HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE...

[RMGeorge]

​Just how much money is involved in winning an event like this?

["G"]

Nothing here Crappie USA :: Tournament Results

[maxwell328]

Crappie USA :: Tournament Results

Rodney and Kyle are listed as the winners now. Scroll down to the Divisions.

[armyman]

It's bad enough when professional athletes cheat, but when it gets to the fishing level it can't get much worse. I hope for the sake of our sport this is not true! I don't fish tournaments 'cause I'm not a good enough fisherman, but I like to see good fishing tournaments. Very sad.

[rnvinc]

I'm confused ...

Is it not common understanding that there could be a polygraph test ... ??

Rickie

[CrappiePappy]

I'm confused ...

Is it not common understanding that there could be a polygraph test ... ??

Rickie

(taken from the rules & regs ... very first paragraph)

2016 Tournament Rules & Regulations

By your participation in this tournament, you agree to comply with the following rules and agree to submit to and pass a POLYGRAPH TEST or similar truth test in order to qualify for the receipt of any prize. Test will be given to teams at random at all events.

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It would seem that they had been "randomly" chosen for the polygraph test

Scuttlebutt/rumor (from participants in the tourney) was that they failed the poly on the question of "did you catch all your fish at this lake ?"

In any event, they were DQ'd for some reason that the CUSA reps decided was reason enough.

And to the comment about pics taken of them trailering their boat on Fri ..... the rules stipulate that you can pre-fish/practice up to midnight of the day before the tourney. So, that in itself would not be reason enough for the DQ.

And as for them hiring a lawyer & fighting the decision ... not going to happen, and here's why : (copied from the rules)
"At the request of Crappie USA, one member of each team that qualified for a prize must submit to and pass a POLYGRAPH TEST and/or any other test deemed necessary to determine compliance with tournament rules. Polygraph tests will be given at random at all events. Only one member of the team selected by the tournament director will be tested. If that member passes the test, the prizes earned by the team will be awarded. If that member fails the test the team will be disqualified and neither member of the team will be awarded a prize. The test will be given only once, and no contestant will be eligible for a second test under any circumstance. The decision of the test examiner as to the contestant’s compliance with tournament rules will be the final decision as to eligibility for any prize. Contestants agree to release Crappie USA, Inc., Crappie USA Tournament Trail, American Crappie Association and all sponsors of these events from any liability arising from the administration of the test and/or the decision of the test examiner."

We can all speculate all we want, but the decision was made and followed thru with.

... cp

[jigflinger]

Read a story from Texas last week about a fella getting caught cheating in a bass tourney. Cut the tail fin off a fish so it would not fall into the slot limit. Got caught. Felony in Texas. It is indeed pitiful.

[RogerA]

Winners in both divisions win a Ranger boat package plus other cash and prizes.

[indianachinker]

Ok Things are wrong. I was there I fished that tournament. They PASSED the polygraph test they were told. They got DQ for acting and seaming fidgety and nervous. Why was CUSA giving the polygraph to them before all teams have weighed in? It is to believed to be political. Answer this why now the 1st place team never had take a polygraph test for now being the winners. No where to be found after weigh in. The word they were out fishing on the Friday before it came back on limits Sat.. And someone has supposed to have taken pictures of them on the water and loading the boat on trailer. IT ALL SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE GOT RAILROADED. I hope they hire a good lawyer. Or at least get a hold of Ronnie Capps to point them in right direction.

[FULLRUT]

Chinker is correct their catch was legit!! The camera boat even filmed them catching their fish. I wish we had some kind of union to protect us against corruption by an organization!!!! As of now I don't know if I'll ever fish another tournament again after seeing what happened to this team.