Anybody who has read a tourney application form from some of the larger circuits has probably seen the part about potentially having to take a polygraph exam. As someone who has been involved with having to take the "exam" twice in various tournaments, I can attest to it being a little nerve-racking, even for the coolest of heads. I came across a great piece on polygraphs and fishing tournaments that I thought I'd share. It comes from the site commercialappeal.com out of Memphis and appeared in their May 20, 2007 edition. The article, briefly excerpted below, was written by Brian Brasher.
A week from today on Sardis Lake, the winners of the 35th annual St. Jude Open Bass Classic will walk away with two War Eagle Boats and $2,000 in cash and assorted prizes. The lucky angler who catches the biggest fish of the tournament could go home with more than $6,000.But before they leave the weigh-in site -- before any prizes are awarded -- the winners will be strapped to a polygraph machine and asked a few simple questions about how they managed their catch.
It's not the most pleasant experience. But in today's world of high-dollar tournament fishing, the polygraph rule is a necessary fact of life.
Polygraph machines a fact of life in fishing tournaments
"The truth will set you free."
Posted by: Richard Ziert | February 14, 2009 at 08:45 AM