A WATER-borne scandal of sorts has erupted at a professional fishing event in Ohio, USA, where two competitors have been accused of stuffing their winning catches with lead weights. Officials at the Lake Erie Walleye Trail in Cleveland – a competition series offering rich cash prizes for the biggest Walleye...
A WATER-borne scandal of sorts has erupted at a professional fishing event in Ohio, USA, where two competitors have been accused of stuffing their winning catches with lead weights.
Officials at the Lake Erie Walleye Trail in Cleveland – a competition series offering rich cash prizes for the biggest Walleye Bass – uncovered the alleged cheating when they began cutting open the fish of a pair of regular winners.
As well as sinkers, other fishermen claimed the winning catches were also stuffed with fish fillets to bulk them up, with the incident highlighted on a video posted to social media.
The claimed offenders had been set to take home almost US$30,000 in winnings before the tournament director said he smelled something fishy – prompting reel outrage in the angling community.
