I get that, but I have some violent criminals in my neighborhood that the cops refuse to do anything about. I would rather live next door to a tournament cheater than the child molestors and crack dealers that surround my house now.
Let me flip it upside down again. The only reason these guys are being made an example of is because they didn't stick to their end of the deal they got in exchange for all this success. Freemasons expect (the higher you go/more success you get) you to pay higher prices. (Not necessarily money) These guys are Masons, otherwise they wouldn't be winning. People knew they were cheating all along. "We had our suspicions" but did nothing?! Really?? You buying that? 😏 They got thrown under the bus to this degree (no pun intended) for a reason. Optics? Draw in more anglers that IF they want to be successful/win then they're gonna have to sign up? 👌🤫 I'm not 100% positive; I'm not a Mason (thank The Lord Jesus Christ) but seems questionable to me. 🤷♀️ Just my opinion.
The fourth charge of unlawful ownership of wild animals, this charge stemmed from the walleye fish fillets that were aboard on the day of the tournament, meaning they (Cominsky, Runyan) were over the legal limit of Walleye that day. This might result into a indefinite suspension of their fishing licenses!🤣
It's headed to Ohio's grand jury. Most grand jury's take weeks to form, the fact that they have done this in under 2 weeks makes me think jail time is going to be in the cards. Ohio is going to send a message to anyone who thinks they can get away with cheating.
I don’t understand how they ever got away with this. In the full-length video where they found these weights, the spectators and other competitors are heard saying “There’s no way, those other fish were clearly bigger than these fish” (paraphrased). I don’t fish, but every guy I know who does fish can glance quickly at two fish and know which one is bigger. Considering the amount of money and number of people involved, how did this scam ever work?
C’mon man, you can’t prove they put those weights in there! Where’s the proof? I constantly catch fish with stuff in them! I caught this bass once, it was so big it had a Willys Jeep steering wheel in his belly. Another time I caught a musky. When I opened him/she/it* it had every single one of my lures, I’ve ever lost, inside it. Even lures I lost in other states were in his/hers/its* belly……sooooooo😃 *= don’t want to upset the gender confused fish. Toots…..
Obviously not raised right. When I was younger hanging around some kids that were just trouble made me think I shouldn’t be around them. Just the thoughts of me getting caught stealing and what my family would have thought about me was enough to make me understand it’s just not right period!
I suspect they'll never again be able to show their faces at the local watering holes where fishermen hang out. They also brought shame on their families and friends. Their punishment will reach beyond the legal ramifications of fines, jail time and/or probation. There is no lower life form than habitual cheaters in a fishing tournament.
@@neilmccomsey9550 Lawyers are advertised scum, murderers have a lot of variation in their motives but to pass yourself off as a "fisherman" without respecting all that is involved in the sport and love for the fish and nature, then cheating your colleagues in your chosen profession to me is more despicable.
This happened is Sydney a few years ago where a cheater got bashed pretty bad and the culprits were jailed for two years , these guys are lucky that these days phone cameras are everywhere cause it would have been a different outcome for them considering that a good deal of money is up for prizes.
The fillets that they stuffed the fish with qualifies as parts of wild animals, just like you can’t have owl parts , and any tools used are then seized
That's what I figured, its like when the game warden catches poachers and can seize there gun they shot it with, the truck used to transport and the house it was kept in
@@missourimongoose8858 they can go as far as to take your house??? Thats got to be rare though, right?? I turned a guy in for poaching a Moose on our farm and he lost his truck and gun but they didnt send him to jail or take his house.
@@Ben-xf7uy I've seen it happen once, these methheads poached all the time so they setup a sting operation and caught them with a couple freezers full of poached meat so they took the house but there could of been meth making stuff in there to who knows
You're not even allowed to keep a single feather big or small or keep any part of any predatory bird, Hawks, Eagles, Owls and so on. even if you found the feather on the ground you can be charged if caught.
I live in Ohio here & it looks like the Ohio DNR are gonna make a big example out of these 2. They’re most definitely gonna see jail time. I would assume their gonna be hit with larceny & embezzlement on top of numerous others
I believe if they are going to get jail time it would some kind of suspended sentence or house arrest. There are repeat violent offenders that get processed and immediately released. Now if they’re hunters and get convicted of these felonies they’ll have to live the rest of their lives bow hunting only…assuming they will even be allowed a license.
@@ro6742 they were declared winners of both that tournament and declared winners for team of the year. The money was theirs just like in any other tournament. They would have been paid for those wins.
It’s definitely difficult, but not impossible. They don’t strike me as the smartest guys, so I wouldn’t put it past them to have text or social media records of them gloating.
@@carlosanaya4149 I agree with that why aren't these judges being more through. I mean most of us fishermen can tell approximately what a fish should weigh just by the size and weight in your hand. It's not like we are talking a couple of ounces here
I heard on another channel that they’re combined total earnings over the last two years were over $300,000 in prize money, and Chase is already due in court for a aggravated domestic assault charge on someone. And he had had a criminal past before that.
I'm an aquarist also. Tanks look fine. If I may: A scenic backdrop taped to the back-side of the tank really adds a lot to the overall appeal of the tank. The only reason people think your water isn't clean is because they're comparing the color of the wall seen through the tank to the wall viewed outside it.
@@daltonbradshaw1391 it’s a possibility for sure! Remember though they haven’t been convicted of the 3 felonies yet…only charged for now, depending on the lawyers they have, things could get better or worse!
Most likely they will cut a deal with the prosecutor and the two felonies that have the least amount of time on will be dropped and they will get probation with restitution. I doubt they have any previous convictions which would definitely hurt them but considering they have a clean criminal record they will most definitely get probation. Now, if it is a federal offense then they will do time.
@@thefoxdoctor1072 it don’t work like that down here in Georgia you might get the misdemeanor dropped but they’re sticking you with every felony they can
The fact that there was video footage of the fish being cut open, and the weights and other items being removed from the walleye, while Runyan stood there with a stupid look on his face kind of makes the evidence so overwhelming. Hope they see jail time... we're talking big money here. They will never again be allowed to enter professional fishing events, as their reputation will proceed them no matter where they go. No more sponsors for them. And since they've obviously been living on their ill-gotten gains, now they're going to have to go out and get a real job that befits their talents and IQ. Might I suggest scrubbing toilets at the local McDonalds?
Ya they've ruined their lives. Felons now. Have to find new careers which will be difficult as a felon. Most likely have to go work in the construction industry
I love fishing so much, I can't even imagine doing something illegal to jeopardize losing fishing license for years, but there are those who don't give a shit. this past summer i was talking to a guy and his asian wife who were fishing, i noticed they had an undersized smallmouth bass in their bucket of water, I mentioned they probably should throw it back, he got upset and asked why, told him they have a 14 inch size limit on bass, he thought it was some kind of bluegill. wasnt familiar with them since he was from Oregon and fished Oceans mainly. The Walmart they bought their fishing license from didn't have any rule booklets so he didn't even know what the rules are, had one in my boat so i gave him mine.
No excuse not knowing the fishing rules and laws of any state you go to fish. Ignorance doesn’t fly with me! Fish and Game in all states have all of the information you need to fish legally.
@@dudemanbroguy3464 i should have clarified, American guy with his Filipina wife who just moved to Wisconsin a few months ago, not that it would have made any difference
Ultimately they'll end up with $100k in fines, a suspended sentence with no jail time and a lifetime revocation of thier fishing license. I know this sucks people, but this isn't even on the radar of real crime with all that's going on in our country right now.
Right.....people need to calm the F down. Unless the tournament organizer can PROVE they cheated when they won the boat......they’ll even get that back.
Up here in Canada, the MNR (Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry) can ruin your life if you do something stupid. I live in Ontario. They have more authority than the Ontario Provincial Police. They can take everything you have.
Same here in Ohio, The ODNR is the only authority that does NOT need a search warrant to enter your home, vehicle, Boat etc and take whatever they want as evidence.
This is intriguing. I'm in Arizona so after the initial scandal broke nationally we don't get this follow-up stuff on the news... thanks for reporting... Thanks for making corrections to your misinformation. Good stuff man keep it up.
That's great. Throw the book at these two cheaters. Make an example of them so future wanna be cheaters will think twice. This will set a good precedent for prosecuting tournament cheaters.
Can someone tell me why they were being secretly recorded in the second video that’s going around, the one where he was bragging about cheating on his wife back at the hotel. Why was the person secretly recording them?
Dang I thought for sure I would see the mug shot on the vine link website but Is Chase on parole?? Because someone named Chase Elliott Cominsky is in Pennsylvania
Cheers for your honest report's and keeping us up to date .. I'm addicted to this story ..it's just to hard to believe... like when I found out Santa Claus was my Mom.
I doubt they get them for anything else without any actual evidence. More than likely they will catch some kind of fraud/poaching etc charge. Banned from any tournaments etc etc
Yep! The Pitchforks and Torches crowd is going to be disappointed. Burn down buildings and assault old ladies on the street and everyone is OK. But, stuff lead weights to cheat in a tournament and by God you’re getting the electric chair. 🙄
I know right. Half of these knuckledraggers think they should get “The Chair”. 🙄 Next time they get caught with too many rods in the water because they didn’t start taking them in as they approached their limit Maybe the DNR gives them the death penalty. 😂
I want to know about the actual winners of this competition. The cheaters are getting so much attention that it's overshadowing the real 1st place winners, who did it right.
Do they have normal day jobs? If so I would say it would be on the ropes, also sponsors will most likely follow them for their behaviour. This isn't over by a long shot! Watching this unfold all the way over in Ireland 👍
0:39 You know, These guys are scumbags, but how in the hell does this warrant all those cops and one brandishing an automatic rifle in the dude's yard? I know this is an entirely different issue, but our police force have morphed into Stasi-like intimidators. WTF?
Hope those two POS's are made to serve time is jail for this! I do not feel sorry for them one bit. From the very day they were caught, their bank accounts should have been frozen or monitored to see if they try to transfer money into hiding.
Because of the way this is going down, w/national exposure, there is a much bigger story here. Over the next year you are going to see inexplicably dominant tournament winners, if they have any brains, suddenly become ordinary fisherman. Watch for it. This is fishing's version of steroids. What a country.
Ok here in Cleveland we have the walleye slam and fall brawl big fish tournament. Last year those guys enter both tournaments , they won with a almost 13lbs walleye they passed the slam lie detectors test but one of them fell the fall brawl test and was DQ
Did I read the correct information? I read that the guy or one of the guys that runs the competition is a police officer. Kind of explains why the announcer prevents the mob from beating them up and asking chase to leave. I think if this is true, they are getting the law thrown at them.
Soo very sad for the fishing community. Youngsters grow up being taught by their elders to love the sport. Grandpas with grandsons and granddaughters, dads and moms with their kids, etc. Living near water is a great experience which brings tons of enjoyment.
My dad was a fish and wildlife officer and I can tell you this is one of the worst but he's seen this type of thing before. He likes to call these types of fishermen stuff shirted bastards because they're so arrogant so narcissistic and cocky they think they walk on water to their fishing hole.
I would suggest nirite snails for your tank. They are amazing at keeping the tanks clean and they don’t cause more nitrogen and ammonia from the plecos. Also plecos are more problems than help, they tend to attack your fishes slime coat and there a form of cat fish. Opportunistic and omnivore is a bad mix
Yep saw that coming, but yeah like you said DNR doesn’t take that lightly. It is what happens. I really hope those guys can learn something about themselves. Why so greedy? If what we have right now is not enough then nothing ever will be.
Thanks for your video as a fisherman this is important to put out we the fishing community live by a creed and that’s not it. the kids our sons our daughters it’s a bloodline life style the first fish u ever catch changes lives and for those criminals to be looked up to at one point is shameful. Make fishing great again
He did it because he had fish envy. He was just so jealous that everyone else had a bigger one than he does. Like other middle aged men with tiny ones, he decided to cheat to make himself feel bigger than he really is.
My prediction. They will open up other investigations into them and it will provide the out. If they just have this its 3 felonies and the misdemeanor (it's a huge misdemeanor that ties it all back to allow the long arm of the DNR to be involved legally which is generally worse for a defendant) they will have jail time and the fines are actually relatively small. Due to the mis. they'd probably make up their restitution fees just on boat sale alone (it's seized and will likely be auctioned by the state towards that). Now if they open up investigations into past tournaments those are almost impossible to prove beyond here say so it would allow the douchebags to plea bargain down, plea to guiltys on lesser charges across the board, have a larger overall fine (they got cash and equipment to sell, they won't be needing it) and get a suspended sentence and avoid jail altogether. That's my prediction
They will take a plea deal like a year to 16 months from now it will all be misdemeanors and they we pay a hefty fine and do some community service. Usually how this plays out
hay 505 fishing the resion most likely for the cualty charge is for two resions most likely. one being there was other fish inside the tournament fish and 2 the led weights most Likely but won't know till all the charges and resion for the charge is said in the court room.
Well when they took the boat it’s clear they needed that for evidence in the case being built! They should’ve expected it! Just mind blowing that they thought they could get away with this!
The news coverage of the boat being seized says Ranger Pro ,,, Ranger put out a statement saying they were not sponsored by Ranger and they are not ranger pros.. anyone can wear a Ranger boats jersey on stage in a fishing tournament,
Just checked the Pa docket portal. Chase was arrested three times since 2007 for defiant trespass- tattooing a minor and retail theft. I tried pasting the link but apparently the tube doesn’t allow it…
I'm waiting for the referee to be incriminated as well because he's in on it.. he told him plenty of times just take second place.. he also said all was fishermen have plenty of money to spend they all come there with their $200,000 boat and truck combo..
For the wild animals, it could be they have a snake in a cage or a raccoon in a cage they are keeping. Or it could be they kept those fish with weights in them (which wouldn't be lawful i think)? Thats a very vague charge. I just looked at the PA charge and its taking or possession. So yea, they were taking the walleye to cheat, so thats unlawful. Love to see your channel growth. Happy for you.
People need to realize that those tanks are close to their natural habitat in rivers and lakes. Rivers and lakes have algae and are rarely crystal clear and pristine. The fish are healthier and happier in an environment that matches their natural environment. I took a peice of driftwood from the Ohio River bank and put it in my tank. Within a month the algae had completely taken over the tank. It was a lot more maintenance, but the fish were fine and healthy. It's actually good for them.
The only way they would do time is if it was a federal offense. They will definitely get probation with restitution if they have no extensive criminal background/record. I'm pretty sure their attorney will make a deal with the prosecutor and a couple of the felonies will be dropped and they will plea out to one felony.
The reason we want to see them go down is because we are sick of the upside world we live in where criminals are treated better than honest people.
I’ll go out on a limb and say they are democrats . Cheaters love cheaters
I get that, but I have some violent criminals in my neighborhood that the cops refuse to do anything about. I would rather live next door to a tournament cheater than the child molestors and crack dealers that surround my house now.
Including liberal politicians.
Let me flip it upside down again.
The only reason these guys are being made an example of is because they didn't stick to their end of the deal they got in exchange for all this success.
Freemasons expect (the higher you go/more success you get) you to pay higher prices. (Not necessarily money)
These guys are Masons, otherwise they wouldn't be winning. People knew they were cheating all along. "We had our suspicions" but did nothing?! Really?? You buying that? 😏
They got thrown under the bus to this degree (no pun intended) for a reason.
Optics? Draw in more anglers that IF they want to be successful/win then they're gonna have to sign up? 👌🤫
I'm not 100% positive; I'm not a Mason (thank The Lord Jesus Christ) but seems questionable to me. 🤷♀️ Just my opinion.
You hit the nail squarely on the head. We are done with this clown world, it's time to bring back real justice
The fourth charge of unlawful ownership of wild animals, this charge stemmed from the walleye fish fillets that were aboard on the day of the tournament, meaning they (Cominsky, Runyan) were over the legal limit of Walleye that day. This might result into a indefinite suspension of their fishing licenses!🤣
Try the game fish they had in the aquariums at their homes, that's illegal! 😁
@@chrisparker9886 Look in the background of this video.
@@chrisparker9886 keeping of Game Fish Varys state to state.
@@nightrider5420 Yeah, in the commonwealth the bass in that tank would get you locked up.
@@justinnash1602 Where I live you're be in jail for that.
It's headed to Ohio's grand jury. Most grand jury's take weeks to form, the fact that they have done this in under 2 weeks makes me think jail time is going to be in the cards. Ohio is going to send a message to anyone who thinks they can get away with cheating.
And as the saying goes.. grand juries will indict a ham sandwich.
Unless its cheating voters out of votes.
Maybe the GJ needs to look into some politicians 😂
Grand Jury has already ruled with 8 charges and 3 are felonies.....
Our Grand Jury is on going. Anyone charged with a felony has to be indicted by a grand jury. It used to be every Wednesday they met here.
Life ruined, family disgraced and embarrassed. Not worth it. It’s definitely a wake up call to any other cheaters out there.
I don’t understand how they ever got away with this. In the full-length video where they found these weights, the spectators and other competitors are heard saying “There’s no way, those other fish were clearly bigger than these fish” (paraphrased). I don’t fish, but every guy I know who does fish can glance quickly at two fish and know which one is bigger. Considering the amount of money and number of people involved, how did this scam ever work?
Plus they would have won with out putting the weights in the fish😆bloody getting greedy
They didn't get enough!
C’mon man, you can’t prove they put those weights in there! Where’s the proof? I constantly catch fish with stuff in them! I caught this bass once, it was so big it had a Willys Jeep steering wheel in his belly. Another time I caught a musky. When I opened him/she/it* it had every single one of my lures, I’ve ever lost, inside it. Even lures I lost in other states were in his/hers/its* belly……sooooooo😃
*= don’t want to upset the gender confused fish. Toots…..
Obviously not raised right. When I was younger hanging around some kids that were just trouble made me think I shouldn’t be around them. Just the thoughts of me getting caught stealing and what my family would have thought about me was enough to make me understand it’s just not right period!
I suspect they'll never again be able to show their faces at the local watering holes where fishermen hang out. They also brought shame on their families and friends. Their punishment will reach beyond the legal ramifications of fines, jail time and/or probation. There is no lower life form than habitual cheaters in a fishing tournament.
What about pandering dems? 😉
What about jeffrey dahmer 😂
These guys def are pond scum for sure though
@@sculpinator14 They’ll get an award for trying to cheat
I feel like murderers are lower. And lawyers.
@@neilmccomsey9550 Lawyers are advertised scum, murderers have a lot of variation in their motives but to pass yourself off as a "fisherman" without respecting all that is involved in the sport and love for the fish and nature, then cheating your colleagues in your chosen profession to me is more despicable.
Legitimate and honest fishermen have our support all the way from Australia. Off with their heads!!
Im all for some old fashion justice like off with their hands. Isn't that what would happen to thieves when they were caught stealing?
This happened is Sydney a few years ago where a cheater got bashed pretty bad and the culprits were jailed for two years , these guys are lucky that these days phone cameras are everywhere cause it would have been a different outcome for them considering that a good deal of money is up for prizes.
CHECKER CHEATERS ARE OF THE DEBBIL and should be LAVA-BOARDED!!
I say let them rot in jail. Let the cunts feel the shame every single day they are getting fucked by Bubba in jail!!!
The best comment I read was that every sponsor dropped them except for the manufacture of the weights:)
Lmao
😂🤣😂🤣😂
That's too funny
The fact that they always won was pretty good evidence of cheating
😂😂😂😂
The fillets that they stuffed the fish with qualifies as parts of wild animals, just like you can’t have owl parts , and any tools used are then seized
Got it! Thank you
That's what I figured, its like when the game warden catches poachers and can seize there gun they shot it with, the truck used to transport and the house it was kept in
@@missourimongoose8858 they can go as far as to take your house??? Thats got to be rare though, right?? I turned a guy in for poaching a Moose on our farm and he lost his truck and gun but they didnt send him to jail or take his house.
@@Ben-xf7uy I've seen it happen once, these methheads poached all the time so they setup a sting operation and caught them with a couple freezers full of poached meat so they took the house but there could of been meth making stuff in there to who knows
You're not even allowed to keep a single feather big or small or keep any part of any predatory bird, Hawks, Eagles, Owls and so on. even if you found the feather on the ground you can be charged if caught.
I live in Ohio here & it looks like the Ohio DNR are gonna make a big example out of these 2. They’re most definitely gonna see jail time. I would assume their gonna be hit with larceny & embezzlement on top of numerous others
I believe if they are going to get jail time it would some kind of suspended sentence or house arrest. There are repeat violent offenders that get processed and immediately released. Now if they’re hunters and get convicted of these felonies they’ll have to live the rest of their lives bow hunting only…assuming they will even be allowed a license.
They're LIARS, CHEATERS, and THIEVES! Their dream has turned into their worst nightmare. 🤣THUGS! KARMA!
What did they steal and can that be proven beyond a reasonable doubt? The embezzlement charge will be up to the sponsors in civil court.
@@ro6742 they were declared winners of both that tournament and declared winners for team of the year. The money was theirs just like in any other tournament. They would have been paid for those wins.
@@derekv8534 Imagine being stuck on house arrest listening to your wife bitch at you about this the entire time... worse than jail
What they did sucks bad. However anything prior to being caught will be hard to prove or take away.
Yeah I agree
That’s why they’re just going to seize everything they got lol they’re about to pay for it
It’s definitely difficult, but not impossible. They don’t strike me as the smartest guys, so I wouldn’t put it past them to have text or social media records of them gloating.
@@Plinian while you are correct. What does it say about the judges of the tournament?
@@carlosanaya4149 I agree with that why aren't these judges being more through. I mean most of us fishermen can tell approximately what a fish should weigh just by the size and weight in your hand. It's not like we are talking a couple of ounces here
I wanna play drinking games while watching court TV when these guys go into court. Drinking word will be "weights"! 🤣😂🤣
HAHAHA! Count me in!
I heard on another channel that they’re combined total earnings over the last two years were over $300,000 in prize money, and Chase is already due in court for a aggravated domestic assault charge on someone. And he had had a criminal past before that.
A real roll model for sponsors to paste their name on!
Assault? That little squirt doesn’t look big enough to beat his meat- the malignant little dwarf
They are both guilty but I'd be willing to bet it was Chase's idea
Plus Chase is on tik tok admitting to cheating on his wife. He is know. Around town for being on drugs and sleeping with a ton of women while married.
From what I understand, the wild animal charge is about the filets they stuffed in the live fish. It's an extension of the MNR rules and regs.
Keep in mind that the prosecutors can amend the complaint with additional charges as evidence comes out. 😏
You're on your way to 100k subs by the end of the year!! I'm calling it.. Thanks for the good content and updates Sir! Appreciate it
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I'm an aquarist also. Tanks look fine. If I may: A scenic backdrop taped to the back-side of the tank really adds a lot to the overall appeal of the tank. The only reason people think your water isn't clean is because they're comparing the color of the wall seen through the tank to the wall viewed outside it.
Would be suprised to see actual jail time…most likely they’ll dry em up financially and give ‘em years of probation
3 felonies ? They’re going to jail bubba no doubt about it
@@daltonbradshaw1391 it’s a possibility for sure! Remember though they haven’t been convicted of the 3 felonies yet…only charged for now, depending on the lawyers they have, things could get better or worse!
Most likely they will cut a deal with the prosecutor and the two felonies that have the least amount of time on will be dropped and they will get probation with restitution. I doubt they have any previous convictions which would definitely hurt them but considering they have a clean criminal record they will most definitely get probation. Now, if it is a federal offense then they will do time.
@@ayfett4559 I don’t think the judge and jury is going to have much sympathy for them at all
@@thefoxdoctor1072 it don’t work like that down here in Georgia you might get the misdemeanor dropped but they’re sticking you with every felony they can
The fact that there was video footage of the fish being cut open, and the weights and other items being removed from the walleye, while Runyan stood there with a stupid look on his face kind of makes the evidence so overwhelming. Hope they see jail time... we're talking big money here. They will never again be allowed to enter professional fishing events, as their reputation will proceed them no matter where they go. No more sponsors for them. And since they've obviously been living on their ill-gotten gains, now they're going to have to go out and get a real job that befits their talents and IQ. Might I suggest scrubbing toilets at the local McDonalds?
NO fish sticks for you two cheaters in prison .
Politics
McDonald's won't want them
They get felonies they won’t get a job period.
Ya they've ruined their lives. Felons now. Have to find new careers which will be difficult as a felon. Most likely have to go work in the construction industry
That charge was for the fish fillets stuffed in there to prevent rattling and block view.
Lol "it's just a little algea everybody calm down." Lol
Fo realzzzz lol
I love fishing so much, I can't even imagine doing something illegal to jeopardize losing fishing license for years, but there are those who don't give a shit. this past summer i was talking to a guy and his asian wife who were fishing, i noticed they had an undersized smallmouth bass in their bucket of water, I mentioned they probably should throw it back, he got upset and asked why, told him they have a 14 inch size limit on bass, he thought it was some kind of bluegill. wasnt familiar with them since he was from Oregon and fished Oceans mainly. The Walmart they bought their fishing license from didn't have any rule booklets so he didn't even know what the rules are, had one in my boat so i gave him mine.
No excuse not knowing the fishing rules and laws of any state you go to fish. Ignorance doesn’t fly with me! Fish and Game in all states have all of the information you need to fish legally.
Sounds like it might’ve been a legit language/ communication barrier…
Good on you.
Why’d you have to add the detail that his wife was Asian? Lol
@@dudemanbroguy3464 i should have clarified, American guy with his Filipina wife who just moved to Wisconsin a few months ago, not that it would have made any difference
@@dudemanbroguy3464 😆
Love the ending to this video. I'll be saying this phrase for the rest of my life. "We got weights in fish!"
I wonder what’s gonna get stuffed inside of them in jail??😂
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I'm guessing it's gunna be various sizes of tube steak..😂😂
I guess they'll have to weight and sea 😂😂😂 Weights in fresh fish in jail 🤣
These guys are becoming famous, there's even tik-tok video of a fisherman weighing his Bass with a giant lead sinker in it's mouth.
Even though you addressed it in you video. "Your fish tanks are dirty".. 😂😂
Jake Runyan also has other charges for domestic violence and a restraining order against him, he's in some deep salt
People talking about you’re tanks, but their toilets at home looking like a damn Porter potty toilet , shit stains and all
Ultimately they'll end up with $100k in fines, a suspended sentence with no jail time and a lifetime revocation of thier fishing license. I know this sucks people, but this isn't even on the radar of real crime with all that's going on in our country right now.
Right.....people need to calm the F down.
Unless the tournament organizer can PROVE they cheated when they won the boat......they’ll even get that back.
If he think the water is clean. Maybe he should drink it himself.😂
I’m not scared
Hope they make court public and someone record's it
It always is. You just FOIA request it
No phones in court. I’m not sticking my neck out to record the hearings. Maybe news networks will be there. That’s the only hope
Up here in Canada, the MNR (Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry) can ruin your life if you do something stupid. I live in Ontario. They have more authority than the Ontario Provincial Police. They can take everything you have.
Same here in Ohio, The ODNR is the only authority that does NOT need a search warrant to enter your home, vehicle, Boat etc and take whatever they want as evidence.
The DNR in Michigan can pull you over for a traffic stop so yeah they have more power than the police
This is intriguing. I'm in Arizona so after the initial scandal broke nationally we don't get this follow-up stuff on the news... thanks for reporting... Thanks for making corrections to your misinformation. Good stuff man keep it up.
Maybe the "wild" animals were the fish fillets they stuffed inside the walleye
That's great. Throw the book at these two cheaters. Make an example of them so future wanna be cheaters will think twice. This will set a good precedent for prosecuting tournament cheaters.
I just love that the announcer is wearing sandals with pants
Can someone tell me why they were being secretly recorded in the second video that’s going around, the one where he was bragging about cheating on his wife back at the hotel. Why was the person secretly recording them?
link?
Prolly coz they knew he was a pos
Could've been a video that showed the person who was recording so they just posted audio to stay anonymous
This isn't Checkers man it's fishing, don't insult by comparing it.! They deserve whatever they get those damn cheaters..!!😡
Dang I thought for sure I would see the mug shot on the vine link website but Is Chase on parole?? Because someone named Chase Elliott Cominsky is in Pennsylvania
Yea Chase is in trouble outside of this. He is from my town and known about it big time
Now they will know what it's like to be stuffed with huge fillets...lol
I really hope they get the max with whatever that is. Even though this isn’t the biggest deal these guys are obviously scumbags
Theft of hundreds of thousands in winnings from other fishermen is a huge deal.
Cheers for your honest report's and keeping us up to date .. I'm addicted to this story ..it's just to hard to believe... like when I found out Santa Claus was my Mom.
I bet they will say that the walleye swallowed their sinkers,........ Lol 😆 😂
You should have been fishing at the time the vid was shot lol. Your fish were really moving! Great coverage, thanks
I doubt they get them for anything else without any actual evidence. More than likely they will catch some kind of fraud/poaching etc charge. Banned from any tournaments etc etc
Yep! The Pitchforks and Torches crowd is going to be disappointed.
Burn down buildings and assault old ladies on the street and everyone is OK.
But, stuff lead weights to cheat in a tournament and by God you’re getting the electric chair. 🙄
they wont get shit on them, all they did is put lead weights in fish, what a joke
I know right. Half of these knuckledraggers think they should get “The Chair”. 🙄
Next time they get caught with too many rods in the water because they didn’t start taking them in as they approached their limit Maybe the DNR gives them the death penalty. 😂
I want to know about the actual winners of this competition. The cheaters are getting so much attention that it's overshadowing the real 1st place winners, who did it right.
Good point. Maybe I will do a video on that.
@@5050fishing Thanks man. Keep em' coming!
When do the runners up of the tournaments start suing these cheaters for theft of their income and prizes such as boats?
imao imagine being in a cell with a killer and he ask what u in for 😂 "yea im in for cheating a fish tournament " wild asf imao
Finally . I totally been waiting for this
It’s my understanding that they would have won without cheating.
No way?
If true it doesnt matter anymore
Please continue to follow this ! 😄
Do they have normal day jobs? If so I would say it would be on the ropes, also sponsors will most likely follow them for their behaviour. This isn't over by a long shot! Watching this unfold all the way over in Ireland 👍
And Australia. 👍
Honestly...there normal jobs should be left alone....I hate that DOX woke bullshit.
Go to your safe room if you can't handle that response.
0:39 You know, These guys are scumbags, but how in the hell does this warrant all those cops and one brandishing an automatic rifle in the dude's yard? I know this is an entirely different issue, but our police force have morphed into Stasi-like intimidators. WTF?
It’s all optics.....elections are coming....gotta look like the bosses actually care.
This is a bunch of BS.
What are you in for? - Double homicide and you?
Putting weights in fish.
Bend over.
Seems like a perfect time for DNR to make an example out of these guys…play stupid games….
Everyone suspected they were cheating but nobody had the balls to say or do anything. Bunch of cry babies!!!!!
Hope those two POS's are made to serve time is jail for this! I do not feel sorry for them one bit. From the very day they were caught, their bank accounts should have been frozen or monitored to see if they try to transfer money into hiding.
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Be funny if they purged everything that they thought might be seized my the cops. Lol
You're right, we all just want to see a cheater get busted. We all hate cheaters.
Murderer/Drug kingpin/Armed robber: “What are you guys in for”?
Jake and Chase: “We put lead weights in fish”.
That's funny, I was about to comment on your tanks... CLEAN THEM UP ! LOL Only Joking....
No more cash or prizes!!!! Just fish....do away with this crap.
Because of the way this is going down, w/national exposure, there is a much bigger story here. Over the next year you are going to see inexplicably dominant tournament winners, if they have any brains, suddenly become ordinary fisherman. Watch for it. This is fishing's version of steroids. What a country.
I think you’re right. 👍😉
No Tournaments for me........ Can just see little weights used in a Blue Gill catching contest next.... I'll just catch and cook.
Ok here in Cleveland we have the walleye slam and fall brawl big fish tournament. Last year those guys enter both tournaments , they won with a almost 13lbs walleye they passed the slam lie detectors test but one of them fell the fall brawl test and was DQ
Cheating at a Fishing Tournament is un American. And Karma has come for them.
I was thinking the tank water was old, but I wasn’t “KAREN” enough to say anything. That’s your business, lol.
Algae bloom and lighting
I bet they have some good text messages going back and forth laughing about cheating in past
Good to hear those goons are arrested, but this seems to have the high profile makings of the OJ Simpson trial of the fishing world.
Need to check them tournament judges out to
Did I read the correct information? I read that the guy or one of the guys that runs the competition is a police officer. Kind of explains why the announcer prevents the mob from beating them up and asking chase to leave.
I think if this is true, they are getting the law thrown at them.
Thanks for the info found your channel a few days ago and subscribed i love 🎣
Cheating in sport is the lowest of the lows.
No one wants to be in that pool......
Soo very sad for the fishing community. Youngsters grow up being taught by their elders to love the sport. Grandpas with grandsons and granddaughters, dads and moms with their kids, etc. Living near water is a great experience which brings tons of enjoyment.
Sportsmanship will prevail.
How and WTF! Does someone have that great of a life with all that going for you and FU(K it up?
Especially being a professional fisherman!Greed is so power to most. But like the good Lord said....."money is the root of all evil"!
This made worldwide news. Been following your videos for updates. Greetings from Scotland!
My dad was a fish and wildlife officer and I can tell you this is one of the worst but he's seen this type of thing before. He likes to call these types of fishermen stuff shirted bastards because they're so arrogant so narcissistic and cocky they think they walk on water to their fishing hole.
I would suggest nirite snails for your tank. They are amazing at keeping the tanks clean and they don’t cause more nitrogen and ammonia from the plecos.
Also plecos are more problems than help, they tend to attack your fishes slime coat and there a form of cat fish. Opportunistic and omnivore is a bad mix
This story would make a great video for The Internet Historian.
I think this is the next Tiger King
Yep saw that coming, but yeah like you said DNR doesn’t take that lightly. It is what happens. I really hope those guys can learn something about themselves. Why so greedy? If what we have right now is not enough then nothing ever will be.
Sounds like probation lol
I’m sure you already know but cleaning magnets do a good job before you get the old pleco. I run reef tanks and magnets are a must for those systems.
Yeah I have one but sometimes sand gets in between it and scratches the glass
they prob tie up big buck and shoot them and say they been hunting that buck for years 😂
I can't comprehend how they thought that 8 lbs extra was going to fly.
Thanks for your video as a fisherman this is important to put out we the fishing community live by a creed and that’s not it. the kids our sons our daughters it’s a bloodline life style the first fish u ever catch changes lives and for those criminals to be looked up to at one point is shameful. Make fishing great again
Now days criminals don't do any jail time, so it will surprise me if they get any....
Runyan or whatever blocked me on Instagram the other day cause I asked him why he cheated 😅
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He did it because he had fish envy. He was just so jealous that everyone else had a bigger one than he does. Like other middle aged men with tiny ones, he decided to cheat to make himself feel bigger than he really is.
My prediction. They will open up other investigations into them and it will provide the out. If they just have this its 3 felonies and the misdemeanor (it's a huge misdemeanor that ties it all back to allow the long arm of the DNR to be involved legally which is generally worse for a defendant) they will have jail time and the fines are actually relatively small. Due to the mis. they'd probably make up their restitution fees just on boat sale alone (it's seized and will likely be auctioned by the state towards that). Now if they open up investigations into past tournaments those are almost impossible to prove beyond here say so it would allow the douchebags to plea bargain down, plea to guiltys on lesser charges across the board, have a larger overall fine (they got cash and equipment to sell, they won't be needing it) and get a suspended sentence and avoid jail altogether. That's my prediction
This is more embarrassing than receiving drugs through the mail
They will take a plea deal like a year to 16 months from now it will all be misdemeanors and they we pay a hefty fine and do some community service. Usually how this plays out
hay 505 fishing the resion most likely for the cualty charge is for two resions most likely. one being there was other fish inside the tournament fish and 2 the led weights most Likely but won't know till all the charges and resion for the charge is said in the court room.
They got hooked on Cheating and got caught!! They are flopping like a bass on a hot dock!! 🤣 🤣 🤣.
Well when they took the boat it’s clear they needed that for evidence in the case being built! They should’ve expected it! Just mind blowing that they thought they could get away with this!
Who woulda thought guys who cheat on their wives and brag about it would see no wrong in cheating at fishing
Amen to that...if your spouse cheated to get to you, you can be DAMN sure they'll do it again.
I bet there are others out there too
The news coverage of the boat being seized says Ranger Pro ,,, Ranger put out a statement saying they were not sponsored by Ranger and they are not ranger pros.. anyone can wear a Ranger boats jersey on stage in a fishing tournament,
Just checked the Pa docket portal.
Chase was arrested three times since 2007 for defiant trespass- tattooing a minor and retail theft.
I tried pasting the link but apparently the tube doesn’t allow it…
Class act
I'm waiting for the referee to be incriminated as well because he's in on it.. he told him plenty of times just take second place.. he also said all was fishermen have plenty of money to spend they all come there with their $200,000 boat and truck combo..
For the wild animals, it could be they have a snake in a cage or a raccoon in a cage they are keeping. Or it could be they kept those fish with weights in them (which wouldn't be lawful i think)? Thats a very vague charge. I just looked at the PA charge and its taking or possession. So yea, they were taking the walleye to cheat, so thats unlawful. Love to see your channel growth. Happy for you.
People need to realize that those tanks are close to their natural habitat in rivers and lakes. Rivers and lakes have algae and are rarely crystal clear and pristine. The fish are healthier and happier in an environment that matches their natural environment. I took a peice of driftwood from the Ohio River bank and put it in my tank. Within a month the algae had completely taken over the tank. It was a lot more maintenance, but the fish were fine and healthy. It's actually good for them.
The only way they would do time is if it was a federal offense. They will definitely get probation with restitution if they have no extensive criminal background/record. I'm pretty sure their attorney will make a deal with the prosecutor and a couple of the felonies will be dropped and they will plea out to one felony.
Exactly and that's like worst case scenario
Sounds like a man of experience