Slippery tale: anglers accused of using weights and fish fillets to win top contest

• Accused men were in line for $30,000 first prize
• Tournament director found weights after suspicions raised

The county prosecutor's office in Cleveland has opened an investigation into an apparent cheating scandal during a lucrative fishing tournament on Lake Erie last week.

A video posted to Twitter shows Jason Fischer, tournament director for the Lake Erie Walleye Trail, cutting open the winning catch of five walleye on Friday and finding lead weights and prepared fish filets inside them.