A classic line from a classic skit, Saturday Night Live, Dan Ackroyd and the Bass-o-Matic. Now that was a funny moment. But there are a couple of guys not laughing about bass right now. It seems two Kentucky men have been indicted for cheating.
Marshall and Lyon county grand juries on Tuesday indicted Dwayne E. Nesmith, 43, of Island, and Brian K. Thomas, 31, of Dawson Springs on nine counts of theft by deception of over $300 in Marshall County, one count of complicity to commit theft by deception of over $300 and one count of attempted theft by deception of over $300 in Lyon County.
An investigation of the pair started April 30, when the men allegedly stashed five live bass in a fish basket in the water, then picked them up to weigh in at the Relay for Life Buddy Bass Tournament at the Lake Barkley State Resort Park, state police said.
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Sgt. Bill Snow said someone reported the bass, which were marked with clippings in their fins.
Nesmith and Thomas were witnessed picking up the fish early on the morning of April 30, then putting their catch in the boat, Snow said.
The pair appears to have done this in several tournaments, netting thousands in cash and a $30,000 bass boat.
I don't think they'll be watching anything that reminds them of bass for a while.
I caught you a delicious bass.
Have you got a blender?