Forum | Roby Rose.... Tournament cheater...

Oh, I'm all for culling a limit out, but if it's the law, then it's the law!  And I KNEW this goober culled in previous tournaments, so I made it a point to explain once you have five bass in the livewell, if you have a partner in the boat that hasn't already limited out, to turn control of the boat over to that person and you are DONE fishing bass for the day!

He didn't do this and was DQ'd.  I mean, if everyone is playing by the rules and not culling, and he was, that's simply cheating the rest of the guys.

AND, it does add a certain "spice" to the day.  Can I catch fish that are bigger or do I just go for a limit?  Because once it passes into the livewell, it's yours for the day!

I remember reading about that incident.  Personally, I think he should have gotten more time in jail.

Anyone cheating in a tournament is stealing from the rest of the contestants, so all Roby is, is a THIEF!

We caught one guy cheating in a tournament I was running up in Wisconsin.  He was culling bass which is against the law in Wisconsin.  Well, he complained to me, complained to the FLW, which was ridiculous because I didn't have anything to do with the FLW and he complained to the Wisconsin DNR.  I was accused of DQing the guy so that a friend of mine could win the tournament.

On Monday morning, I received a phone call from the local game warden.  I was very polite, and even met with him in his office.

When I was done, the warden not only exhonorated me, but was going to make a call on the original complainant and "explain" to him exactly how many laws had been broken and how lucky he was I didn't call a warden on him!