others.

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This

Cardboard55 said:

OH can't return the Walleyes to Lake Erie (maybe other fishes & lakes, not a fisherman).

One cheater is from Cleveland, the squirrelly little guy is from Hermitage PA. Small Town. His name is mud there now. Bet he moves along with the other guy, although this will follow them forever.

WGWIF* will become the battle cry of catching cheaters everywhere, fishing or not.

*We got weights in fish!!!

Global coverage. Here is from Australia

We've got weights in fish

Watch the anger unfold after contestants in a fishing competition are found to have added weights to their fish ahead of judging.

www.smh.com.au

World thinks we're crazy probably right, lol

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Whats crazy is a rigged fishing tournament gets more coverage and sparks more outrage than a stolen presidential election.

That howling mob of fishermen were ready to go hands on with the cheaters. Meanwhile Biden sits comfortably and unopposed in the White House while threatening Americans with F-15s and nukes.

TexPatriot said:

Whats crazy is a rigged fishing tournament gets more coverage and sparks more outrage than a stolen presidential election.

Those howling mob of fishermen were ready to go hands on with the cheaters. Meanwhile Biden sits comfortably and unopposed in the White House while threatening Americans with F-15s and nukes.

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The howling mob was quietly grumbling, but didn't go hog wild until they had concrete proof. Everyone knew (or strongly suspected) these guys were cheating. They just needed that spark.

MinnesotaMulisha said:

They don’t even need to throw a line any more.

Guys will roll up on me, slow down to 4 or 5 mph to get a glimpse of what’s going on with their side imaging, then take off again.

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First time I saw a side scan set-up I wondered why the goofy bastard had 3 fuckin' laptops on his boat. If you catch me fishing it will be wading a river in the Ozarks chasing smallies or trout.

JimmyJr said:

The reason nobody did anything besides yell and cuss is because they all know they all are guilty of similar things.

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No it isn't, it's because they know the cops would come and arrest them or shoot them if they did take care of the cheaters the way they should have been taken care of.

Been there and lived it first hand however the law in Texas actually took care of it. Fuck you Robby

Might be kinda fun to gin up some sonar decoys for the fancy side scan sonar fishermen. Put together a trophy-size fake fish of whatever is common for your local waterway, add a little buoyancy and a big weight / couple of strings to hold it a few feet / yards off the bottom. Maybe near a dam on a lake where "monster trophies" are rumored to be. Drop the fakes in a couple days before season (or contest) opens, then sit back with a couple cold ones and watch the frustrated festivities.




Hypothetically, of course.

Ya'll talking about sidescan, how about forward facing sonar? Livescope, mega imaging and sorts, if dialed right can show you even crappie jigs and the fish' reaction to it. You can watch them eat your lure or bait, what type of fish it is and all that, but they can still hide from you. It's not like people think. Most people who try it, don't get even 50% out of it because of the settings or lack of knowledge or experience. But those that get it, can slay!

Jgunner said:

Ya'll talking about sidescan, how about forward facing sonar? Livescope, mega imaging and sorts, if dialed right can show you even crappie jigs and the fish' reaction to it. You can watch them eat your lure or bait, what type of fish it is and all that, but they can still hide from you. It's not like people think. Most people who try it, don't get even 50% out of it because of the settings or lack of knowledge or experience. But those that get it, can slay!

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Yeah, that sounds like a real blast, knowing exactly where the fish are, what type and watch them go after your lure. Takes away all the guesswork and that annoying surprise you get when you got a strike.

Tournament bass fisherman continue to suck.

Luck was definitely on their side, seeing as they didn’t catch an ass whipping.

BuildingConceptsllc said:

No it isn't, it's because they know the cops would come and arrest them or shoot them if they did take care of the cheaters the way they should have been taken care of.

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LOL! It's a fucking fishing contest! It's not a mafia run casino!

Them last fish cheaters they caught, they were dead within three hours. Buried in the damn desert. Unmarked graves out past Terlingua.