The conduct of those angry fishermen is commendable. They still maintained their decency and only expressed their anger in words, without attacking and physically harming the cheater that screwed them over and stole their money. Gave him the "I'm mad AND disappointed" treatment.

@rosiemurray1875

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought that.. it was super crazy aggressive but without any actual physical assault or even breaking any laws (well technically thats not true, but no one including the cops will give a shit, considering the circumstances). Big respect to them!

@tartrazine5

Жыл бұрын

But BLM told me that there's just as much violent crime in white neighborhoods, black 'hoods are just over-policed.

@solosolo8610

Жыл бұрын

I kinda feel like if there wasn’t so many eyes they definitely would of gave him some mob justice😂

@deadshot4245

Жыл бұрын

@@solosolo8610 yep 100% less witnesses he would be ironically fish bait lol

@akaMyThought

Жыл бұрын

If they swung at the guy they may lose there sponsorships and boats so not worth the thrown punch.

This tournament happened like 15 minutes away from where I live, every fisherman was to bring back six of their biggest fish and they went by total weight, pretty much everybody who brought their bags in weighed around 16 lb. Their bag weighed almost 33 lb for fish that looked almost identical to everybody else's. They only needed 16 lb to stay in the tournament but the way they cheated was so blatantly obvious to anybody who's ever participated

@savagerevolution4261

Жыл бұрын

Like legitimately all they would have needed to do to stay in and possibly win the tournament was to put a single weight in two different fish and they would have been totally fine bringing an 18 lb that would have been an extremely commendable and believable number, these guys chose the nuclear option

@Senor_Gago

Жыл бұрын

that's some todd rogers level shit

@mage1439

Жыл бұрын

If this is how they've always done it, then how have the not been caught before?

@DemBigOlEyes

Жыл бұрын

Is killing people who make Bot accounts with such disgusting messages a crime? Because I feel that it shouldn't be.

@Turnip397

Жыл бұрын

@@mage1439 they’ve prob bumped up the weight gradually, and eventually just said fuck it and shoved a lot of weights in there

"How many times you done this?!" is a really good question. Getting caught once doesn't mean you cheated once. He's likely been cheating a while

@darkness988

Жыл бұрын

Even though they clearly got caught, I'm obv not disputing that.. What does a lie detector have anything to do with it? Is that some weird/silly idea some organizer came up with as some kind of stipulation? Anyone with even cursory knowledge or as much as a glance at a Google search knows that lie detectors are notoriously unreliable, there's a reason why they aren't used in courts etc. If you're just a naturally anxious person, much like myself, every answer you give would read as a "lie", even the shit like giving your name, because all it does is measure your heart rate, and perspiration maybe? Idr, it's been awhile. All the measured things are things that are naturally elevated in someone who's nervous, in general, even when not guilty of anything and telling the truth, hence not being reliable. Not to mention, I guess it's a bit of a complicated process to even calibrate and set them up "correctly" at all to begin with. Tl;dr lie detectors are just riddled with problems, hence why they aren't actually used for anything "serious"

@brittanydeflorio1756

Жыл бұрын

@@mr.clownspy3677 wait they give you lie detector tests to recieve winnings? Or was it because it was sus?

@josephatkinson6280

Жыл бұрын

Getting caught once also doesn't mean he's cheated more than once.

@Red-jl1qr

Жыл бұрын

They said he got 300k from multiple tournaments so yeah

@TrueUnderDawgGaming

Жыл бұрын

@@josephatkinson6280 True, but the odds of cheating and getting caught the very first time is extremely unlikely.

My dad used to be a professional fisherman, at one point he was fishing at the absolute top level of red fishing, and seeing this made me upset because I know people competing at this level have to put in months and months of pre-fishing, and it takes a huge amount of effort, so for someone to come in and just snatch that away illegitimately must be heartbreaking for the people fishing legit

@trianglemoebius

Жыл бұрын

​@@reptiles02-bd3ep Yeah but then you'd lose. I don't get the concept of how "honing your abilities with something = you become better at that something" eludes you. On one hand, I understand that most fishing people encounter is a very straightforward, simply thing, and they may assume that's just all there is to it. But also I expect people to be able to realise that if someone is being done at a professional level, AND someone has just directly stated there's work involved in getting to this level... well, there's probably a bit more to it there than there would be in the average cases.

@p46_rs

Жыл бұрын

@chairmanwon there's actually quite a bit that goes into it. Different tournaments restrict how much you can go out on the water the tourney will be on (some have no restriction, or some have 2 practice days for example). the anglers will go out partly for simple practice, but also to mark/map spots, look at where baitfish are settling, and find out what baits and lures are effective in that location. All of this helps you make sure you're fishing the right spots with the right lures

@vinchinzo594

Жыл бұрын

@@trianglemoebius That kind of thing used to confuse me too. What you have to realize is that "people are idiots" is not just a meme. It's true. Most people are about as dumb as a rock stuffed into a fish, like Sparky here.

@boogieheads

Жыл бұрын

@@reptiles02-bd3ep *knows nothing about fishing* “yOu cOulD jUsT dO iT in oNe DaY”

@malachistice8111

Жыл бұрын

@@boogieheads at the end of the day it all depends on which fish bites your line

As an avid bass fisherman myself, I truly appreciate your acknowledgment of this scandal. Thank you, Charlie.

@garethmurray5901

Жыл бұрын

He should've said "there are few things" at the start.

@quackkith

Жыл бұрын

yeah bro i love animal crossing too i love fishing for bass

@chopupyourwife6193

Жыл бұрын

Gotta start chasing the walleyes. Great fight and great meat

@Battlefox64_RL

Жыл бұрын

Charlie should take the boys offshore fishing. Just to show them how it's done.

@bennettaukerman6802

Жыл бұрын

@@chopupyourwife6193 So funny you mention that, I was literally just chatting with my grandfather for the better part of an hour about walleye fishing and decided to give it a shot. Can't wait. Loaded up my rods and picked up some leeches, headed out to the lake today to try and hook some. 👍

I bet the detective saying “there’s something fishy going on” to his colleagues got a good laugh

@elijosc1963

Жыл бұрын

-_- bots

@imbetterlol1670

Жыл бұрын

Ratio lol

@kenos911

Жыл бұрын

must be a fishing scam...

@fishyfish1917

Жыл бұрын

Finally my username is put to good use

@N1GHTSTRIKER-45

Жыл бұрын

Damn Skynet only needed military hardware just to do terminator

The cheater actually got charged with multiple felonies as well. This is a lot more serious than people think "oh it's just a fishing tournament".

@Jess_Egg

Жыл бұрын

They ended up pleading guilty to cheating at the tournament and unlawful ownership of wild animals, receiving 10 days in jail, a 1.5-year probation after jail, a 3-year fishing license suspension, a $2500 fine (can be cut in half if they donate to an organization that focuses on fishing or children), and one of the cheaters had to surrender their boat. Some additional felonies were attempted grand theft and possessing criminal tools but they were dropped.

@The_Ballo

10 ай бұрын

@@Jess_Egg possessing criminal tools or being criminal tools?

@BeanCasserole-wg7wu

8 ай бұрын

@@Jess_Egg That's not even close to enough punishment, If it's true that he's made 3 million over the years from cheating and 300 thousand in one year alone, then he's definitely thinking to himself that the 10 days in jail, 2500 dollar fine, plus a boat was totally worth it.

@jimmyelkordy3752

2 ай бұрын

@@BeanCasserole-wg7wuthe 3 million was probably not all cash but cost of things like the boat, any equipment he won, plane tickets, and any coupons or gift cards

@vocilmw3642

Ай бұрын

@@Jess_EggGOTEMMM

From what I heard, they normally only added smaller weights to their fish to avoid an experienced fisherman from being able to eyeball the size of the fish vs its weight, but in this tournament the 2nd placers were really close and the cheaters went overboard with the weights to try to pull further ahead.

@hydropage2855

3 ай бұрын

Would’ve been smart to lose some tournaments very closely

@jimmyelkordy3752

2 ай бұрын

Someone said the 2nd place was 16 lb and the cheaters were at 33, way too overzealous

for the record, the main prize here was 45k… this wasn’t just some small random competition, and the man in question has also been caught cheating before, so this was a long time coming. he’s made over 2.3 million in profit from these competitions over the past 10 years (such as sponsorships, physical awards like a boat and prize money), so who knows how long he’s been cheating.

@whisptrz

Жыл бұрын

*IM BETTER THAN PENGUINZ0* 😂😂😂

@uziandnsucks6507

Жыл бұрын

The worst part is, they probably would have gotten away with it if they weren't so greedy. Anyone with any experience in fishing could look at those fish and tell the weigh-in was off. It's like someone would be handing you a regular-sized dog and claim it weighs 3 lbs.

@NinjapowerMS

Жыл бұрын

I am surprised that he got away doing this for so long. Putting stuff in fish to manipulate weight is such a common sense cheat I am shocked that they had no work around this except trusting people with their integrity.

@travisdickens4304

Жыл бұрын

@@theguywhoasked1483 Yeah it was two guys who were in on it.

@loopymoomoo1

Жыл бұрын

New sigma male hustle detected

Charlie sponsoring professional fishers would actually be so on brand. Like imagine rocking up to the lake or whatever with a big ol' Team Moist jacket.

@human.skyscraper

Жыл бұрын

Seriously tho would be the perfect fit

@cayleece7890

Жыл бұрын

I second that 👍🏾

@storm7621

Жыл бұрын

I want this to happen

@xxxstellarxxx

Жыл бұрын

Suddenly I want to put my all into fishing

@StrangerE0ns

Жыл бұрын

Moist Fishing It’s too perfect

As much as I laugh at how angry they are, I also understand how they feel. I would assume that these are all honest folk that all know each other well, so to do this would be almost like scamming your friends.

@adowowable2587

Жыл бұрын

The cheater's winnings total to about I think at least half a million dollars over their careers.

@unlisted9494

Жыл бұрын

That and you have to pay hundreds of dollars to enter just to have no chance of winning.

@Scyborg832

Жыл бұрын

I mean I wouldn't laugh, that's a lot of money to be stolen from you. Life changing amounts of money.

@merdoc81

Жыл бұрын

Well considering everyone that entered the tournament probably had to fork over a pretty large entry fee.

@KennithL

Жыл бұрын

@@merdoc81 and they all wake up at 3AM to get boats in by 5AM and spend 100s of dollars on rods and tackle they will eventually lose. It’s a whole deal to prepare and go to a tournament, I would be upset if I did this multiple times a year and only cheaters were winning.

One of the event coordinators felt the fishes stomachs and could feel the weights, he then asked for a knife and cut them open to prove his suspicions. These guys have been on the radar as being cheaters for a while now, one co angler even failed a polygraph test and they got disqualified from a previous tournament. These guys have been watched for like two years now

@malevolentsnow9867

Жыл бұрын

*fails polygraph* “Alright now that everyone is suspicious, let’s keep cheating.”

@ashdog9235

Жыл бұрын

Do they do polygraphs for fishing?

@TexasRigged

Жыл бұрын

@@ashdog9235 They do, pretty sure they've passed before, not entirely sure

@Bikonito

Жыл бұрын

polygraphs lmfao

imagine you came second to this guy in previous tournaments and just find out he was cheating all along. thats gotta suck big time.

@Lazymofos

Жыл бұрын

Cries in Clayton Kershaw

@Mortiz21

Жыл бұрын

I mean that could be a couple thousands of dollars that you missed out on. I'd be pissed.

@DarkLinkAD

Жыл бұрын

$300,000 in one year and $3,000,000 total.

@AuddityHipHop

Жыл бұрын

hopefully the runner ups can get their due prize from him

@Thisstufferguy

Жыл бұрын

Ignoring the prize money, the sponsor attention they have cheated others out of is a career making factor.

Charlie revealing the biggest scandals in the weirdest sub-genres of human activities and I am all here for it Edit: don't call fishing weird. noted.

@GriffinZambia

Жыл бұрын

DONT READ MY NAMES!😑....

@kingkobralive

Жыл бұрын

I wish you guys can show me as much love as you show this channel ! I know I’m not as good as them but I still make entertaining videos and with your help 1 day we will get there together 🫶🏼🌟Thanks!!

@Lamiishere

Жыл бұрын

Cringe af

@setsers1

Жыл бұрын

😂

@SmokeyTheBandit

Жыл бұрын

Fishing isn't a "weird sub-genre" of human activity. It's been a major way of life since the dawn of humanity.

I think I’m most surprised that it didn’t get physical. Those fishermen seemed very dignified with how they only expressed their anger verbally. If this had been a video game cheating scandal, it would’ve not only involved a lot more slurs, but also physical aggression amongst two land whales

@grimshorts4834

Жыл бұрын

As a rule, fisherman run their mouths but don’t do shit. It’s science.

@revolvingworld2676

Жыл бұрын

@@grimshorts4834 After all the stereotypes about how tough sailors are, you'd assume fishermen are similar.

The problem is so many people looked up to him and his team.. he had the largest sponsors and won the most money. Sad to see that happen and it’s something seen many times in the past

As a fisherman and a poor man I'll tell ya the prizes are no joke. They're actually more than my annual income some times. Cash, boats, 4 wheelers, dort bikes, trailers, skidoo's seadoo's etc... all worth a lot of money

@GriffinZambia

Жыл бұрын

DONT READ MY NAMES!😑....

@Chocolate6mac8

Жыл бұрын

We flat out reward a million dollars for the heaviest marlin every year! Ocean City Md, summer if you're interested! Micheal Jordan and his team like to participate! Many ppl show up just to see a glimpse of him on the water!

@codevenus174

Жыл бұрын

than who

@shoyupacket5572

Жыл бұрын

@@Chocolate6mac8 that's pretty nuts, i've never heard of a fishing tournament prize that large.

@hhiippiittyy

Жыл бұрын

dort bikes :)

As a Southerner I can confirm that "Don't cheat in fishing" is one of our 10 commandments, alongside "Raise Hell, Praise Dale." Edit: For those confused, Praise Dale is in reference to Dale Earnhardt, arguably the most famous/influential NASCAR driver to ever touch the track who tragically died on track.

@userequaltoNull

Жыл бұрын

The other fishing one is "don't try to find that Christmas tree I sunk"

@aerystargaryenii2565

Жыл бұрын

A real fisherman would be angry at the wasted filets. Those fish all looked good.

@lxi..

Жыл бұрын

I fucking love that lmao. Dale Earnhardt was the GOAT

@lxi..

Жыл бұрын

@MelloYellow308 .....there was a colored dude there though. That's the thing with fishermen: their eyes are always, ALWAYS on the fish

@weskintime4177

Жыл бұрын

@@lxi.. exactly. That’s how it is up North as well. You only see the fish.

"I thought it would be more fun to uncover the truth together" Aw, Charlie is so sweet lmao.

@kingvamp.

Жыл бұрын

he knows it's all about the friends u make along the way :D

That dude desperately screaming “call the cops!” Had me rolling lmfao. Imagine being the police officer called out to a giant crowd of screaming fishermen 😂

@V1CT0RY

Жыл бұрын

Yeah like wtf the cops going to do lol 😂

@iWork3d

Жыл бұрын

@@V1CT0RY they arrested him. He’s being charged. That’s what they’re gonna do.

@Aaron-kp6kp

Жыл бұрын

@@iWork3d It’s not illegal to cheat. Police officers do not have the right to do that. If there was a fight then yes.

@iWork3d

Жыл бұрын

@@Aaron-kp6kp It’s attempted theft; nice try - but cash prizes are something that can you can be prosecuted for tampering with.

@Aaron-kp6kp

Жыл бұрын

@@iWork3d Ohh you’re talking about the cash prize and not the cheating. If you read my message, it was assumed about the cheating of the contest.

Excerpt from Reddit: "As a competitor in a very low stakes annual fishing tournament, the full length video is absolutely enthralling. The first 14 minutes or so are outwardly boring, because each team is coming up to weight their 5biggest fish and the weights are in the teens, low twenties. Then, with the leader at 23lbs. Or so, these mavericks roll in with 5 fish weighing over 33lbs. Outweighing the leader by an average of 2lbs per fish, which is pretty unbelievable in any circumstance. The crowd is talking amongst themselves and there's a bit of disbelief, but no hullabaloo. Then they take their winning fish, hold them up for photos and the rest of the teams to see and any experienced fisherman knows roughly the weight of any given fish and you can hear the cognitive dissonance in the crowd. Then the 'winners' start to take their fish and leave when the judge/official calls them back over and chats with the guy in the video for a minute. It looks like the official presses him a bit. Like gives him the chance to come clean or withdraw from the tournament. Maybe he's testing him. You can tell by the body language that something is up and the crowd starts to murmur from a distance away. The official grabs a knife from his assistant and a fish and drops it on the ground and slices it open. Digs his hands inside, then holds it up like a beating heart in the temple of doom and yells "WE HAVE WEIGHTS IN FISH!!!" The crowd erupts and surges forward and this video begins. These guys have swindled anywhere from $300k to millions of prizes including a brand new boat"

@drewc9488

Жыл бұрын

Holy fuck

@manuelsputnik

Жыл бұрын

This comment was unironically so intense omg.

@srank7953

Жыл бұрын

Damn

@charlieseen

Жыл бұрын

"Like a beating heart in the temple of doom" is such an evocative image 😂

@nicoledempsey3415

Жыл бұрын

Biiiiitttccchhhhh that official better get so much props for calling this out

Imagine if there was a cheating scandal in professional slapping, Charlie might lose it for real.

@blasphemynbagels9324

Жыл бұрын

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@andrewmcdermott2394

Жыл бұрын

@@blasphemynbagels9324 steel hand implants

@wildspirewarrior211

Жыл бұрын

Nerve numbing injections

@JediMasterBaiter

Жыл бұрын

Needle beard implants

@heloxdarkstar3195

Жыл бұрын

@@blasphemynbagels9324 cocaine

5:00 watching him just stand there and be shamed by the crowd is so satisfying and hilarious

Those were just lead eggs of a new generation of fish.

As a competitive angler, it’s absolutely hilarious to me that it’s gotten this big. The way they caught the dudes was that people were extremely skeptical of their cumulative weight in comparison to the size of fish. It was 8lbs of additional weight added on top

@marvincool3744

Жыл бұрын

Apparently he would've won anyway. That's the dumbest part.

@livebungusreaction

Жыл бұрын

@@marvincool3744 wait no way🤣

@griffinbell2795

Жыл бұрын

@@marvincool3744 yup, funniest part was their fish would’ve won w/o all the weights😂

Every day it seems we get a new “biggest _____ cheating scandal ever” from Charlie and I’m here for all of them

@brenolk4642

Жыл бұрын

There’s always a bigger scandal

@roccobastone1441

Жыл бұрын

@@brenolk4642 😂

I know this is a year late, but it popped up now for some reason. Thing is, cheaters are careful at first, but they get cocky over time. I would imagine this dude started out by stuffing the fish with just one or two weights, so it wasn't all that easy to eye-ball. After a while, though, he probably started adding more weights to each fish, and it became more and more apparent. Couple that with the fact that this guy somehow keeps winning year after year, some people probably started whispering behind his back, saying things like "This season we need to come up with a reason to check his fish, because something isn't right."

My thing with cheaters is they never know when to quit. Dudes had won all that money and were getting away with it, but still kept risking it. It becomes an addiction to them until they get caught

My brother is a huge fan of fishing and has been on a few tournaments himself. When I've told him about this cheating action, he told me about one he's seen himself. The tournament he's been in was giving points based on the length of the fish, so that dude was stomping his fish to gain extra 2-3 cm. Dude almost got 3rd place if it wasn't for the fact that someone pointed that out. Dude got disqualified and banned from further tournaments. Edit: ok, i see a lot of people asking how did that cheater manage to stomp fish without leaving any marks, so there are 2 factors here. 1. This was a sea fishing tournament and they were catching flounders, which tend to have a damaged skin and are quite flat to begin with. I guess it wasn't too difficult to blame any stomp marks on that 2. Dude wasn't stomping them directly with his foot and instead was putting a board of some kind on them to even out the force through out the entire length.

@infallibleblue

Жыл бұрын

Dang that’s so shady.

@drewgoin8849

Жыл бұрын

No one noticed that the culprit's submissions were suspiciously flat?

@arkamw7813

Жыл бұрын

Those were actually rare pancake fish

@YehudiNimol

Жыл бұрын

You know what? *stomps your fish*

@YoWhatUpSussy

Жыл бұрын

@@drewgoin8849 yeah, like no shoe imprints or pattern?

The raw emotion in their voices, shaken to the core

@MimicksVibe

Жыл бұрын

@Mason tf are you talking about

@felipeds3021

Жыл бұрын

@Mason Who even are you

@carllomas4899

Жыл бұрын

@@MimicksVibe They put the bot on the wrong channel lmao!

I was the son of a pro fisher on Lake Lanier. There were all sorts of ways you could cheat but this one I’ve heard of but never seen someone actually get caught doing it. I honestly feel bad for the other fishermen because some of these guys have pride in what they do and spend hours from 4am to 4pm in all weathers battling the elements to catch a spot or largemouth or whatever you fishing for that’s just a few ounces heavier than your smallest of your five.

The guys in the background sound like the "they took our jobs" guys from southpark 🤣

@mst3kanita

Жыл бұрын

YES. That one guy needs to calm the f down, haha.

Gotta respect the dedication. Man spent an amount of time in his life that isn't zero minutes, stuffing lead into a fishes orifices.

@smg4suckslmaooo658

Жыл бұрын

Ratio.

@blimlimlimm

Жыл бұрын

@@imbetterlol1670 not me, get ratio'd

@Fattipotato79

Жыл бұрын

These replies are getting worse :(

@thegamerfe8751

Жыл бұрын

@@smg4suckslmaooo658 you know what you get ratioed too.

@__prometheus__

Жыл бұрын

@@smg4suckslmaooo658 ratio denied

There's been like, 50 different cheating scandals and I think it's hilarious that Charlie just makes a whole genre out of it.

Жыл бұрын

I’m better than penguinz0 😊

@staticshockk

Жыл бұрын

Who summoned all the bots here?

@stonedsavage7814

Жыл бұрын

@@staticshockk looks like they find the more liked comments but no one can be better than Charlie

@LiamH2004

Жыл бұрын

There's also a poker cheating scandal charlie might be making a video on soon

I respect how he can talk to his chat knowing it’s probably moving at 30 new messages a second lmao

Not gonna lie, I thought cheating in fishing is like bringing a fish that you bought at the store or throwing firecrackers into the water when no one is looking

As someone who fishes a lot it’s not hard to eyeball the weight of a species if you catch it a lot. I fish for carp a lot and I can usually guess the weight of the fish by less than half a pound, and those weights were most likely over a pound each, I would have guessed something suspicious is going on as well. Plus you could probably feel them in the fishes stomach as well.

@johndough5854

Жыл бұрын

I would think lead weights of that size would definitely make the fish feel very heavy in one spot that would be easy to notice upon handling

@kazookid2757

Жыл бұрын

Yeah exactly, you would know something is up for sure

@merdoc81

Жыл бұрын

That's how the tournament director knew something wasn't right and decided to check the fish because he's been officiating walleye tournaments for so long he can guess within a pretty close accuracy of what a fish weighs just by looking at them and their total weight was way over to raise suspicion.

@johndough5854

Жыл бұрын

@@merdoc81 "so you're saying your fish looks just like mine but it's 10lbs heavier?" One of them guys....... probably

@merdoc81

Жыл бұрын

@@johndough5854 I guess I don't follow what you mean exactly. I'm just saying I watched a interview the tournament director gave and that's what he said. There was about a 4 pound average for that area of the lake and these 2 guys 5 fish would had to of weighed like over 6.5 pounds a piece to equal the 33 plus pounds and the guys in the crowed were also questioning that weight so he decided to examine their fish and apparently his hunch was correct.

My old neighbor was a pro bass fisherman and it’s crazy how much money there is in it. He won a decent amount from tournaments but absolutely balled out from sponsorships

@joshuafurlong5270

Жыл бұрын

Yeah for real, my neighbour was pro or semi pro, I know he won a few tournies made some good money off it back in the day, won a boat and a truck and sold them for a better boat and truck, later retired doing bait showings for bass pro and stuff. Definitely good money in it if you can make a name even somewhat locally.

@ryanclemons1

Жыл бұрын

@@joshuafurlong5270 calling someone a pro fisherman has to be a joke it's fishing anyone can do it.

@dreamtraveler6135

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanclemons1 ligma

@Lightning-gg5iu

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanclemons1 Than do it and make some money

@institutionalized

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanclemons1 anyone can play basketball and not everybody has a $500M 5 year contract? ☠️☠️☠️

As someone who once caught a crab while fishing, I am cearly a professional and I can say that Jake definetly did an oopsie poopsie

These cheating scandal stories need to become a series! They’re too good

Massive respect for the officials over there doing their job! This is how cheating should be dealt with in every facet of society.

@peanut632

Жыл бұрын

Bots going wild today

@GriffinZambia

Жыл бұрын

DONT READ MY NAMES!😑....

@FrankYammy

Жыл бұрын

Like what

@Vaultboythefightingmachine

Жыл бұрын

Hello have a great day everyone.

@Mandate_of_Heaven

Жыл бұрын

@卐-SoundWrathAesthetics-卐 crazy

The fact that everybody’s so invested in what’s often irrelevant and less mainstream drama is just so heartwarming to me as a human being

@DavidSmolej

Жыл бұрын

@@imbetterlol1670 But of course they are. Even more than mrbeast's.

@Baronnax

Жыл бұрын

It's fishing, we have to be invested. Muddying the sacred name of the divine support is nothing short of sacrilege.

@afroize

Жыл бұрын

@@Baronnax human civilization was built upon fishing, it's built into our DNA

@Eggshd

Жыл бұрын

@@afroize you're kinda spittin right now

I saw the og clip on twitter yesterday and was immediately like “i can’t wait for his video on this”

As a fish, I thank you for bringing attention to this.

@matthewpower3230

Жыл бұрын

As the bait, thank you for swallowing the truth

@infinitynxt

Жыл бұрын

lmao

My favorite part is how tense the environment got without punches being thrown(Shows these are grown men with control) , Hopefully he never forgets.

@PeterWFishing

Жыл бұрын

my first thought was to give props to the rest of the dudes at the tournament. pretty good restraint

As someone who’s been fishing for close to 2 decades, in local, group, and state tournaments, this is far too common in the fishing community. Love to see you look further into this Charlie. Tight lines 🤙🏻

@imbetterlol1670

Жыл бұрын

Im better!

@smg4suckslmaooo658

Жыл бұрын

Ratio,

@ItsMeVolatility

Жыл бұрын

Jesus what’s with the bots

@Kumquat_Lord

Жыл бұрын

It's stupidly easy to stop too, just bring a metal detector and scan the fish.

@Buggabones

Жыл бұрын

@@Kumquat_Lord The fish is already dead, they should (I thought they did since like the 70s) cut every fish open. Pretty sure the meat is donated to local shelters, they should just have a guy check/filet every fish that's entered. You saw the video, takes 2 seconds to slice its stomach open and look.

I’m an avid ocean fisherman and whenever I go on a public charter it’s always a joke to add weight to your fish to try winning the jackpot, but this is the first time I’ve seen it in a major tournament

The depth of your coverage in this topic compared to other KZreadrs is astounding, keep it up

Some years back there was a specimen fishing tournament in my home island, the focus was sea bass. Anyhow, a guy broke into our aquarium overnight, got the largest one there and entered it and then won. Then they realised that was the exact fish that went missing, idk about authenticity but I've heard it still had the tag on it. Worthy of front press news back home lmao

@grimdarkmalarkey5402

Жыл бұрын

Wait, he broke into an actual aquarium??? The fish zoo place??? Where you have alive fish for children to stare at and stuff??? Then he somehow managed to get into the sea bass exhibit, find the largest one, and escape????? I need to know more. Edit: OH MY GOD ITS REAL The guy was apparently an ex-employee of the aquarium, which explains at least some of it.

@dfquartzidn6151

Жыл бұрын

WOW. The amount of work people would put into cheating and winning is baffling. This dude literally had to plan so much in order to just cheat in a competition. That poor Sea bass too…

@Elogamer15

Жыл бұрын

@@grimdarkmalarkey5402 oceans 11 but for fish lmao

@Don-ds3dy

Жыл бұрын

We gotta understand this is just the dumb people getting cought, I wonder how many of these guys are really cheating...

My dad used to do fishing tournaments, he told me about some incidents of cheating. People have tried all kinds of stuff, from having their live well pre-stocked with fish, to people having some bass on a line in a specific part of the lake and retrieving them mid-tournament.

@Kermodeii

Жыл бұрын

My cousin did as well only not on a professional lvl, i think he said it was "fish swapping" at the competitions he used to go to. He doesnt do them anymore, but he is still an avid fisherman.

@BeeTeePee

Жыл бұрын

it gets crazy some people have no idea

@jacksampson1347

Жыл бұрын

I remember going to a salmon tournament and somebody cheated By bringing back a giant Alaska salmon They could tell because when they cut it open some of the insides were still frozen

Honestly, everyone had been suspecting him/them for so long, he finally got too greedy and the weights didn’t seem to match up at all. Finally, the tournament director decided to inspect and thank god he did.

only one bigger fishing scandal i can think of. A guy called Mike Long used to snag giant bedding fish during tournaments and plant them in like floating nets in tournament lakes so he could just go grab them and use them as his bag. used to slash other fisherman's tires in parking lots too

As a 3rd generation fisherman, you absolutely nailed why we fish. Dolphins and whales took it even further and evolved to go back in the water permanently to style on these damn fish. Also, te weights aren't the smartest. Fish aren't supposed to die in these tournaments, and even a lot of casual fishermen can fairly accurately judge a largemouth's weight by sight alone. Of course you're going to be off a bit here and there, but if a fish is half a pound or more heavier than average, pros will take notice.

Im not even into fishing but guys like this (that aren't the cheater) pour a lot of money and time into what they do and have years and years of skill and are passionate about it. They get that even the best fisherman isn't going to catch the weightiest fish all the time and constantly win. The full 20 minute video is really interesting where they show the live weigh ins and the crowd reaction.

@ricotta5753

Жыл бұрын

True, both fishing and hunting take a lot of time, work and money. The cost is only worth it if other people don’t screw you over.

I really shouldn’t be surprised that cheating is possible and the tactics are very variant in every sport but I truly am. Thank you so much Charlie for this video.

today i learned you can cheat at fishing

I love how Charlie will sniff out and oust a cheater in any category of life

@imbetterlol1670

Жыл бұрын

My vids r better!

@akiraackerman4780

Жыл бұрын

Minecraft cheating, Fortnite cheating, chess cheating, wife cheating, and even fishing cheating. I probably missed some

Charlie is a modern renaissance man - I've been introduced to so many diverse/bizarre topics I feel like he's genuinely enriched my life 😄

@oscarsaldanajr890

Жыл бұрын

Fishing is pretty bizarre

@FivesRust

Жыл бұрын

@@oscarsaldanajr890 yeah I’m still trying to figure out what a fish is

I'm glad that Charlie's covering everything now, from scandals to dramas

@mitra7195

Жыл бұрын

Fam

My dad owned a boat dealership and sports shop back in the 90s. His companies hosted fishing tournaments where the grand prize was a new bass boat. The winners would have to pass a polygraph test afterward. Tying out fish has been a cheating tactic used in the past. But this was some bold shit right here!

I see Charlie is both a Chess and Fishing pro to be covering such topics in detail

@imbetterlol1670

Жыл бұрын

My vids r better!

@user-tw2cz3mf5p

Жыл бұрын

Jesus is omniscient after all

@sayEDBTZ

Жыл бұрын

He lives in Florida so I’m guessing he knows more than the average person about fishing. I just love to see both worlds im interested in collide lol

"How could they get away with it," I think you got it in your previous sentence. I mean besides it being so egregious this time that the weights fell out, there's this thing called escalation. Liars tend to get more grandiose with time, so he probably STARTED small like you said... and got worse every time he got away with it until now.

@Magna_Carta5

Жыл бұрын

I think he was reading commentary about a different tournament with the "weights fell out of their mouth." In the specific instance covered here, they brought a bag of fish that looked similar to everyone else's, the average weight of the bags was 16 pounds, but their bag weighed 33 pounds, which prompted further investigation. I got the exact weights from another comment, but the coverage read explained how they were caught. To clarify, they had to open up this guys fish to find the proof, the weights didn't fall out. Hope that made sense, lol.

@handlandj

Жыл бұрын

@@Magna_Carta5 I mentioned that. BUT he was also wondering why there were allegations this was continuous behavior and whether that was possible. I'm saying it was, if his behavior had escalated to this point, rather than starting at this level of cheating.

Pulls fish out of water, “ Look at me, I am the superior creature now”

Imagine having a mob of people pissed at you like that ,and then the social media blast. At the best you might be able to start over in another state.

I feel like if there wasn't cameras, this dude would be in the hospital. This crowd is angrier than any I've seen in a while haha

@playcube4564

Жыл бұрын

i thought the same thing, 100-200 years back he probably wouldn't of been a problem in future competitions lets just say that

@Devakiinable

Жыл бұрын

@@playcube4564 He would've been..............FISH FOOD..... ill see my self out

My dad did this for me for an ice fishing tournament because my mom was super toxic and I never won a trophy, never did sports, was really just trying to survive my childhood, my dad got custody and I won my first and only trophy no cash or anything and he didn’t tell me till I was an adult. I cherished that trophy and tho cheating is wrong I can’t thank him enough. I’ll never forget it, it made me feel like I was a winner. So silly 😂❤️

@patmack2871

Жыл бұрын

Your dad is a true father in every way my man be grateful he loved you that much lol

@lisalarsen2384

Жыл бұрын

@@patmack2871 you have no idea my son is named after him ❤️ it’s like a cute cheating story 😂❤️

@deathkorpsofkriegguardsmen8488

Жыл бұрын

@@lisalarsen2384 you have a great father

@GmmBeast

Жыл бұрын

Yeah obviously cheating is no good but since it was just a simple (but precious) trophy it was harmless. It'd be different if it was money. Great father award 😄

@Ilivedbih

Жыл бұрын

@@patmack2871 I mean it's not unheard of lol, pretty average dad thing to do ☠️

Wow if I was in those contests I’d be furious. He stole a ton of money from everyone involved, and they’ll probably never be able to get that money back

Needed to take a leaf from Dale Gribble. "I caught it. That's my position."

i’m so impressed with peoples ability to ruin anything LMAO

@RayFowler

Жыл бұрын

It's always the money that ruins it, to be honest.

@dfquartzidn6151

Жыл бұрын

Someone in the comments suggested that maybe the next cheating scandal would be in paper plane throwing and it would be so funny, lmao.

@Cenentury0941

Жыл бұрын

​@@dfquartzidn6151 whatever that scandal would bring up might push stealth drone technology to the next level. Can't wait.

As a man who's seen a fish before, this deeply disturbs me and I hope charles keeps up the coverage of this very moist sports scandal.

@smg4suckslmaooo658

Жыл бұрын

My vids r better..

@whythenumber

Жыл бұрын

You're being so brave about it too

@dog-with-knife

Жыл бұрын

As a woman who has seen two, maybe even three fish before, I fully support your support of Charlie's coverage of this scandal.

@fooly2cool406

Жыл бұрын

banger comment

@grimdarkmalarkey5402

Жыл бұрын

@@JG-xm5bd One of my family members actually saw a fishstick in a supermarket once. It remains one of the most intense and harrowing stories I have ever heard to this day.

“There haven’t been any major fishing scandals that I’m aware of; at least, none that have hit the main stream” lmaoo

As someone who is an amateur fisherman I sometimes catch the pro fishing tour on tv occasionally but I don't really follow it, but oh my god this was absolutely absurd to hear I can't believe someone would actually do something like this and not expect to get caught

Turns out the guy who was pulling the weights out is just a master of sleight of hand magic. Gets em every time.

@thecloneguyz

Жыл бұрын

If you saw the video you would not have made that comment if you see the fish bulging Pfffffftttbwuhahahahaha

When cheaters get away with it for so long, they get way more brazen. Same with criminals; they get too confident and eventually get caught.

As a lifelong Clevelander there is an unspoken rule to NOT mess with Fishermen let alone the tournaments. This is one of the largest fishing events (if not thee largest) in the Midwest and as you can see these other Fishermen are PISSED off. I am absolutely certain this entire scenario could have been 100x worse and the fact these guys got away with no physical altercation is insane (I am not advocating for violence but trust me you do not mess with Erie Fishers)

I’ve actually won a fishing tournament myself, I completed the fishing contest quest on RuneScape. That vampire was no match for me

Charlie putting himself in scandals he isn't with involved with is hilarious to me 😂

@swordfish2089

Жыл бұрын

Charley been stuck in that computer room too long. He needs to get outside for some sun and outdoor activity of some kind.

@mooma10

Жыл бұрын

@@swordfish2089 I mean there's a hurricane going on for him... Maybe not

@battlecubes4762

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for not havinng any bots under your comment man

@Fattipotato79

Жыл бұрын

No bots :D

@conservat1vepatr1ot

Жыл бұрын

@@mooma10 That passed days ago…

Critical wanting to uncover the cheater’s secrets with chat is so cute

@rosiemurray1875

Жыл бұрын

yeah it was sweet :) sorry about the bots x

@imbetterlol1670

Жыл бұрын

My vids r better!'

@smg4suckslmaooo658

Жыл бұрын

Rario,

they were suspected for the longest time and they were now finally caught.

What Charlie didn’t mention is that not only did they beat the previous record by almost 10lbs, they more than doubled the weight of the second place team. They weighed in something like 34lbs while second place was 16 and change

Man now i wanna be a fisherman that community seems so tight like their not even hating their more surprised and upset he was cheating they truly had respected him being the champ thats love

Oh boy, I can't wait for the next obscure cheating scandal, that I'll learn about from Charlie. It's probably going to be from the competitive paper plane throwing league or something like that.

@Eargesplitten-Loudenboomer

Жыл бұрын

Biggest Cheating Scandal in Pinewood Derby history!!!

@loversandlosers

Жыл бұрын

he literally just scrolls through twitter, make a twitter and you wont have to rely on charlie to spoon feed you the news

@Some-One

Жыл бұрын

@@loversandlosers Nah, he finds interesting stuff, but about 90 percent of it doesn't concern me enough for me to try and look for it myself. I mostly just enjoy his commentary, I don't watch him for news.

@dfquartzidn6151

Жыл бұрын

@@Some-One Me too, lmfao.

@Lazymofos

Жыл бұрын

I hope the legend Pure Paper Petes legacy remains untarnished, please anyone but him!

Man, I did not know the Professional Fishing scene rewards are that large. That is almost PGA level of Prize

They got away with a long time because they probably used smaller weights and less fillets originally, but steadily grew more and more bold until one of the frequent organizers noticed the increasing disparity in weight vs size.

With the amount of money involved, these guys definitely meet the standard for Theft by Deception.

@radiod698

Жыл бұрын

Four bots jesus. What's theft by deception? How bad of a crime is it penalty wise

We live in a society where we need to beware both phishing and fishing...

@scorpion0498

Жыл бұрын

Don't get baited, some of these scams catch people hook line and stinker.

@imbetterlol1670

Жыл бұрын

My vids are better!!

@vinnywcreal

Жыл бұрын

@@scorpion0498 Scams? With all due respect these just seem like lonely teenagers who can’t get hobbies.

@scorpion0498

Жыл бұрын

@@vinnywcreal wat. i was making puns brutha.

used to work for a shop that bought whole fish from local commercial rod & reelers. one guy would stuff all of his striped bass with rags, burlap, bait fish, etc to try and get a larger payout

My girlfriend’s step dad has come in second place multiple times in this exact tournament, and he is LIVID about all of this.

@kingvamp.

Жыл бұрын

:( that sucks. are there no second place prizes?

As a fisherman im incredibly surprised this is a video. I knew about the drama but the alst thing i expected was for charlie to know about it.

I live in Port Clinton Ohio right next to where this took place. As a local marina owner/ fisherman I’m so happy this story has made it this far.

Looks fish dead in the eye: you gotta weight in there buddy

Regarding on how they would guess to check the bass. The bass in this professional tournament are weighing in 10-30 pounds sometimes. This guy seemed to be stuffing as much as he could in the fish so once you picked up the bass by the jaw you it was probably like picking up a small dumbbell. Or the metal weights hit against each other and made noise or he didn’t hide the weights well enough.

Fishermen are definitely overlooked on their place in society. They always supply the freshest fish. They deserve more praise for their hard work. I’m not talking about sport fishermen (although they are somewhat important)

@Lamiishere

Жыл бұрын

Cringe af

@kingkobralive

Жыл бұрын

I wish you guys can show me as much love as you show this channel ! I know I’m not as good as them but I still make entertaining videos and with your help 1 day we will get there together 🫶🏼🌟Thanks

@whoswho7802

Жыл бұрын

@@kingkobralive shut up

@dariusdrew7427

Жыл бұрын

Big fan of fishing

@galaga8779

Жыл бұрын

Sorry about the bots. Fishers do need more attention because we forget that they provide so much food.

I am so glad that he made a video about this. Thanks for showing everyone that these cheaters are going too get caught no matter what! THEY HAVE TO PAY IT BACK!!!

@smg4suckslmaooo658

Жыл бұрын

My vids r better

@thelostmessenger

Жыл бұрын

For that quantity, they definitely gotta give it back

Can we take a moment to appreciate the umpire style throw out from the tournament organizer!

“That’s a lot of wrangler jeans” cracked me UP

We've really been in the cheating saga since the Queen died

@epicfail7874

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry the first five replies to your comment were bots

@Vaultboythefightingmachine

Жыл бұрын

@卐-SoundWrathAesthetics-卐 YOU SHALL NOT PASSS!!!!!!!

Caught hook, line, and sinker.

Right at "BY THE BALLLLS." You had me by the balls. Lol

At this point I just assume everything competitive is filled with cheating.

@shai.gilgeous.no1fan

Жыл бұрын

True