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The Story Of The Most Prolific Cheater In Bass Fishing History
The stuffing sinkers into fish is a common thing. My friend fishes pay lake catfish tournaments. Yes I know….but anyway, he was beaten by a guy that caught the same fish he had caught earlier in the day but it weighed a pound and a half more.
Mike Long…
Was his name Christian?
I quit fishing one day when I was shore fishing (too poor to have a boat) and uncomfortable from my lack of success. Then as I almost inhaled one more flying bug I got disgusted and thought what am I doing out here, unable to outsmart a fish? That was my last time fishing, ever, about age 30. I took up sport and wildlife photography and birdwatching instead, activities much cleaner that fishing, and much more satisfying, to me at least.
Great story but sad there are people in this world like him. There is no doubt for every dollar you make, there are 20 people out there trying to beat you out of it. Be cautious but keep fishin'.
I have a question? I saw an angler use a site seer device to find bass is that against the rules?
I've never fished game fish tournaments. But back in the 80s I did a lot of pay pond tournaments. CHEATING OMG😂 for 50 bucks😮
I’m sorry this guy cheated a lot of people out of there rightful place in the tournament, but I want to see the movie about this guy and how did he catch those 6lb fish in the first place, Randy would you play a part in the Movie 😂😂😂
Wonder how much his partner that helped him made
I looked at an update & the prosecutors’ “bargain” from John Crews website, 4/5/2023. It's a joke! Jacob Runyon, Broadway Heights, Ohio & Chase Kaminski, Heritage, Pennsylvania were charged with grand theft and both possessing criminal tools. gave up their fishing license for 3 years, Kaminski gave them a boat valued at supposedly $100,000, and both would have 6 months probation. Charges of grand theft and possession of criminal tools were dropped. They added that if they complete their probation that the case be “expunged.” SO, no record? Sentencing to be 5/11/2023. That’s a joke. I wrote an essay but I doubt anyone would want to read it. However, I thought about what a “punishment” for me would be re: something like this. I think having all my fishing gear taken from me would be devastating. There are so many memories involved with my tackle, no matter how often you fish, I would see it as my biggest loss in this type of setting(not looking at family, etc.). Are these “prosecutors” looking at this as “oh well, let’s go to the next case?” I listed many reasons & punishments in my “essay.” Let me know if anyone interested. Any ideas on what we can do or do you think the punishment fits the crime? Other additions, loss of license ≥10 years, community service yearly at fish & game dept., try to track down the person behind them in larger tournaments and ? Reparation.
Also this needs to go to trial. They need to be seen by ++++ people for what they've done
The officials and sponsors who refused to prosecute him as bad or worse than him.
Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.
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Funny story, I heard about an unnamed cheater on a podcast, and then tonight, YouTube recommends the 2003 BFL All American. They keep showing this same guy, and I’m just sitting here thinking, this dude looks funny, why do they keep showing him. And that’s who it is.
Wow!!! Super interesting story!! Thanks for sharing this sir!! I'll be talking about this for a long, long time!!
Hiding fish in a basket was actually quite common in the eighties in North Texas tournaments. Seems like every month or so someone got caught cheating. Any time there's money and or recognition involved, people will cheat. Hat's off to all you guys who fished your fingers to the bone and finished your careers with your integrity in tact.
Did they ever catch the criminals that shot up his truck?
anything you enter to compete against others for money you'll have cheaters. Anyone who will cheat at something that isn't even a money event will cheat in a money event and the world is rife with cheaters.
The "most prolific cheater" wasn't actually cheating by rules… LMFFFAAAOOO
I have to wonder, if he wasn't a good fisherman, where did he get all these big bass to put in this plastic tub???
About how much money do you figure he made? Say, up to the point he got caught and had the chat at the van?
I been bass fishing along time and the guy people are mentioning I remember the story other than I read 55 gallon drops in tree tops and way back under tree branches hanging over near the shore the main thing I wanted to mention almost 100 percent sure he said he was in a horrible boat accident and he could not fish he said someone strung a cable across a creek and it got him and he had a broken back or neck I don’t know if it was before he got caught or it was something he made up to try and cover his ass to why he stopped fishing
Innocent – till proving guilty. What if those fellas were set up??? You all gonna feel stupid. They prolly guilty of charges but we don't know…. nascar was built be cheaters – not getting caught. Why is fishing different.
Took ya 25 seconds to cry about live scope. 👎
I beg to differ on your statement that cheating on a fishing tournament is a victimless crime. Every angler pays money to fish in these tournaments. I've fished in tournaments that were sponsored by a mom & pop tackle shop with a small entrance fee to the White Marlin Tournament which you literally can spend thousands of dollars per angler to fish. The crime of theft is not victimless because the thief is stealing money that was not his. So every angler is a victim of his crime.Please think a little more before you make such statements.
Who?
Again, where did he get all the fish to begin with??
Sounds like what Roland Martin did back in the day. Planting those big Okeechobee bass ahead of tournaments he fished.
Just gut the fish before weighing. What's the big deal with that?
I used to fish local tournaments during 80s,horribly,but always thought how easy it would be to rig one of these things,especially when money got so insane.
Interesting, never heard of this guy before.
He must have did a homer Simpson and disappeared into the hedge afterwards 🤣😂
What about robbie rose?
I wonder if those fish are still there or he ratted himself out to save their lives?
Those walleye cheaters helped the sport of hooking fish
If your gonna talk to me about fish or fishing you’d better be trailing a boat on back of your truck like this fellow here
It would be nice if Randy gave a like to the comments section every now and then…
Take em out behind the fish camp and teach em why that was a bad idea.
His name Tom Brady?
MLF format is the way to go. Official in every boat weights the fish. Especially when these tournaments are $100,000 payouts
Mike Long was the worst, in my opinion.
I think the cheater was pretty clever. He followed the rules, and he won…😮