A pair of fishermen were about to receive a reward of R$150,000 for the incredible weight of fish they caught during a competition in Ohio, USA, when it was made public by the organizers. They found that the men stuffed the fish presented at the tournament with lead weights and fillets of other fish.
Jason Fischer, director of the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament, said in a video posted on the competition’s official page that he suspected a team’s fish weighed almost twice what it expected at the championship weigh-in in Cleveland, Ohio.
“When we weighed the green beaks this team caught in the bucket, it looked like they should have weighed 1.8 kilos each, but the total weight showed they were at least 3.18 kilos each,” the director said in the video. “I thought that was not possible,” he said. “I could also hear the crowd saying ‘no, no’.”
Fischer claimed that by touching one of the fish, he could feel the hard objects inside. The moment Fischer discovered the alleged cheating was documented in videos posted on social media that showed the director surrounded by contestants, cutting the fish with a knife and explaining it was a lead ball.
Jacob runianA member of the alleged cheating duo remained silent when spotted. “There are weights in the fish,” Fischer shouted. In the official video posted on the networks, it is possible to see when the participants began to insult. runian.
Fischer claimed that by touching one of the fish, he could feel the hard objects inside. The moment Fischer discovered the alleged cheating was documented in videos posted on social media that showed the director surrounded by contestants, cutting the fish with a knife and explaining it was a lead ball.
Jacob runianA member of the alleged cheating duo remained silent when spotted. “There are weights in the fish,” Fischer shouted. In the official video posted on the networks, it is possible to see when the participants began to insult. runian.
“You’ve lost everything,” one person says to the fisherman. The video also shows Fischer telling Runyan to go and asking the crowd not to touch him.
runian and your teammate, to send away KominskyFischer told CNN that he should win a prize of about R$150,000. The prize money paid in each tournament it organizes comes from the entrance fee paid by each fisherman to compete. runian and your teammate, to send away KominskyFischer told CNN that he should win a prize of about R$150,000. The prize money paid in each tournament it organizes comes from the entrance fee paid by each fisherman to compete.
Fischer hosts approximately eight tournaments throughout the year that attract competitors from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Competitors face off to see who can get the most total weight for a bucket of five fish caught in Lake Erie.
Angry at what happened, Fischer says the tournament organization is in contact with local officials. Ohio Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Stephanie O’Grady told CNN that the department collected evidence Friday and is preparing a report for the Cuyahoga County Attorney’s Office.
source: Noticias
