There’s another fishing tournament scandal in the news – this time involving Lake Erie walleyes that had allegedly been stuffed with smaller fish to make them heavier. Peter Smith, 57, a competitor at the Bart’s Cove Walleye Duel in Dunkirk, N.Y., was disqualified on the the first day of the event after officials discovered that two of Smith’s walleyes appeared to have been stuffed with smaller fish. One contained a 12-inch walleye with its tail portion removed so it would fit; another contained a fully intact white perch. Both of those fish had lip holes, indicating that they had recently been caught before being stuffed. Grand prize for the event is an all-inclusive Panama fishing trip valued at $14,500. The incident is under investigation. Back in May, two men were sentenced to 10 days in jail for stuffing fish with lead weights during a walleye tournament on Lake Erie in October 2022.
* Time to buy an x-ray machine.
* What was his excuse? He happened to catch fish with eating disorders?
* This guy is the one that didn’t get away.
* Do like you do with the fish – throw him in the cooler!
* I don’t think they’ll be letting this guy off the hook.