Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Flies? Check. Sunblock? Check. Meth? Checkcheckcheck! What'sthematterwithyouman? CHECK!

Competition is getting out of control in organized fishing tournaments. The U.K.'s Daily Mirror reports that

TOP championship anglers were left shocked... after being asked to submit to drug tests.

Competitors at last week's World Angling Championships were told to give urine samples or face losing their prizes.

Astonishingly, the tests - which they all passed - were made because officials fear stimulants could give cheats an unfair advantage by sharpening their reflexes when they get a bite.


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Can we expect to see Jimmy Houston, Kevin Van Dam, and other tournament fishermen hauled before a senate committee soon?

While I'm not a tournament fisherman, I have to admit I'm tempted to see whether this might help me catch of of those missed dry fly strikes. So perhaps I'll be turning up in an emergency room--or before a judge--soon.

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