Lake Fork angler busted for weighting bass

OUTDOOR BRIEFS
  • TPWD game wardens discovered weights in the stomach of a bass brought to weigh-in during a recent fishing tournament at Lake Fork. The angler, Curtis Lee Daniels of Willow Park, was arrested and charged with violating a Texas fishing tournament law. TPWD Photo
    TPWD game wardens discovered weights in the stomach of a bass brought to weigh-in during a recent fishing tournament at Lake Fork. The angler, Curtis Lee Daniels of Willow Park, was arrested and charged with violating a Texas fishing tournament law. TPWD Photo
    A bass fisherman accused of altering the weight of a fish in a fishing tournament is facing felony charges after state game wardens discovered three slip sinkers in the stomach of a female bass he brought to weigh in on the second day of the Lake Fork Lure Co. bass tournament held on March 7-8 at Lake Fork.The event was hosted by Sealy Outdoors.TPWD said in a March 9 press release...

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