They should have let him take the prize money and deposit the check. Then expose the fish had the weights in them and they cheated in order to win the money. The fact that they took the money and deposited it would be a crime and they could be prosecuted.
People like this should not be able to have a fishing license ever again once caught. Then they would not be able to enter more tournaments to cheat again.
Just like insider trading a loss of license and a ban for the rest of your life.
Real scum bags.
They should go to jail for some period of time but will most likely get a slap on the wrist and have a bad reputation get even worse.
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They likely can and will still be prosecuted. The act of putting the weights in the fish and submitting them to be weighed in should be enough to charge them with, "Criminal Attempt to Commit" whatever the theft/larceny charge is in Ohio. Each state words their statutes differently, but I would be shocked if they aren't charged.
Originally Posted By: JESTERJACKSON
They should have let him take the prize money and deposit the check. Then expose the fish had the weights in them and they cheated in order to win the money. The fact that they took the money and deposited it would be a crime and they could be prosecuted.
People like this should not be able to have a fishing license ever again once caught. Then they would not be able to enter more tournaments to cheat again.
Just like insider trading a loss of license and a ban for the rest of your life.
Real scum bags.
They should go to jail for some period of time but will most likely get a slap on the wrist and have a bad reputation get even worse.
Watching the video made me cringe and i thought violence was about to break out any second....Sad. I too wonder how many previous "wins" were leadbellies? years ago one of the local ice derbys walking out on the ice seeing a bunch of holes previously fished that morning had a small stick lying across the hole with a mono line and at the end was a large dead yellow perch. How unusual!!! I guess the plan was to pull up the fish let it freeze and bring it in later...This was for the next day the derby being held!!!
Wasn't there an old Mark Twain tale about a bullfrog race where the winner was caught (later) having put some birdshot down the throat of the losing frog thus slowing it down? Certainly not a new idea.
Two men indicted in Ohio on charges of cheating in fishing tournament. They took their boat, trailer and all their equipment also. Face up to 18 months in jail plus 2500. fine.
If there are fish to catch. I'll be there to my end.