My initial reaction video to this entire scandal: kzread.infoodL-JfVPqZM?feature=share For context: my perspective on this entire ordeal is from the outside looking in as a Great Lakes Salmon angler/content creator. I appreciate many of you that are within the walleye fishing space and have shared info to clarify and/or educate me on certain aspects of what transpired. Thanks!

@jaysantos536

Жыл бұрын

9:42: "How did he know why to check these fish?" Are you serious. I'm not a fisherman but it was obvious to even ME when their five fish weighed more than SIXTEEN POUNDS MORE than anybody else's five fish? There is NO WAY in hell for that to happen...And every guy there knew it, especially since they did'nt look any bigger.......This wasnt 70 pound sharks being compared to each other, it was some very small fish....

@Bucky-hendersen-troutguy

Жыл бұрын

Love me some salmo trutta!!! Esp the brownies!

@mars6433

Жыл бұрын

I'm a 58 yr old, retired Alternative/Rock guitar player with, yes, my own KZread channel and a lot of my friends have seen the video and were also shocked. The director seems like a nice guy and posted a great video. Best wishes to your industry.

I wish our national politicians had this kind of integrity. First Class. I would fish in this young man's tournament anytime.

@NoRedemptionOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 💯!

@77confusedzombie77

Жыл бұрын

i offer you $10k to let me do to the rivers as i please.

@kevinvrba2783

Жыл бұрын

Can we talk about something other then politics for a chsnge Get a life dude your gonna be ok 👌 no matter who the president is political remarks no matter who their about just ruins a good day

@txhuntsman

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinvrba2783 Perhaps reading comprehension is not your strong suit. Please review and note I didn’t reference anyone specifically and my comment was only using politicians in general as the foil to the tournament director to highlight him positively. The only person who made their comment about politics specifically was you. Stay in your lane & you will have much less chance of looking foolish.

@patricklaurojr7427

Жыл бұрын

@@txhuntsman I guess we found the liberal in the comment haha this guy Kevin lol. Whenever you get the please don't bring up politics are same ppl embarrassed for voting for this shit show

You can tell this disappointed and hurt him as well, he takes this serious and has pride in what he’s doing there. The fact that he apologized to the youth etc makes it that much more wholesome. Shout out to this guy!!

@kelvinmorris1991

Жыл бұрын

They weren’t the only ones cheating,they just got caught

@danielmartin7838

Жыл бұрын

Hurt? America needs her men back. This guy should have broke their nose to make the "hurt" visible on the face of those who cheated

@outdoorcasey

Жыл бұрын

@@danielmartin7838 You don't need to beat the shit out of someone. Jesus , this isn't Nazi Germany. Throw them in jail, yes. These guys fucked up big time. But they might have a daughter or son.

@PrettyFLY4aWiFi.

Жыл бұрын

@@outdoorcasey simp

@sir-richard4172

Жыл бұрын

@@outdoorcasey and their daughter/son will be taught the same shit. They need to be made an example of.

He is a fine young man. His apology was an honest one and shows true character. Stay true to yourself and keep improving gentlemen.

@bradmartin3289

Жыл бұрын

Sincere just wish he wasn't reading so much from a prepared apology, it would have been more sincere coming across the video if he was better prepared. Still respect him for coming out acknowledging everything.

Nothing to apologize for. Director did a great job and no one would fault him.

@R-Lee-

Жыл бұрын

He was cursing around little kids.

@RegulaRegz732

Жыл бұрын

@@R-Lee- and I'm sure their parents do to..... who cares

@R-Lee-

Жыл бұрын

@@RegulaRegz732 a lot of parents care

@oldhikinthesticks4524

Жыл бұрын

@@R-Lee- Show me where your feelings override his Constitutional Rights...

@chase4116

Жыл бұрын

@@R-Lee- Go to hell demon. This guy is a pro, he handled it great. Nobody is perfect.

Jason Fisher is an outstanding man and role model. Never met him but his reaction to this disgrace from the two who were caught cheating is human to be mad but to his recovery and subsequent statement to the public and anglers is to commended and praised.

You can tell he was truly mortified and took it extremely personal when he found the weight

@yaturkey3902

Жыл бұрын

Azerbaijan pride!

You did nothing wrong sir. Glad to see your heart is in the right place

You can tell this cut him pretty deep. This guy is a hero and being new to fishing I have a huge respect for him.

@faceplant3000

Жыл бұрын

Thats my exact thought, this cut him deep and it shows.

The fact that you can hear the emotion in his voice as he's describing what fishing means to him, and how much this sport means to him, really sets the bar high on how someone in his seat should be. Passionate, honest, transparent, and humble.

The Director of the tournament Jason Fisher did an excellent job by shouting out *”we got weights in fish“* So they get the infamous shame but at the same time defused the mob so no one was physically harmed.

He had every right to be upset using profanity in this case because I would’ve done the same exact thing and that is human. When humans get upset because of cheaters you cannot hold back your words. Kudos to this man we’re not making physical contact because a lot of folks would.

What a great individual he is. I'm not ashamed to say I had tears in my eyes listening to this. I raised 2 boys to be ethical fishermen and I would be proud to have them meet this man.

The bad guys are gone. And honestly I believe all the recognition and attention brought to our tournament trail is going to turn out to be a good thing for future events and sponsors

@bigloads3600

Жыл бұрын

Way more cheaters than those 2 guys....they just got caught

@michaelyork7844

Жыл бұрын

@@bigloads3600 true but that's every tournament possibly but you know that

@brianshort2101

Жыл бұрын

Ya the metal detecting wand needs to be used on everyone's sack before they weigh....sad but that's what it is

@commoncorysense1809

Жыл бұрын

@@brianshort2101 Cheaters would just keep cheating with nonmetallic items

@brianshort2101

Жыл бұрын

@@commoncorysense1809 what is non metallic and weighs enough and is small enough to even fk with or try to stuff fish with?!?

It must have been so emotional for this guy to get so upset the way he did as he cut each fish open. God man. Such a fair individual, and also allowing the perps to get out of there and telling the crowd to NOT touch them for their own safety. Very very classy.

@imnotbenavery9220

Жыл бұрын

He prevented mob justice, tempered the escalation as they pulled more and more out, and controlled what could have been a VERY dangerous situation. Same is to be said of the anglers they screwed over for not doing what we all wanted to.

@mikeleo5990

Жыл бұрын

Good call not Ben Avery on the other anglers - there was a lotta of angry people there and who knows what woulda happened if this guy didn’t tell them to back off ( or what shoulda happened) 😏🖖

This is a rock solid human. Wow. Awesome statement. Apologizing for his language is something very very few would ever think to do. 👏🏻👏🏻

This guy is a true class act...truly a great human being straight up..he was almost in tears!! This sport means alot to some ppl and this was such a stab in the back...godbless this man!!!

Very respectable man. I'm not even a fisherman but if I was I'd want this guy running the tourneys forsure. Keep going man

@Spacesprocketz

Жыл бұрын

FACTS!

He did explain what happened in an interview. After they weighed in, some folks went up to him to object and was asking him to check the fish because these guys had history of doing shady shit. So, to appease those raising questions and put it to bed, he had him bring the fish back and as he picked up the first fish, he squeezed along the belly and said he felt hard objects in there which led to him asking for a knife and cutting them open to see what the hard objects were.

@clarkkent1521

Жыл бұрын

But why did it have to come down to complaints from other fishermen? The officials should be monitoring this with anti-cheating protocols. Especially when the fish weighed more than they looked.

@jasonnelms4556

Жыл бұрын

@@clarkkent1521 the tournament crew had suspicions also. That team had passed and failed lie detection in the past regarding their cheating when it came to winning. After big money wins, the tournament requires they do the lie detection tests apparently. So it wasn't just the other fisherman. Plus, the tournament directors could easily identify a round about weight of these fish. He said all the ones they had looked like 4 and 5 pounders but came in around 7 or 8 pounds each on the scale and it immediately raised doubt with the director. So it wasn't just the other fisherman. But you're right and I agree, there should be more checks and balances because these guys aren't the only ones that do this. There's all kinds of tournament cheats being caught and getting charged with felonies so I hope these guys do to.

He was on another podcast where he talks about how he knew, but basically he said that he knew by just looking at the fish and feeling them.

Wow this guy is what this old world needs more of someone that truly cares about others because if he didn’t the two guys that got caught would of had a very bad day I am sure that they will fix this and only grow bigger the positive is that everyone now knows how much good for the community these guys do. What a stand up guy!

Jason is a great dude. Does a lot for his community as well. I’ve known him personally for along time.

@barbarabeagley6650

Жыл бұрын

Tell him that the people don't think that he did anything wrong!

Good for him for still recognizing the youth are impressionable through all of this. So sad to see the actions of these cheaters, but also good for this guy for handling it like a class act! Well done buddy.

I'm a retired army officer, I'd follow this high character young man anywhere, this angling organization is fortunate to have him.

@bway1983

Жыл бұрын

Normally I would question an officers sense of direction lol but I think your on point on this one

@martellparks1450

Жыл бұрын

Nobody cares that you were in the army. That’s irrelevant asf in this convo. Smh.

@dominicw.g3722

Жыл бұрын

@@martellparks1450 nobody cares that you don't care but you still felt the need to make the point 🤡

People who put these events on never get enough credit, most are volunteers, not all, but most, they take a lot of crap. I for one want to thank everyone who gives their time for others, umpires, soccer coaches, basketball coaches, and in my case, people who run fishing tournaments, Thank You all.

Director, I salute you! I will show my kids your video because you are a man that stands up for truth, honesty, and integrity. 🙏

Thank You Sir for posting this video, he is very passionate about his platform! Fish On

This guy rocks. Love to see such integrity and humble attitude for a tournament director!

Jason is a great guy!! Works hard and deserves to be rewarded with success in the future. For his community which he obviously loves. And, for his family.

He needs to copyright the phrase, “We got weights in fish!”

@SK-oh9ui

Жыл бұрын

Hilarious 🤣🤣

That’s a man with Deep integrity in his soul…..you cannot buy it, sell it, or wish for it….you have to be it. Also, you’re video is well presented and you do a good job. Thank you sir and tight lines

Michaell!!! You busted your algorithm into pieces!!! Well done buddy. Bet you're just as excited seeing these roll in as you are slamming a king out the yak!

Class act… We need more TD’s like this guy…

The way you react shows a lot about your character, subscribed 🤘👌

Class act ! What a guy. Appreciate the apology but it was understandable. These guys were creeps. Id have been really mad as well. I think he handled it very professionally

You are a champion in your own right. I am inspired by your leadership style and this will only build your tournament and build your reputation as a leader and tournament director. What more can be said, you are inspirational👍

This guy isn’t giving a statement just to hype up his tournaments so he doesn’t lose his anglers. You can tell, just by the look on his face, that he’s a genuine, humble guy and is truly upset, hurt, that these two clowns cheated. I have to respect him for coming out like this to address his anglers, the kids and the families of these guys. Sorry this happened to you, man. I’m sure that you’ll be fine in the long run. It’s so unfortunate for other anglers that could win big in the future, just for someone to doubt their win. It sucks, man. I’m sure everything will work out for everyone. I hope these two idiots are prosecuted for ALL of the money they’ve stolen in the past….yes, all of it. 🤬

@SaltySouthTexan

Жыл бұрын

Yeah agreed….this man is hurting in his soul. Trying to keep fishing alive and strong is hard enough with all the other things out their to do….he’s passionate and it shows.

@supersaiyaman11589

Жыл бұрын

jail time would be a waste of taxpayer money however making them pay every cent back plus a fine on top of that than being banned would be approprate.

@hookwaddell8102

Жыл бұрын

@@supersaiyaman11589 the only two problems with them paying it back is one, they’ve more than likely blown it. People that need to steal money, don’t know how to save money, hence their reason to steal all the time. The second reason, is they’d be put on a payment plan, because we all know they don’t have all of the money up front or even most of it. I’m sure that they have new cars, prob a house and all kinds of toys and shit people like them feel they deserve. So in reality, they don’t deserve shit, let alone a payment plan. They would get off too damn easy that way. Fk it, we’re already paying with our tax dollars for pieces of shit in prison. What’s two more, ya know?!?

Any time money is involved in a contest, someone will be tempted to cheat. That being said, the tournament director caught those who allegedly cheated and, correctly, turned the matter over to law enforcement. He then issued a heartfelt response that showed his passion for the sport, his own shortcomings, albeit minor, as a human being and pledged to make things right in the future. What more can be asked of him?

I think this absolute Legend, needs to realize there is no such thing as bad publicity. I can tell you know that there is a group of 12-15 of us that are gonna make the trip to the USA to fish this tournament for fun (and our support) next year!

@greatlakezgirl649

Жыл бұрын

Thank You

Raw emotion is what made it go viral and we all respect that. It showed just how wrong this was, not just 2 cheaters in a random tournament. And the fact that it went viral probably scared countless fishermen from trying the same thing.

The director explains how he came to find the weights and his suspicion on bigwater fishing. He knew by size that the fish weight was not adding up and asked them to stay for pictures and so he could investigate things further. He explains everything on the interview.

Very well said Sir!! Has I listened to you talking about this situation I couldn't help but feel like you were taking the blame. No matter how hard anyone try to prevent things like this from happening there will always be someone trying to cheat when big $ is on the line. I personally believe you did an outstanding job at handling this.

He said in another video that he's been weighing wall eyes for a long time and he knew something wasn't right so he had to check. He Himself said that checking could also be a bad thing for him and make him look bad if he ended up wrong but it was too suspicious to not check when a certain size bag was weighing more than what it should've with the size of fish that were being weighed.

This is a guy who puts honor and integrity above all else, if everybody had half as much of both the world would be a muh better place.

I showed my kids the video....i want them to know that type of behavior is never tolerated in any setting...they love fishing and should know never ever do something like that ever....

his language was more than acceptable, thats a good dude right there... those two dudes were lucky nobody went bang bang on them

What's scary is how many times did these knuckleheads pull this stunt? They ruined so many lives in the past, taking away someone else's win story. No need to apologize, you are doing a great job honoring the rest of the, "real winners" in the tournaments. The good memories and the sponsors and most of all, the love and dedication for families affected by health issues. God bless you all.

edit: spelling/ grammar Nobody in there right mind is mad at the tournament runner for being animated initially.. he got his bearings almost immediately; calmed down and got help from a cop in the tournament to take control of the situation. Thats a good guy.

There’s an interview he did where he explains how he knew. He said all the anglers were bringing in 4lbers. So 20-22 lbs was good. These guys brought up 7lb and 4-5lbs. They had 33lbs !!! He knew from experience something was up. He asked for the fish and felt something hard in its stomach. Asked for a knife, and the rest is history…

Classy Guy. I agree with you brother, this shows his character and I don't fault the guy at all.

new sub I was looking for the director's statement you've got great content

My hats off to you sir! I'm sure the brotherhood of fisherman will continue to support you and the club and carry on the great citizenship that they have. Best to All

Hats off to this directors sincere apology and heart felt promise to address cheating going forward. One comparison and a question, All major tournament trails especially those that pay out large sums of money require winners to take polygraph test immediately after the tournament and before any money is issued. Were these cheaters ever subjected to polygraphs in prior tournaments?

Mad props to the director and I'm hoping this is a shout out to anybody who even thinks about cheating. Them to frauds are gonna regret this everyday for the rest of there lives and I'm pretty sure most kids have heard this language before but I bet those that have heard the video are thinking to themselves " I don't wanna be them guys that cheated" .

@Ta2dwitetrash

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

He is passionate about the sport. Those cheaters deserve to be prosecuted

This guy is heartbroken because the people participating in his favorite sport can’t be trusted in an honor system

I think that Jason Fisher is a stand up guy, and a class act. You can tell he isn't fooling around with the cheating in these tournaments. He is sincere when he talks about doing good things for the kids, and he's all right in my book!

We are human, we're all guilty of acting on emotions, thank you for the apology but it wasn't necessary my man, good on ya ole boy👏👏👏

@R-Lee-

Жыл бұрын

He was cursing around little kids. And also little kids might see the video. I don't know if you think cursing around little kids is okay but it's not.

Solid solid man. I'll be looking for more. I hope this is a Jumpstart for him

This gets better and better

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

crazy right!

@aurozappa305

Жыл бұрын

@@ChiCityYaker its is ...lol

This is an honorable guy! You can hear the passion and disappointment in his man's voice, I want to fish in one of his tournaments now and I'm not even a fishermen.

I agree dude didnt need to apologies for speaking the way you did in the initial video I saw, the fact that you did speaks volumes about your character. I assure you that you handled it far better than I would have because there would have been major drama up in that place had I been the director. Lee E. in Full Metal Jacket would have looked like a amature DI compared to me!!! The fact that you did makes me have mad respect for you! Hats off to you keeping things under control when the truth came out becuase I remember when getting stoned wasnt against the law...IT WAS THE LAW! Guys like these two is why I dont compete and just fish for personal enjoyment and take a kid with me every chance I get instead.

Good video and analysis

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Just call him Mr. "WE GOT WEIGHTS IN FISH"!! One of the greatest lines in history.

I think his emotions went to higher level as these 2 guys are his friends fir a long time so he was very disappointed on top of everything

I am a lifelong fisherman. I’ve never fished for Walleye. Never fished in any kind of competition. Don’t know anything about it. The impact that a couple of dirtbags can bring to an organization like this is tremendous. I could tell by watching this video that your Director was visibly upset. For him to come out and make a public statement like this is commendable. Like the video maker says, it shows what kind of character this guy has. He’s an honest standup type of guy. I believe you guys will move past this, recuperate and be better for it. Tight lines to all of you.

From what I heard. One fisherman protested the fish which in turn had the director investigate it further. Then he proceeded to cut the fish open.

You don't know anger until someone lifts 45k out of your pocket.

Jason there is absolutely no need for an apology from you! You put on one of the best tournaments states wide.. You didn’t do anything wrong.. you just keep doing what you are doing and the tourney will do nothing but grow with your continued leadership! You caught a dishonest team that should never be allowed a license again.. YOU did nothing wrong.. YOU have passion for what you do and that is what it takes to be the leader you are.. DONT ever apologize for someone’s else’s lack of honesty in something as simple as catching a fish..I will gladly fish your tournament anytime and fishing Erie has always been on my bucket list.. if I never make it I apologize.. good luck to you and congratulations for stopping what could have stolen from many families for many years! Keep the kids involved sir.. they need it 👍

Deep respect to this guy! Sure, he was angry on the day but then everyone else looked pretty pissed! Doing so much for anglers, young and old, local familes and charities... Keep up the good work and don´t let these two cheats screw up the great job you are doing!

If those two anglers had half as much integrity as the director, we wouldn't have had this incident.

Well can every fish be inspected after weigh in? In future tournaments? Or randomly pick 1 or 2 fish from the bin they turn in?

Nice breakdown. thanks.

Well Done sir you're a good example to us all !

@jeffchristy9374

Жыл бұрын

Great job young man keep moving foward

Well said! Really tough time those a-holes forced him into. I doubt he has slept much since. I feel so sorry for him. You can see his passion and good heart. I think he will turn this into a positive lesson.

The big water podcast interview JASON and there’s a full detailed explanation on how that all went down. Thank you for your video

I have a few best friends who fish. One of them does tournaments a lot. That guy was right to react the way he did.

I am not a part of the fishing community but I am shocked that the fish are not cut open to check for weights or cheating during the weigh-in portion of the competition, especially the top 5-10 competitors.

The Texas Huntsman gentleman is ABSOLUTELY correct in his statement ! The tournament director is a Gold Star ⭐️ Class Act ! I see this angling organization actually Growing because of how Jason Fisher handled this scandal. Nobody was physically harmed and the cheaters were sent “packing”. Also, I’m VERY confident that the proper changes will be made & trust & integrity will be restored ! Well done 👍🏻 Jason !

Too many guys could visibly tell those 5 fish wasn’t 30+ lbs

The “2 guys” thank you for not mentioning their names 😂

There is a great video on KZread by Big Water Fishing where he does an interview and goes into great detail about all the events of that day. You’ll love it and Thank You for your great insight and honesty

@ChiCityYaker

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks! Yeah a few comments directed me to it and I'm just now seeing it.

U are an awesome, humble man and honestly u had no reason to apologize especially over the BS that transpired!!!! But for u to own the language and your reaction said a lot about you as a person and a man. Thank u for your being the wonderful person that you are and mostly for looking out for these events and their future!!!!! Our youth can look forward to entering these competitions and that they will be run honestly and everyone else will have a fair shot at winning!!!! Please tell me these JOKERS also lost their sponsors as well as sued for the $ from other competitions that they competed in!!!

This is why I quit fishing Redfish tournaments, people were pre fishing and putting the fish in traps located in the mangroves

@KenjiHouston

Жыл бұрын

What kinda of low life cheats at fishing

Class act Mr. Fisher you have nothing to apologize !!! Apology accepted !!

It was discovered when other angles were weighing the same amount of fish that weighed half as much as the cheaters and that the cheaters were also suspected of cheating in the past.

He handled the situation with so much aplomb.... well played!

Very nicely presented. They need to start running a large magnet over these fish at the weigh-ins.

I actually loved his initial reaction because it was raw emotion. It looked like a WWE scene and I was all about it. Mr. Fisher handled himself with lots of restraint and honorably.

my biggest admiration about this man is how he announced that he wanted the cheater to leave the tournament and wanted nobody to touch him on the way out. very big to do that.

Love people with character. I understand why you were so upset. Thank you for having integrity.

A lot of props to him if he cuts those fish open and there’s nothing he loses his job.

I love fishing all my life and been in tournaments and this sort of thing had never even popped into my head that people would do this. Winning anything would of been awesome but I just enjoyed the experience. Pretty sad. Gonna need some sort of protocol in future tournaments. Like a X-ray machine.

@codylebleu951

Жыл бұрын

We caught some guys last year stuffing their bass with ice

This director is a stand up guy. Kudos to him.

Give this guy props for catching and revealing the Cheaters.

Much love guy. Nothing to apologize for.

Hello, The Director did an interview on Bigwater Fish Podcast on Sunday telling the story of how it came to him checking the fish.

@tracy3183

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 😊

Are polygraphs administered at these events?

This is not the biggest issue in the world right now but this is so sad that these guys tried to steal a tournament. They probably stole thousands from many others that were the actual winners.

Will a metal detector wand, like security officials use at airports, waved over the fish bags signal metal within the fish? I do know hooks are occasionally swallowed by fish.