Fisherman charged with fraud after allegedly cheating at bass tournament

[Piney Woods]

Terry Keith Long from Bridgeport allegedly trimmed the tail of a bass to meet weigh-in requirements, in order to qualify for a tournament prize at the McDonald Big Bass Splash on Lake Fork...

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Long was charged with fraud at a freshwater fishing tournament, which is a third-degree felony...

https://www.chron.com/life/article/angler-charged-with-fraud-cheating-bass-tournament-13686311.php

 

[Piney Woods]

This big dummy will probably get a lifetime ban from all fishing tournaments and possibly a permanent revocation of his Texas fishing license.

Honest anglers take fishing in general and tournaments in particular very seriously. Trying to cheat at a competition on the number one bass lake in Texas? This is one criminal I can truly point and laugh at.

 

[GarAndTeed]

This big dummy will probably get a lifetime ban from all fishing tournaments and possibly a permanent revocation of his Texas fishing license.

Honest anglers take fishing in general and tournaments in particular very seriously. Trying to cheat at a competition on the number one bass lake in Texas? This is one criminal I can truly point and laugh at.

What an idiot!

 

[JenniferTx]

They must have realized something fishy was going on.