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My neighbor says she saw where 20/20, 48 hours, or some other news show was doing a story on a pro that was caught cheating in either BASS or FLW tournaments. Has anyone seen it or seen it advertised?

[crazyfishinnut]

look at this Is beleive this is why draw clubs are on the way out. It is hard to get a different person every month to cheat with you.http://www.wnbc.com/news/5356289/detail.html[/url]

[DJD]

Just proves again that there are losers in every sport. Shoot... i love Nascar and several teams get caught cheating once or twice a year!

[Lee]

This just the tip of the iceberg. Anyone who competes in "Buddy Tournaments" is probably going to lose to cheaters. It doesn't take much to beat a polygraph the way they are given at tournaments. Bring back the draw tournaments.

[geobass]

Come on now. I have fished in both and I fish mostly draw now a days. But you cannot make that blanket of a statement. Not all buddy tournaments are won by cheaters. Look at the pro tournaments that are all draw or have an observer, several have been caught cheating.
A cheater is a cheater, they will always find a way.

[MarkW]

I agree with all comments, but I like the draw ones the best---personally, I think draw tournaments are a whole lot harder to cheat in.

[Tim_T]

Look at the pro tournaments that are all draw or have an observer, several have been caught cheating.
A cheater is a cheater, they will always find a way.

What pro tournaments have had people caught cheating?
Other than this guy only one angler has ever been caught cheating in a B.A.S.S. tournament and that was a long time ago. Now there have been people who got their days catch disqualified for fishing in an off limits area, but that is usually an accident like what happened to Mike Ike a few years ago in the Classic.

[geobass]

Not that long ago an angler fishing FLW was caught cheating. He had fish in a box and the end of a dock. Had big fish two days in a row. Then last year in a BASS event on the Red River there was a guy who had tied fish to stumps, he would then run a crankbait past the stump hooking the line, the bait would then run down the line to the fish and hook up. The co-angler never saw anything wrong. The only thing the co-angler said if I remember was the guy would bit his line off and put the fish in the live well. Those are two of the ones that come to mind. IMO that is 2 too many.

[fishy1]

I know two guys that cheated in a bunch of tournaments.

[Gregory]

My neighbor says she saw where 20/20, 48 hours, or some other news show was doing a story on a pro that was caught cheating in either BASS or FLW tournaments. Has anyone seen it or seen it advertised?

Here is the link to the show the other night on CBS.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/04/eveningnews/main3016169.shtml

[Devils Horse]

Like it or not draw clubs are on the decline, at least in our area. Nobody wants to give fishing spots and knowledge it takes years to accumulate to a stranger or someone they don't fish with regularly. Plus I think it takes a lot of guys out of their comfort zone fishing all day with someone they don't know. Then there are the 'who gets to pick the spots', 'who gets to fish off the front', and 'who buys gas' issues to deal with. Guys used to fishing together have all that squared away. Bass clubbers are for the most part in it for enjoyment, (certainly ain't for money) so the partner clubs are doing better than draws far as I can tell.

Our club, the SOKY Bassmasters out of Bowling Green have gone to a format we hope will be the best of both worlds. Points are still individual, but you can fish with anyone you want to, including guests. Provisions in the bylaws make sure members who don't own a boat will have someone to fish with.

I disagree with the 'tip of the iceberg' comments. I believe there's a VERY small percentage of people who'd sell their self respect for bass club, or local open tournament money.

I'll reserve comment on cheating with big money on the line. For me personally, I wouldn't cheat regardless of the stakes, and I believe the lion's share of people feel the same way.

[Cobra190]

I disagree with the 'tip of the iceberg' comments. I believe there's a VERY small percentage of people who'd sell their self respect for bass club, or local open tournament money.

I'll reserve comment on cheating with big money on the line. For me personally, I wouldn't cheat regardless of the stakes, and I believe the lion's share of people feel the same way.[/QUOTE]


Would have to agree with DH here. I believe a whole lot of it comes down to the person you are and would want to represent yourself as being. If you would be willing to cheat at any event at all, then you are showing what you really think of yourself, regardless of how others see you.