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Dont know if this shows up on Yahoo California as I am in Salt Lake City right now, but this is on the front page of Yahoo


http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/194 ... community/

just read it from my yahoo account as well....i thought Won bass was pursuing criminal charges!? according to this article they are not...

I was just going to post this as well. It was on the Yahoo home page for a while.

Nice to get some main stream media coverage for bass fishing it’s just too bad it has to come from this.

Is this considered a "Catch and Release"?
Guy Williams

Guy Williams wrote:Is this considered a "Catch and Release"?
Guy Williams

Har!

They said they think the treble hooks tied on the sinker were to keep the weights from entering the stomach? I think they are there to keep the bass from spitting them out.

brambo0311 wrote:They said they think the treble hooks tied on the sinker were to keep the weights from entering the stomach? I think they are there to keep the bass from spitting them out.

+1

That was my understanding as well.

Looks like there were some inconsistencies in the article and what we read from WON, but......

Talk about tarnished national exposure on the front page of Yahoo...being seen by THOUSANDS, if not MILLIONS of people, fishing and non fishing alike. Everyone that he ever influenced in his life now has a differing opinion.

To be spoken about in the fishing community is one thing...to be on the front page of Yahoo for your crime is MAJOR LEAGUE.

What kinda message does this send to future cheaters? I'm sure WON has their reasons for not pressing charges, and maybe it is a lost cause to do so.

I'd make this chump MH lose time at work to go to court, and make him have to retain a lawyer etc!

You made it to the big leagues Hart! Way to go **** BAG!

My Mom emailed me today to see if I knew some douche bag named Mike Hart who cheated in a bass tournament..She saw it on yahoo news.... I told her I don't know him directly, but many of my friends have finished 2nd to him in more than one tournament.... She knows very little about tournament fishing, but even she thinks he should go to Jail...Go Mom!!!

I got asked about this from a girl in Nebraska who knows nothing about fishing. Still it's not good enough. I wish won would've awarded him his prize. They must have reason's not to take this into court.

Guy Williams wrote:Is this considered a "Catch and Release"?
Guy Williams

Ha ha ha ha ha good one!

I just read it.. wow WON very disappointed......

Long Nguyen wrote:Talk about tarnished national exposure on the front page of Yahoo...being seen by THOUSANDS, if not MILLIONS of people, fishing and non fishing alike. Everyone that he ever influenced in his life now has a differing opinion.

It's probably on your front page because you visit fishing sites. The stories are tailored to your browsing habits--"they" know how to target various demographics based on browsing and shopping history. That's why all the Viagra and midget porn ads also show up on your front page.

MIKE FART has dug his own grave he needs no help from WON BASS.

All I can say is.......Wow!

Wow that's sad someone you looked up too to wonder what are other people doing that I'm not doing right and that makes you a more better angler & competior now we know how it was done.

This was on american bass website but as of now seems to be deleted or i probally cant find it but i found this on another msg board so if it's wrong it's not my fault! lol


American Bass Tournament History

Date of First American Bass Tournament Fished: 7/29/1996

Total Number of Tournaments Fished: 103

Number of Tournament Cashes: 85

Career Cash Winnings: $37,103.00

Number of 1st Place Finishes: 10

Number of Top 5 Finishes: 44

Number of Top 10 Finishes: 61

Biggest Tournament Bass: 10.88

Total Number of Fish Weighed: 441

Dead fish: 126

Total Weight of all Fish Weighed: 1,345.52


126 dead fish wow! I haven't killed that many bass in 10 years of fishing

brambo0311 wrote:They said they think the treble hooks tied on the sinker were to keep the weights from entering the stomach? I think they are there to keep the bass from spitting them out.

Yeah, they way I see it, you would drop the weight in hook side first and even if you held the fish upside down by the tail, the hook would catch the stomach lining and not drop out.
All the fish would eventually die after release.
Nice touch Mike, ya scumbag.

126 dead fish in 103 tournaments?????
More proof he was doing it all along.....IMO

I guess all those stories from old timers about how they used to filet fish and find 5 ounce weights is no joke anymore.

I was just talking about something like this with a friend a while back. The whole thing about being dishonest with this sport that is. This is a sport, where if you really wanted to, you could be very dishonest and make some money. Please, I don't mean to offend those who are honest. Just trying to make a point is all.

It really sucks to hear something like this happen on such a grand stage.

126 dead fish. Interesting statistic there! That seems way above normal, just saying.

same lake same tournaments=one dead fish

126 dead fish out of 400+ is unreal, I have fish for more then 8 years, I dont think I have 10 dead fish total, that is proof to me he has done this for a long time...

Yeah, I've been fishing tournys for 12 or 13 years and I could count my dead fish on one hand!!

On the front of YAHOO? Dude according to Quantcast.com Yahoo.com is the 3rd most visited site in the world at 126 million people per month. Well if you didn't know who Mike Hart was now you do! MP

This guy gave all of us anglers and our sport a black eye. And should be dealt with in a court of law to make thing right. The artical is there for the whole world to read. Which really sucks. He should not be let off the hook (WON Bass).

It's really disconcerting to think that this person would put so much pressure on himself, that it caused him to lose all sense of reasoning and comit a dispicable act just to achieve fame.

I had my doubts, but 126 dead fish! That is frickin incredible. I have fished at least 150 tournaments and my dead fish count might be 25 or less! this really blows up the bubble poooooooowwwwwwww!

I've been fishin tourneys for 6 plus years, and only weighed in one dead fish that I can remember! 126 dead is an incredible number! Thats more then a 1/4 of his fish! UNREAL! Cheated the whole way IMHO!

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