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Private investigator R.J. Decker is hired by sugarcane tycoon Dennis Gault to prove that Richard "Dickie" Lockhart, his rival in the professional bass fishing circuit, is a cheat. Decker, a disgraced newspaper photographer, looks up a former colleague, reporter Ott Pickney.
[3] [7] Sponsors such as Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops often give even lower-level competitors discounts on equipment and a cash stipend. Those who prosper and rise in the sport's ranks can expect salaries and discounts on boats from companies like Ranger. [8] These benefits have created a strong incentive for some participating anglers to cheat.
FLW's top tournament circuit was the FLW Pro Circuit (FLW Tour). The Pro Circuit featured a field of 150 anglers competing for a top prize of $125,000 at each tournament and points to qualify for the end of the season championship, the FLW Title. The top 40 anglers will qualify for the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour while the bottom 40 will ...
A Lake Erie fishing tournament ended with the event's winners caught up in a cheating controversy.
In the US, there are nearly 60 million anglers, outnumbering the number of Americans who play golf (24.8 million) and tennis (17.8 million) combined. There are an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 fishing derbies and tournaments in the US annually. Not all states require fishing events to be registered, so it proves difficult to estimate exact numbers.
The latest cheating scandal to embroil the internet may also be the most viral one to date, after footage circulated of the tournament director slicing open a walleye fish to reveal the weights ...
The cheating charge also required the forfeiture of the boat. This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Boat from to walleye tournament cheating scandal sold for nearly $100,000 Show ...
The Bassmaster Classic (known as the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic for sponsorship reasons) is a tournament in the sport of professional bass fishing, organized by the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society. It was first held in 1971 on Lake Mead, Nevada. Originally it was a fall event, (1971-1983) but it switched to a summer event in 1984 and then ...