{"id":11410,"date":"2026-03-11T07:17:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videos.lakeforkmonsters.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/angler-charged-with-stuffing-weights-in-fish\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T07:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:17:38","slug":"angler-charged-with-stuffing-weights-in-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videos.lakeforkmonsters.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/angler-charged-with-stuffing-weights-in-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Angler Charged with Stuffing Weights in Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"630\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0t_e6qszjVg?autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Curtis Lee Daniels was criminally charged with a felony for allegedly stuffing weights into a largemouth bass that he was weighing in during a fishing tournament in Texas.  Curtis Lee Daniels was arrested Sunday after being exposed for cheating during a fishing tournament in Lake Fork, Texas.  Because the prize for the tournament exceeded $10,000, Daniels was arrested and charged with violating fishing tournament law.  Texas Game Wardens discovered that a fish submitted by Daniels contained three weights in its stomach. Similar weights were located on Daniels&#8217; boat.  During the Lake Fork Lure Company Tournament on March 8, Texas Game Wardens were contacted by organizers to investigate a bass fish presented by Curtis Lee Daniels.  Daniels was arrested and charged with violating fishing tournament law. 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