Category: Crime
Growing the Sport?
Seems like high school and college bass fishing is all the rage at the moment. Really cool to see all the youth getting into the sport at such an early age, and that schools and communities are supporting such efforts. But here’s a recently formed high school “bass fishing” club you probably haven’t read about yet. [...]
Can’t Outrun the Cops With a Boat!
Especially if you’re a wee bit tipsy: “Eric A. Willis, age 40, of Avondale, PA, was arrested and charged with resisting arrest with violence, resisting arrest, disregarding a police officer’s signal, leaving the scene of a property collision, driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, driving at unreasonable speed, driving on the wrong side [...]
Find A Floating Package, Don’t Do This
Warning: This sounds funny at first, but has a tragic end. Here goes, from the Monroe County, FL Sheriff’s Office: 53-year-old Thomas Swindal was offshore of Marathon Wednesday, trolling in about 200 feet of water on a boat with his brother, Kenneth Swindal. The brother told Detective Mark Maison they [found a floating package and] [...]
TX Ramping Up Tourney Cheat Laws
The great state of Texas already has a law that penalizes dastardly folk for cheating in fishin’ tourneys. Pretty soon it’ll be tougher. Like felony tougher. A little background first: The law originated a couple decades back, when there was a rash of well-publicized cheating in TX bass derbies. One fatality was involved. At the [...]
Falcon Gun Battle Kills 13
Luckily no fishermen or Americans involved, though the Mexican Navy did lose one. From CNN.com:
The Only Fatality Involving Bassin’ Cheating?
Where were you in September 1984? If you were in Texas and part of the fishin’ scene, you may remember articles about a man being killed because of his alleged role in or knowledge of a ring of bass tourney cheaters. Seriously. Don’t ask how I tripped over this because it was one of those [...]
My Falcon Dilemma
Holy hawg bass, Batman! Did you guys see the new, 15.63-pound, Lake Falcon record largemouth? Giant. Toad. Slob. Bassosaurus. Swamp donkey. Brush brute. Whatever your favorite word for a ginormous bass of a lifetime is, insert it here. I’ve fished Falcon several times. It’s a magical place. Yes, it’s just as good as all the [...]
San Diegans: Find This Truck
According to Ed Zieralski of the San Diego Union Tribune, local TV personality and youth-fishing evangelist Dan Hernandez “took a big hit Monday morning” when he found his foundation’s truck was stolen over the weekend. “This is a very sad day for us and for the kids we serve,” said Hernandez, who said all of [...]
Speak Softly and Carry a Big Flippin’ Stick
You’re out for a relaxing evening stickin’ some dinks at your local bass hole when a trio of thugs roll up behind you and one of them flashes a pistol. Do you… A) Jump in the lake B) Give them what they want C) Smack ‘em with a flippin’ stick
Bass Guide Sentenced for Firearms Trafficking
How many bass guides do you know that are “the center of an international firearms-trafficking operation?” Well, there’s at least one, according to the Orlando Sentinel: > Hugh Crumpler III, a well-known central Florida bass fishing guide, pleaded guilty in June to charges of unlicensed firearms dealing and possession of unregistered firearms. He faced up [...]
DumBass Fishing for Money Arrested
In Ann Arbor, MI the police caught a guy who was trying to steal money from a bank by using a hook and line. Uh, yep. A short summary of this work o’ genius
Bird Steals Fish, Dude Stomps Bird
File this one in the “Dude, NOT cool” category. Some goofball was fishing off a pier in California when he caught a fish. Okay, sweet. We like catching fish. But then things got ugly.
