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Cheating is nothing new, of course, but the fact a graphic video circulated worldwide has exacerbated the negative fallout.
The recent Lake Erie incident underscores the need for competitive fishing to strive to be squeaky clean. When acquaintances learn I fish in bass tournaments, many comment how easy it must be to slip sinkers into the fish’s mouths to add weight. Tournaments are held weekly on Mosquito, Berlin, Milton, Shenango, Pymatuning, West Branch and many other lakes in our area. Even before the Lake Erie incident, many non-anglers assumed the sport was rife with cheating. One result of the alleged cheating is that competitive fishing has suffered a black eye. News coverage has been extensive, with The Washington Post and CNN among the media reporting on the incident. The two anglers were disqualified on suspicion of cheating and the incident has gained attention far beyond the world of those who fish. As of Friday, no charges had been filed, although it was reported the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office was investigating. The two men who presented the fish are suspected of stuffing their walleyes with the metal balls to make the fish weigh heavier than their natural weight. The knife revealed what the tournament director hoped he wouldn’t discover: heavy lead balls.Ī crowd of anglers and onlookers reacted strongly at the discovery. The YouTube video viewed by millions last week shows a tournament official slicing open the bellies of walleyes presented by two competitors to be weighed in the big-money competition.
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