Lead

[NickPapagiorgioFromYuma]

Just curious. Anyone else catching eyes with lead weights in their stomach?

[Mooner]

Heck, I heard that some fish were being caught with filets already in them. What a time saver!

[whitecapper]

https://youtu.be/mdsVAu5iDzc enjoy!

[Davf]

That is so sad. Won't be entering any fall contests.

[paddybouy]

Interested to see the consequences if what they did. I hope a ban from all competitive fishing at the very least

[MBLMIKE]

no thats there ballance weights to make they swim straight

[shouldabeen]

Good podcast about what happened with the men that run these tournaments

[stampman]

sad that there is nothing to eat in the lake buy lead weights. Lewt has turn this over to DNR and police for fraud. The fish have already pleaded the fifth.

[badboards]

It made world news. Those guys better never show their faces again.

[Bnature]

Sad situation, but to add a bit of levity - I've caught lake trout several times with rocks in their bellies - like 3/4-inchers. My guess is they were gulping gobies off the bottom and swallowed the rocks. That would have been embarrassing in a tournament situation.