Walleye Cheaters Sentenced Today

[Browning Guy]

$130,000 boat forfeited to Ohio Fish n Game. 10 days, $2,500 fine. 

https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/walleye-tournament-cheaters-facing-sentencing/

[fishinwrench]

130k ?   

I'll just say this.......

No financial institution in the land would approve that loan without a 70k down payment, and a squeaky clean credit history. 😉

[Quillback]

I believe they won the boat in a tourney.  Or they won another boat and traded it for that Ranger.

But they are now convicted felons and get to deal with the consequences.

[vernon]

The report I saw said the boat was valued at 100K but still........

The worst part is having to answer Bubba when he asks "So whatcha in for?"

[DADAKOTA]

Not a harsh enough sentence IMO.  Should face a permanent tourney ban.  Also a permanent ban on hunting/fishing.

[Dewayne French]

The worst part of this is we all have to answer to this, the general public who have no idea about tournament fishing. It puts a bad light on us all even the good guys have to pay the price. 

[Smithvillesteve]

Hang Em!!!

[tjm]

I never would have guessed that cheating in a fishing contest was a felony. Is that true in most states? Does it apply to other contests like Little League ball? 

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

7 hours ago, Dewayne French said:

The worst part of this is we all have to answer to this, the general public who have no idea about tournament fishing. It puts a bad light on us all even the good guys have to pay the price. 

Thats the truth, i literally had a friends mom text me this morning asking if i knew these guys.  geez

[Bill Babler]

I don’t think there is a statute for derby cheating I believe it was fraud. They were banned from competing in tournaments for life and I believe they said 5 years on hunting or fishing which is the maximum penalty. 

They had won a very high percentage of tournaments they fished and there were flags that got them caught. It was highly suspended that this was not the first time they had cheated.