Tag: Walleyes

How Officials Are Combating Cheating in Tournament Fishing


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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you no doubt heard of the massive walleye tournament cheating scandal that happened in Ohio in October. Videos–which showed the tournament director of the Lake Erie Walleye Trail Tournament pulling multiple lead weights and fish fillets out of walleyes that were allegedly added to their catch to help […]

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What to Know About the Lake Erie Walleye Trail Tournament Cheating Scandal

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Lake Erie Walleye Tournament Cheating

Over the weekend, two anglers were exposed for cheating during the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament. In a now-viral video, Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky were disqualified after tournament director Jason Fischer found several 12-ounce lad weights inside one of the walleyes the pair submitted. Fischer told the Sharon Herald that Lake Erie walleye weigh […]

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Flashback to When Poachers Took 75 Walleyes From Detroit River

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These poachers went way over the limit on walleye. Twin brothers from Michigan lost their fishing licenses for one year and will have to pay over $2,700 in fines and reimbursement stemming from a May 2018 walleye poaching incident on the Detroit River. The brothers, 54-year-old Benjamin and Steven Schrouder, pleaded guilty in the 27th District […]

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