Fishing is my passion. I have no trouble sitting out on the lake for hours upon hours, searching for the big one. I have fished in a few local tournaments, and even managed to win a few prizes. It has never once occurred to me, to cheat to win. Granted the prizes offered are no where near what they offer in the bass tournaments down south, or even out east. This guy is a disgrace to all real fisherman!
Jones, 60, is an avid angler. A divorcé with no family nearby, he sometimes stayed at the shop for hours. He had friends here. So when he placed second in a fishing tournament two weeks ago, the regulars expected he would show up the next morning to crow about it, just as he did after a win the week before.
But his moment of triumph — his trophy plaque and $886 — was the one that got away. He left the winner's circle that day in handcuffs, facing a felony count of theft by deception. Fishermen at the boat ramp cheered his arrest. Others were moved to anger. Fishermen can forgive all kinds of transgressions, but not cheating.
May his boat forever leak like a sieve...
HT to FARK
6 comments:
They might not have caught him if he'd taken it out of the Long John Silver's sack.
Fish-2...
That would suggest that they were ready to be cooked and eaten. Takes a bit of the weight off of them don't you think?
Fishing's easy ... I fill a freezer every time I go out... one stick of dynamite, and ya just scoop em up while they're still in shock ... /sarc
I actually never fished much. I last as long as the beer does.
AB.. that is cheating in the worst way!
Alcohol in a boat can be one very expensive way to get fish. Most people don't realize the penalties for this can be much more severe than that of DUI... no beer in my boats!
Please don't tell me you are a golfer! Golf is for people who don't know how to fish!
Boat? ... what happened to sitting against a tree with a stick and a piece of string? ...
No i don't golf, unless I'm right full of beer of course... LOL
No boat no oil/gas burning and CO2 spewing... I think you get the picture...
Whew! Not a golfer... You had me worried there for a bit...
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