an idea how they could stop the cheating.

[vetsvet]

Keep this in context, I'am not accusing nor implying but just tossing this out there. Another guy fishing out of the boat was asked to move not once but according to the article day's 1 and 2 the second to last day and the final day. The 2nd to last day ther were 3 fish with weight's the final day all 5 fish had weight's. Now if he culled both of those day's He would have had to wait till he had his final total to weight them unless he weighted every fish he caught, I would think this was pretty time consuming. The co-angler was entitled to share whatever purse Hart won but yet did not notice anything unusual going on?

[jamwerx]

Filming it would never fly. A cheater could simply turn it off.. cheat.. turn it on again or do it in the blindspot and since the reviewers would have to watch the films in FF they wouldn't be able to tell.

Couldn't they just wave a metal detector over them? Or get a small portable xray like the ones you pass luggage thru at the airport, they would be $$ but a lot cheaper than buying all those video camera.

Take away their fishing licenses for 5 years or so they can't fish at all and make a "caught cheating" website with their mugs all over it lol.. hell I'll make that!

[zx150]

If you are found guilty in a court of law beat him half to death with a bead Asian Carp that has been on the bank in 95F heat for about 3 days. The second time this happens take him out back and put one in his head.

[Bass_King2007]

boys cheating is not breaking the law.. there is no law on cheating, it is just frowned apon!! I'm not for cheating and would never cheat in any kind of bass tournament.. I believe that case would have been alot more trouble than what it was worth.. like someone else said there was another guy in the boat with him and in 3 days he never seen anything unuasual yea right!!! Banned and made public i believe is punishment enough simple b/c he never recieved the money!!

[zx150]

If he deceives to get finical gain then it is theft by deception.

[Fishin is life]

The only way to stop cheating is to stop fishing tournaments....as long as theres a will there will be a way....if it's not stuffing weights down a fish's throat then it would be something else.....you're not going to stop crooks from cheating you just hope you can catch them