A Chiefland man faces numerous charges in connection with alleged cheating at weekly bass tournaments in Dixie County on the Suwannee River.

Cedric Jerome Perry, who was arrested Monday night, reportedly confessed to catching fish in other lakes and then bringing them to the weigh-in at the Joe Anderson Boat Ramp in Old Town, according to reports released Wednesday by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Perry, 31, is charged with fraud, grand theft, fishing license and bag-limit violations. Authorities reportedly had Perry under surveillance for close to a month.

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They're everywhere. Sad.

I'd like to know what kinda of guys run these Florida tournaments.

I'd also like to jerk a knot on the TD's head for not ever checking for valid fishing license.   

   At the first of the season, we have to show valid TX license.   If you won money, you'll be asked to show you had it in your possesion.

How does a guy get past livewell checks prior to the start of the tournament?  how does he get the fish out of his truck to put in his boat using the same ramp at the weigh in?

    I'm sorry, directors that lax need a knot jerked on their heads.

This sounds like some of the informal night tournaments we have around here. Most of our locations the tournament director or in some cases "average joe" running the tournament can't even see all the boats after they are pulled for weigh-in. Not to mention many of these are only run by one or two guys doing the weighing. So I am not going to rip a tournament director or some guys stepping forward to run something for a group of guys.

If people want to cheat, they are always going to find ways to do it. You can't watch everyone 100% of the time. You just hope the system works and culls the bad eggs.

Yeah, im not familar with that series, most are run very well and they do check ever thing but even in those people get caught cheating every year or so. but they do get caught and I think that is what matters.

Sort of like the same thing that was going on here every Wednesday night.  Some guy shows up out of nowhere with a 6 pounder stiff as board and looked like it was caught a couple days prior.  They let it go and he wins the pot and big fish.  The next week he brings 2 or 3 good fish in, all dead and looked like they did the week before, and was told he wouldn't be weighing them in. I don't think he had a raised a fuss about it.

What would possess someone to "cheat" in a weekly tournament for a few hundred bucks? :-/

I guess thats why I won't fish the "good ole boys" tournaments that aren't run better than this.

    I expect the normal checks to be done.

How hard is it for the Director to be at the launch ramp and take money as guys launch boats and do livewell checks?   Would have prevented this guy from cheating on the spot. 

   Just asking for a license when accepting his entry fee for the first time would have prevented fellow fishermen from being cheated.

    

   

    

Exactly. 

Did you see in the article that the GW watched him for awhile and never seen him catch any fish really, but then at the weigh in he weighed an 8 and 9.  The GW then went by his truck the next tournament and looked in and there was a cooler with an aerator running.  They watched him right before the weigh in pull that cooler out, put it in his boat, and put the fish in the bag. 

How in the hell did no one ever see this? 

I'd like to know what kinda of guys run these Florida tournaments. .

Since most every episode Iv heard of  occurred in Texas, apparently the same people.

Matt Fly wrote on Sep 3rd, 2010 at 11:27am:

I'd like to know what kinda of guys run these Florida tournaments.

Since most every episode Iv heard of  occurred in Texas, apparently the same people.

Touche'.   

Open mouth insert foot, please list all the cheating occurred in Texas since you post of many.

Please, only docuemented case only, not speculation or opinion.

Open mouth insert foot, please list all the cheating occurred in Texas since you post of many.

Please, only docuemented case only, not speculation or opinion.

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In reality, it is very easy to cheat.

How many times during a tournament are you the only one for miles on the water?

A friend could bring the fish to you.

You could stash them in a screened trap and pick them up.

You could meet a friend at a dock or ramp and put them in your livewell.

All any reasonable person who runs a tournament can do is check the wells at blast off to make sure they are dry.  Otherwise, what are the tournament officials supposed to do?

Bass fishing takes a lot of ethics and professionalism of the tournament officials and participants.

Of all the bass tournaments held each year I would think less than one-tenth of one-percent of the participants cheat. And that's not bad when you total all the tournaments and participants on an annual basis. 

In reality, it is very easy to cheat.

How many times during a tournament are you the only one for miles on the water?

A friend could bring the fish to you.

You could stash them in a screened trap and pick them up.

You could meet a friend at a dock or ramp and put them in your livewell.

All any reasonable person who runs a tournament can do is check the wells at blast off to make sure they are dry. Otherwise, what are the tournament officials supposed to do?

Bass fishing takes a lot of ethics and professionalism of the tournament officials and participants.

Of all the bass tournaments held each year I would think less than one-tenth of one-percent of the participants cheat. And that's not bad when you total all the tournaments and participants on an annual basis.

Years ago i was fishing a tournament on Rayburn in the back of Harvey creek. Came up on a boat with two guys, they saw the ribbon on my boat and immediately offered me a 5+ for a 100.00. I took down their boat number and when i got in i turned it over to the game warden. No idea if they even followed up on it.

In reality, it is very easy to cheat.

How many times during a tournament are you the only one for miles on the water?

A friend could bring the fish to you.

You could stash them in a screened trap and pick them up.

You could meet a friend at a dock or ramp and put them in your livewell.

All any reasonable person who runs a tournament can do is check the wells at blast off to make sure they are dry. Otherwise, what are the tournament officials supposed to do?

Bass fishing takes a lot of ethics and professionalism of the tournament officials and participants.

Of all the bass tournaments held each year I would think less than one-tenth of one-percent of the participants cheat. And that's not bad when you total all the tournaments and participants on an annual basis.

Years ago i was fishing a tournament on Rayburn in the back of Harvey creek. Came up on a boat with two guys, they saw the ribbon on my boat and immediately offered me a 5+ for a 100.00. I took down their boat number and when i got in i turned it over to the game warden. No idea if they even followed up on it.

I doubt seriously they followed up. No proof. Your word against theirs.