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They fish tournaments for a living so Canadians Jeff Gustafson and Chris Johnston aren't surprised by the public backlash created by the disqualification of two anglers from an Ohio walleye event after lead weight and fillets were discovered in their catch.

A viral video shows walleye sliced open and lead weights being pulled out of the winning fish.

Midwest fishing tournament rocks the fishing world as two anglers were found cheating.

Two men were caught cheating in a fishing tournament on Friday when they tried to turn in a fish weighing almost twice as much as second place.

This fish tale starts iat a walleye tournament on Lake Erie. Fish were weighed and a champion named. It wasn't just the catch that was "fishy," and a quick knife down one walleye sunk the new champions hopes of taking any prizes home when weights and fillets were found inside.

CLEVELAND — The county prosecutors office in Cleveland has opened an investigation into an apparent cheating scandal during a lucrative walleye fishing tournament on Lake Erie last week.

Jake Runyan and Chase Cominsky had their tournament victory stripped and could potentially face criminal charges.

Midwest fishing tournament rocks the fishing world as two anglers were found cheating.

Midwest fishing tournament rocks the fishing world as two anglers were found cheating.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources collected evidence from the incident and is preparing a report for the local prosecutors office.