Update || The Tournament Director released an official video statement: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nY1_pbKHf5nIgJs.html

@randymiller5008

Жыл бұрын

I watched it. It's stupid. Smh . We wanna know what the Official charges are 👍

@bradforward850

Жыл бұрын

Trump Trash being Trump Trash. If they aint stealin from childhood caner charities or the poor in Mississippi. They're doing things like this. Now you know how they get rich.

@shawndarling1980

4 ай бұрын

The reason for the filets was to try to muffle the sound of the fish hitting the basket to get weighed

His troll partner dipped and left Jake to face the music on his own.

That was so dangerous. Give the guy that told them to leave a medal.

Also read in an article that other anglers had been suspicious of them for years in other tournaments. In particular some thought that they were catching fish before tournaments and then sneaking them in, and everyone was suspicious that this team never donated their tournament catches to local food banks like everyone else did. Obviously, they didn't want the local food banks to cut open the fish and find the items inside, plus they probably needed the weights back lol

Hats off for the man at the scale......he knew what he was looking at and exposed it. Hats off to the tournament for doing the right thing

@tristanturner1595

Жыл бұрын

Exactly he knew from the start. He said “stick around so we can get some pictures of those fish” he wanted to check them out from the start

This screams of someone who has gotten more bold in their cheating, they just went too far this time. Ounces maybe, pounds? Their egos took over, unbelievable.

@tristanturner1595

Жыл бұрын

Ounces is even wrong but I get where your coming from

@mikek860

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Almost 34 pounds in 5 low 20” class fish is on par with Biden getting 81 million votes in 2020. No way in hell either happened.

The fishing community is big but very tight. I'm shocked they made it out without getting hands tossed. I have fished the " PRO" tournaments. This has always made me wonder.

@CKing-388

Жыл бұрын

I fish on a small local bass league and I’ve seen questionable weigh ins. Where someone weighs a fish, another weighs one visibly larger. And the smaller one weighs more?!?! Everyone looks at each other. When you fish long enough you can come pretty close to guesstimating weights “that’s 4lbs, that’s 3…” etc.

Hats off to everyone keeping their cool ..

@gregorypaul7898

Жыл бұрын

Seriously, I would have made them swallow those weights in front of everyone.

He can still be in the fish industry..." You want fries with that filet o fish?"

@AWC1989

Жыл бұрын

.....Noooooo!!!!! I work as a Stockboy/Crew Trainer at McDonald's, and I have an online store on Ebay for extra money too. My point is I'm not even sure I want them working beside me. Well they probably think they're way too good for fast food work anyways. .....How about Trash Collectors on the back of a garbage truck that seems (to me anyway) like an even worse job. Which I actually have experience or better yet nightmares of even to this day. 👋🙂👍

The weights were wrapped in the fish filets so they’d be harder to feel. Also heard rumors that the filets are from undersized walleye

@del_boy_trotter

Жыл бұрын

Easy to say after the event but, you'd imagine a quick run-over from a hand-held metal detector should perhaps, be in the rules? Although, having said that, I've seen (and used) _solid Nylon balls of a similar size and weight,_ on some waters that ban the use of lead weights? (In the UK?) Is it also really true, that these guys, over the years, have benefited by *over $3 million?* That, is some serious cash and/or cash value! Again, just wondering out loud, is there any way of telling if they could have brought some of their catch, from their freezers at home? _Strange they not only had the heaviest but, also the most (5) in the haul?_

Professional fishers? No- They're professional CHEATS! They'll never be able to catch so much as a guppy without being suspect. They better NEVER show their faces at my ponds!!

I would guess the fillet is too keep the weights in the stomach as a stop. Only reason I can think of using them.

@drjheyer

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@honsolo811

Жыл бұрын

Nah. They were just using the fillets as extra weight. They also found a pair of pliers in one of their fish

@patrickbrown912

Жыл бұрын

@@honsolo811 the pliers weren't found in the fish. It was a multi-tool that the tourney director was using to cut open the fish. Some people thought they were in the fish just because he laid them on the ground next to the fish.

@toddyell4440

Жыл бұрын

I agree Travis So you don't feel lumps

@fisher7636

Жыл бұрын

Not really to keep them in, just wrapped the weights in filets so they’d be more difficult to feel in the belly

Thank you for the post. Jail time first, then ban from tournament fishing for life. Stripped of all sponsors for life.

I’m actually surprised that it isn’t customary to cut open the fish on the spot before anyone is declared the winner.

@chrissinger101

Жыл бұрын

right for that much money why wouldnt they!!!!!!!!!

@alexkoutdoor

Жыл бұрын

Xray?

Great Job my man, I've watched this 10 times and watching the expression on his face makes me feel so great, watching his career just disappear, it's a shame that he puts his family in this situation.

@ohiofishingextreme2320

Жыл бұрын

They don't care about their families or they would not have done that all those mo fos care about is themselves and karma got them.

@paullangdon9575

Жыл бұрын

Ok woah not so fast Ohio. You know they care about their families. They cheated to win- not because of that. But now they’re in deep shit. That’s the issue; not that they don’t love their families lol. And now their embarrassment!

@kevincameron6870

Жыл бұрын

They made their bed, go find a regular job like the rest of us and now they'll see what they lost lol cheers 🍻 👏 ✌️ 👍

I watched another video earlier on this topic and to enlighten you ChiCityYaker, these two professional fishermen Jake Runyan & Chase Cominsky did rake in millions over the years winning boats, and $300,000 tournament first place prize in one fishing event and more that added up to making millions of dollars in this sport!!!

@chrissinger101

Жыл бұрын

how could they win 300,000 and not check the fish! lolol

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that info! I think it's safe to say that their winnings aren't reflective of what the average pro angler is making per year. Considering they may have cheated in previous years to amass those hundreds of thousands, if not, potentially millions in prizes. That is what I meant by saying being a Pro Angler isn't a career where you're raking in millions per year just from tournament winnings. Perhaps over an entire career.

@paullangdon9575

Жыл бұрын

Well if they cheated in the past it worked well. I’m almost laughing at all the reaction on this because you wouldn’t believe all the cheating that goes on up in Eastern Ontario lol. Some guy named Tim & his partners (and others) stuffing weights into minnows then into bass. Widespread. Some of us will never do the tournament thing here.

The fish filiet was most likely to add cushion because one of the weights were bulging

These guys "won" 306k last year. You can make serious money in the tournament fishing industry

@charlescrockett6208

Жыл бұрын

YOU MEAN STEAL LOTS OF MONEY!

I can't wait to see "we got weights in fish " t-shirts!

Channels are blowing up because of this lol only good thing about this

This should be felony fraud and felony theft charges at minimum, because of they amount of money involved.

Gonna have to have MRI machine trucks at tournament weigh ins from now on lol

They will not ever be able to even get a fishing license ever again!

@Eskey__

Жыл бұрын

Yep. I can’t imagine getting paid and have sponsors etc. to do something you love then throw it all away by cheating. These guys new they f*¡k up. Crazy.

Wow. I wonder if one of the fish threw up a sinker. Im going to keep an eye on this story! I appreciate you sharing this!

@BigLakeLittleBoat

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I thought. Maybe a sinker fell out and they found it laying in the bag.

@poundtacos4006

Жыл бұрын

I'm hearing there was a challenge from someone.

@bugeyes5396

Жыл бұрын

in the video you can hear some questions about the size of the fish and the way a stomach looked.

@BigLakeLittleBoat

Жыл бұрын

@@bugeyes5396 aahhh. Ok. I didn’t catch that.

@bobhunter8992

Жыл бұрын

Just over 8 pounds of lead, walleye fillets, and a pair of pliers were found in the fish. They were disqualified from a big tournament last year because they had failed a lie detector test. No weights feel out of the fish, there was a protest from another angler.

Wow, just insane!!

You are gifted with a narrative voice my friend! Think you for sharing your thoughts!

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that compliment. Thank you.

@del_boy_trotter

Жыл бұрын

@@ChiCityYaker 👍I'll echo that 100% my friend, you actually brought a massive story, and actually breathed real life into it! Well done, excellent presentation!👍

2020 there was a cheating incident on lake Powell in Utah. 2009 there was a similar cheating incident in Texas. In that case the guy put a 1lb lead weight in a 9lb bass. The TD noticed that the fish immediately sunk and stayed at the bottom of the holding tank.

I can tell by the type of sunglasses he’s wearing that he ain’t alright. 😂

They pushed their scam too far and got caught... It was Greed. Period

Some of those weights legit weigh a pound. The tournament director saw their 5 fish and figured they weighed about 20-22lbs and they weighed 34lbs. He knew something wasn't right and told Jake that he needed to check his fish and that's when he felt the lead weights. I'm pretty sure he'll be banned for life from fishing any future tournaments.

Why aren’t organizers doing live release tournaments?

Get ready for fish X-rays at the tournaments. Honestly surprised that’s not already a standard. It would be super cheap and easy to set up a tank a to measure the volume of the fish vs. weight- since most fish will have a predictable composition that would point towards sketchy fish.

If you watch the whole video the police were called with sirens blasting. Ohio was questioning them last I heard.

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

I haven't done research into tournament prizing to look at the numbers to see 1. what the total prizing per year is and 2. what's the average a pro angler makes. I also wonder if it's different on the species of fish the tournament is focused on so like Bass Tournament vs. Walleye. I think it can be a very volatile career considering you only cash a decent check if you place high enough and then you have to be able to do that consistently. Not easy work at all. I respect those guys that make it a career.

@paullangdon9575

Жыл бұрын

We can thank the fishing gear companies for turning this into a commercialized sport… a racket pumped up then out to all the guys who fell for this. Would be a lot less volatile if prize money was spread out much more widely. I was never a sucker for the tournament thing. So who’s the big winner? The guy with the heaviest weight? Or the companies who tell ya to buy this year’s gear cuz last year’s won’t work any longer lol?

the fish fillets were put in to keep the weights from clanging together.

I guess one of these guys failed a polygraph last year in a big tournament and lost out on a 6 figure pay day. Apparently they even got an attorney and tried to sue over it. Looks like they finally got what was coming to them.

@roymcdavid1015

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. “Cheaters never win, and winners never cheat!”!

I wonder why they don’t wand the winner’s fish for the big tournaments.

I need the guy with the track suit POV he was on that shit lol he said ooo and found legit the best view point and I am here for it

Those 2 guys won a $100,000 boat package

Weights were 12 ounces each, for a total of 8 pounds. The filets were used to hold the weights in place and hide them from view if someone were to look in their mouths. In Ohio, it is a felony to cheat in a tournament. They were DQ'd from the Fall Brawl last year, but won the Walleye Slam with the same fish that was DQ'd in the Brawl. Everyone knew they were cheating, but tournament directors wouldn't touch them for fear of lawsuits which they threatened... until Friday.

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that backstory and helping to give more context.

Word has it that piece of human debris is working the fry machine at McDonald's. Now we know why they don't fill the large frie boxes up all the way.

The fillets kept the weights from banging into one another and making noise.

Big money and big prizes attract all kinds of characters. Glad they got caught like a fish.

They put the fillets in to hold the weights from falling back out.

The fillets were not for weight, they were to stop the lead weights from bumping around making noise.

The filet was to stop the weights from falling out. They were a plug.

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for clarifying that. Many people that never thought to ever cheat, like myself, didn't know why that would be in them.

@Simfight

Жыл бұрын

@@ChiCityYaker Once I saw the filets, I knew it wasn't just weight. They have been at this for awhile, I'm guessing.

A pair of pliers 🤣

Could just be accumulated heavy metals no? Bahahaha

I don’t understand this at all. They found approximately 8lbs of weight in the fish. That means that they still would have won the tournament even without the weights. They got extremely greedy here! That’s the only thing I can think of.

I’ve only been fishing a couple years. I know nothing about the Pro Tournaments. I imagine Sponsorship Money can be at stake, so not just winnings. What do tournaments do for going forward? This may be silly but If Live Scope costs thousands then why not a fish scanner? Maybe after this settles down someone can work with Jake to learn as much as they can about cheating, methods used, and what can be done to prevent it. Are there others doing it??

The fish fillet will eliminate the weights rattling and clinking around making noise. Sick!

i think the filet was there to try to cushion the lead weights from being felt

the filet was to cover the noise of weights hitting each other in the gut

This is so disgusting to me. Just saw the clip and it's so infuriating. These guys are done. Fisherman don't forget or forgive cheating.

@paullangdon9575

Жыл бұрын

No they don’t forgive judging from all the arguing they do over who got where first, what fishing areas they think they own temporarily or how close or far one boat is to another. What a racket to get into lolol.

I bet he has the “weight” of the fishing world on his shoulders.

Those egg sinkers are 8 oz a piece

Those weights are at least 8 ounces each

These guys are lucky they weren't made into fish bait

They put the fillet of fish inside in case someone looked maybe they wouldn't be able to tell but then again they put the lead weights in also

Over the past few years they have amassed over $3 million in tournament wins.

I think they were using the fish filets to wrap the sinkers to prevent the sinkers from making noise and hitting each other during weigh-in.

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

yeah others have pointed this out to me. I never cheated so I didn't know that how you do it lol

@gillcrossproductions

Жыл бұрын

Right...that and also maybe they stuffed them in at the end to help keep the weights in them? So if somebody looked down the throat all you see is the fish filet and may not notice...IDK...shit had me dead though lol

If it involves $$, someone gonna lose their morals. Sad

Those are at least 5 to 8 ounce lead I make lead weights for my fishing

@cameronkedas3334

Жыл бұрын

How do you make them? Is there some sort of mold or something like that?

good at our government, stuffing balitboxs.

People have got caught before even with braided lines tied to the fish where there where tied off somewhere and still tied off in the mouth WoW.....

It’s crazy that they caught 4 fish that ate egg weights.

@ryanmcdonnell9618

Жыл бұрын

“Ate” lol yeah right

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the humor lol

WE GOT WEIGHTS IN FISH!!!!!

1LB per egg it says in one of the pictures from a stillshot in one of the videos.

Hopefully this enlightens people and they take the proper measures to make sure nobody does this type of thing in the future. Humans are a dishonest species. The fact there is that much money on the line and stuff. There’s bound to be people that cheat. They def have been doing it for years though. You can tell. Their confidence just grew and grew as they got away with it more and more.

WOW.

Some of the sinkers weighed 12 ounces

Future fish weigh-in requires metal detection and xray machine on site.

He put the fillet fish in there to keep the weight from rattling my guess is

These guys are lucky they did not get killed

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

true

not sure about this tournaments.. but in the past there have been people caught cheating who were forced to repay all of their winnings fro the srason, plus losing their endorsements, and depending on the contracts for the endorsements, they could also be forced to repay any moniew they have made from them

@juniorhasbigears

Жыл бұрын

I think there are talks of opening an investigation into this team for that reason, to repay all of their previous tournament winnings. They also won the boat they were using from a past tournament. Also idk if this is true but another pro angler KZreadr said the state this happened in has a law that considers fraudgently obtaining prize money over $1000 is considered a felony. I believe the top prize here was either $30k or $45k

I love the two guys with weights in fish..God bless em

It never surprises me these days what a person would do to be King. I'm sure they both have family and kids and friends that can't look at them right now. You sold your Soul . I hope you can get past this and move on cause the outcast will be hard enough. What were you thinking

@paullangdon9575

Жыл бұрын

They’ll get past it. They won so much money by now i doubt they’re devastated lolol. They’re probably laughing by now. Regardless of conjecture or accusations if they cheated in the past there’s no getting any $$ back. How do we prove that. Obviously ban them now but will they give a shit? No.

1 year in prison mandatory. There must be consequences.

@tonyrappa4611

Жыл бұрын

I agree but even if they don't go to jail their lives have just flipped upside down I heard one of the wives already left and divorced one of them all their friends know their family members know their neighbors know everybody knows what they did if it was me I would literally leave the state because I could never look at anyone in the face again it would be too embarrassing

@deputy3690

Жыл бұрын

@@tonyrappa4611 Good! That is worse than going to prison actually.

Should’ve let the crowd take care of them!

they wereputting the weights inside the filets so noone could feel them

Those are one pound lead sinkers....

fillets to wrap the weights .

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

gotcha. thanks for clarifying.

There was a total of 8lbs of weights not including the fillets and pliers

They failed to a polygraph test last fall.

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

yikes

Why don't they keep the fish alive like as a bass tournament? How did they know to cute these fish open?

you use the filet, so the weights don't move around or rattle

Parents must be really proud

they put the fillet in to mask the texture of the weight. cmon man

Anyone who came in 2nd cause of these cheaters should sue them !

It's pretty obvious that this isnt the first time...

They're DONE!! Bye bye sponsors!!

HE CANT GO OUT AND FUN FISH ANY MORE .... IN OHIO WHERE THIS TOOK PLACE HES FACING A 5TH DEGREE FELONY AND A LIFETIME LOSS OF FISHING LICENSE

@cameronkedas3334

Жыл бұрын

Oh geez I never thought about them losing their fishing licenses for the rest of their lives😶😶😶

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

Wow...huge L they're taking over this.

@bigcountry5045

Жыл бұрын

@@cameronkedas3334 yep ... serves them right !!!! if you cant fish legal then you shouldnt be able to fish at all !!!!

@bigcountry5045

Жыл бұрын

@@ChiCityYaker dont cheat and you'll be fine!!!!!

They probably planted the fish also.

Cocaine's a powerful drug.

@555Cook

Жыл бұрын

Depending who you get it from .😉

That takes balls…lead balls.

Wow

Now they will have to run fish under scanners to detect crap like this. They used the filets as a cushion so the metal would not make noise.

Not the fall brawl.... was the lake erie walleye trail. Please have accurate information as it affects participation etc. But much research done before rolling this out

They learned it from someone

🐟I understand if the “ Cheaters “ had NOT cheated , they would have won the tournament with the total weight , that’s KARMA working overtime 🐟

This is just hilarious. Fools.