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better stay out of Texas

"Some people will do anything to win a fishing tournament or say they've caught the biggest fish, and Texas is making it illegal.
A bill just hit the governor's desk that would make it a misdemeanor and in some cases a felony to misrepresent the size, weight or provenance of a fish in a fishing tournament.

This comes on the heels of one pro angler trying to win a $55,000 fishing boat in 2009 by adding lead weight to his bass. He was caught and thrown in jail for 15 days.

The new law extends to both freshwater and saltwater tournaments. A violation would be a Class A misdemeanor, unless the tournament prize offered was more than $10,000, in which case it would be a third-degree felony, punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

Cheaters never prosper, and now, they're going to have to pay.

--Brian McClintock"

http://www.gofishn.com/ned/reports/1123 ... sh-illegal

But then, ya gotta catch a fish big enuff ta put weights into "this alone protects most of us"

You think Texas is tough...you should see what happens if you get caught cheating in a NFGFC tourney

SHOWBOAT wrote:You think Texas is tough...you should see what happens if you get caught cheating in a NFGFC tourney

THEN THEN AND THEN FOLLOWED BY

SHOWBOAT wrote:...you should see what happens if you get caught cheating in a NFGFC tourney

Or the get caught at the Redtrout. There you have to go to the C Team bikini contest.

When was the last time that occurred? #NFGFC wise at least?

"WE" don't know if it ever happened with NFGFC.
Hopefully it has not and will not.
If it ever does,NFGFC will be less one team.

I have to admit it...I cheated at the St. Joe tournament.... instead of 0 pounds, I really had 15 pounds.

You have to sit out the next tournament.
AND pay a $1000 fine.

Jumptrout51 wrote:You have to sit out the next tournament.
AND pay a $1000 fine.

AND you have to sit in JT's boat all day and listen to his stories.

good bye cruel world

Juan wrote:good bye cruel world

Juan wrote:good bye cruel world

Just bring plenty of cold Coors Light and ear plugs and you'll survive, Juan.

silverking wrote: Just bring plenty of cold Coors Light and ear plugs and you'll survive, Juan.

Don't do that. I brought beer when he tried to fix my ice machine. At the end of the day, I had no beer and my ice machine still wasn't working right.

I only bought one afternoon of beer.
It takes time to fix ice machines.