Those boys are lucky they didn’t get one of those weights upside their heads. 

13 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

Those boys are lucky they didn’t get one of those weights upside their heads. 

Or up the other end...

That was a long time to hold a phone up. Never understood people putting weight in fish in modern tourneys.

As a redneck in Alabama here are my thoughts after never seeing a Walleye tourney/video:

 

What level of IQ must one have in order to weigh DEAD FISH at a tournament weigh in with weights in it's stomach....I mean you are literally a knife slice away from being caught ? 

 

I also find it sad because that's whatever circuit's AOY up until that point.....they were painted up like NASCARs, the sponsors and the circuit can't be thrilled about that.   I would assume once you are caught cheating in fishing, you get the Pete Rose treatment.

10 minutes ago, Glenn said:

I wondered if you could be prosecuted for that...the sirens in the background ironically were perfect.

 

Wonder what specific law they broke, and if it's a felony.   The monetary amount I imagine will determine that as I bet it's a form of theft/fraud, and given modern day tournaments, I'd bet they are facing felonies. 

 

Imagine being a felon for a fishing tournament, they deserve everything that gets thrown at them. 

“Team of the Year”…cheating all year and finally got caught.  

One article I read I believe was from last year highlighted their back to back wins to the tune of $306k in cash and prizes. 

THE WINNING WEIGHT ~ 

People are Crazy 

A-Jay

Hope there done for good. Makes ya sick 

11 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

THE WINNING WEIGHT ~ 

People are Crazy 

A-Jay

Unbelievable ?

 

ETA: That's 7.5lbs of lead weight, I mean these cheaters were extremely bold

Watched the video, honestly surprised it didn’t end in an all out brawl. I liked to think that folks in the outdoors had more integrity than that.

I seen another close up video and those filets next to those weights were pulled out of the fish too.  

 

34 minutes ago, Revival said:

I seen another close up video and those filets next to those weights were pulled out of the fish too.  

 

That's crazy, this is the most ridiculously bold case of cheating in fishing I've seen

I don't watch much Walleye tournament fishing, is it normal to let entrants weigh in dead fish?

They had 25 lbs without the added weight . 

Seeing stuff like that sickens me. What is happening to people? 

I know some locals and heard they have a long list of wins over the past few years..  turns my stomach.  

Here's more video showing the weights being cut out of the fish:

 

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3436292/video-huge-fishing-competition-scandal

 

These guys won hundreds of thousands of dollars and at least one boat in previous tournaments.

7 hours ago, SWVABass said:

Watched the video, honestly surprised it didn’t end in an all out brawl. I liked to think that folks in the outdoors had more integrity than that.

Same here. They probably deserve a good butt whooping. Unreal.

This would never go down peacefully in a bass tournament, professional or local clubs. Those cheaters are lucky someone or a few didn't put their hands on them. 

 

Also this should be a felony, it's technically theft. A LOT of people got cheated out of money on that circuit! 

4 hours ago, Junger said:

I don't watch much Walleye tournament fishing, is it normal to let entrants weigh in dead fish?

Yes. Most of them die before they reach the weigh in. Many walleye tournaments now do an immediate catch, measure/weigh, photo, and release format.

Too bad they didn't get put in the hospital. In olden days they would cut your hands off for stealing a loaf of bread, now you get community service for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars. What a great "deterrent". Pretty pathetic.

Have to start passing  fish  through a metal detector .