N2013
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1st or 2nd?
Fishermen Team Accused of Cheating by Stuffing Fish With Weights
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RiverBoy
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wait - that’s wrong?
seascene
Crew Member
Bass tournaments in Ontario during 1980's when I fished them soured off as same guys seemed to win too frequently or place high up in a field of very experienced fishermen well equipped to win tournaments. Prizes of cash and gear tallied up to over thousands of dollars. Suddenly several of these stopped entering because (as suspected) already had their fish pre-tournament caught in fish boxes stashed on the lake and got caught. No charges. No bad publicity for the sponsors associated with the contests.
SpringFever552
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Now every tournament/derby after weigh-in will end up cutting open all entered fish to check for crap like this, some fn people scew it up for rest
Aquaholic
Crew Member
I guess there is some merit to these catch and release derbies that we do around here where a group of dedicated boats will come by and measure your catch for you and do a calculation and then release it. No scale weight is used.
casper5280
Crew Member
I see 1st and 2nd place for that Derby was a New Boat and Trailer= cash valued at $125,000+
2022 FIRST PLACE Prize:
Ranger 622 FS Pro w/400 Mercury + outfitted by Aqua Traction, Lowrance, & Cisco Fishing Systems LTD.
$125,000 Value
2022 SECOND PLACE Prize:
Ranger 621 FS Pro w/350 Mercury + outfitted by Aqua Traction, Lowrance, & Cisco Fishing Systems LTD.
$110,000 Value
4th Place – $55,000
5th Place – $45,000
Plus all the side bets those guys were very lucky to walk out of there unharmed.
2022 FIRST PLACE Prize:
Ranger 622 FS Pro w/400 Mercury + outfitted by Aqua Traction, Lowrance, & Cisco Fishing Systems LTD.
$125,000 Value
2022 SECOND PLACE Prize:
Ranger 621 FS Pro w/350 Mercury + outfitted by Aqua Traction, Lowrance, & Cisco Fishing Systems LTD.
$110,000 Value
2022 Payout
3rd Place – $65,0004th Place – $55,000
5th Place – $45,000
Plus all the side bets those guys were very lucky to walk out of there unharmed.
wildmanyeah
Crew Member
I heard they won by more then 15 pounds, Why put in so much extra weight, Then i heard to stop the lead from banging together they shoved fished fillets in-between the weights.
Sea Chaser
Crew Member
People will go to great lengths for the almighty dollar. Corporations lie, cheat, or misrepresent their products all the time. Same thing on a much smaller scale.
MikePA
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Interesting, how does that work somewhere like the port alberni derby where the fishable area is massive?
bigdogg1
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Watched the footage again last night and totally agree. With the monies involved, it is unbelievable those two were left to walk away untouched.
wildmanyeah
Crew Member
The weigh master was an off duty police officer and I also heard on the radio there was police in uniform there.
Aquaholic
Crew Member
The last one that I was in had an area range from the North Arm all the way to Sand Heads. They had a number of weigh boats to handle the load.
RiverBoy
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so what do y’all do with the fish while the weigh boats are racing over to weigh it?
Rain City
Crew Member
They stayed in the water in the net. There's a reason this derby no longer happens. It wasn't just Covid
Daveroo
Active Member
Aquaholic, you have too much time on your hands, LOL
Aquaholic
Crew Member
Don't assume I put that together.
SpringFever552
Well-Known Member
Wonder if these guys is related lol
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