During the 2009 Bud Light Trail Boss Big Bass Tournament on Lake Ray Hubbard in Texas, 45-year-old Robbie Rose caught himself a whopper of a bass.  He turned the big fish in to officials and went on about his business, heading to the tournament’s polygraph area.  Fishing tournament officials noticed something wrong with Robbie’s fish, which was near the bottom of the bucket.  When told they were going to cut the fish open, Robbie gave the fish a rubbie and it spat out a one-pound lead weight, which Robbie had put there to try and cheat.  Now, because he tried to cheat at a fishing tournament, he’s going to have a criminal record for the rest of his life, as a judge sentenced him to 15 days in jail, 5 years probation, and the loss of his fishing license for felony theft!

At issue isn’t the fact that he cheated at fishing, though that’s the biggest part of the issue.  The reason why Rose is getting run up on felony theft charges is that the prize of the fishing tournament was a $55,000 bass boat.  “We took this case very seriously,” said Rockwall County Criminal District Attorney Kenda Culpepper.  “As far as we were concerned, the case was about a $55,000 bass boat, not a ten-pound fish.”  Judge Brett Hall must’ve agreed!

So, here’s a tip for all you anglers.  If you’re going to cheat at fishing, don’t do it in Texas; find a lake somewhere else.  They’ll throw the book at you.  Said this case’s lead prosecutor, Alex Imgrund, “Cheating is cheating and neither the fishing community, nor this office, will tolerate it.”

Tags: Garland, Texas, Robbie Rose, crime and punishment, unusual crimes, bass fisherman, 2009 Bud Light Trail Boss Big Bass Tournament, Lake Ray Hubbard, felony theft conviction for cheating at bass fishing, man goes to jail for cheating at bass fishing tournament, Rockwall County, Kenda Culpepper, Alex Imgrund, Judge Brett Hall

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