Something fishy happened in the competitive fishing world.
The would-be winners of almost $29,000 at an Ohio fishing tournament were disqualified on Friday, after it was discovered their fish were filled with lead weights and, even, fish fillets.
The director of the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament, told CNN he was immediately suspicious when one team’s fish weighed almost twice what was expected at the Cleveland championship weigh-in.
The walleye looked like they should each weigh around 4 pounds, but the total weight indicated they would have to be at least 7 pounds each.
The director said he could feel hte hard objects inside the fish, so he cut them open to take a look.
The other tournament fishermen were vocal in their derision.