For a brief moment, it seemed like two anglers had won it all at a professional fishing tournament — including its cash prize. Then an official found weights stuffed inside their fish.
It's not the first controversy for Runyan and Cominsky, who were disqualified from a big tournament last year after one of the anglers failed a polygraph test.To win the walleye contest, anglers must bring in the heaviest catch of five fish, with a"side pot" for biggest single fish.
"I just wanted to feel the fish. I squeeze the fish, I squeeze the belly," Fischer said."And I immediately felt things in the belly of this fish, hard objects." The accused fishermen did not immediately respond to the accusation in the videos of the incident and have not publicly commented.not to harm or touch them. Photos taken later at the scene show the two fishermen sitting in the parking lot as two police officers stood over them — but at that point, Fischer said,"basically the police officers were just trying to keep them safe."
The Cleveland Metroparks Police told NPR on Monday,"This incident has been turned over to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for investigation, since the alleged violations of law would have taken place within their jurisdiction."Fishing tournaments like the walleye competition draw dozens of teams and prominent sponsors.
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