This chapter explores the economic benefits of tournament fishing for local businesses and the quirky methods anglers use to validate their catches. It also reveals a shocking scandal involving a fisherman who faced legal trouble after stealing a fish from an aquarium.
Two men turned in the winning catch at a Lake Erie fishing tournament. But when the tournament director squeezed one of their fish - he felt something inside.
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