Angler Confesses To Cheating On Big Fish Record
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:11 am
Angler Confesses To Cheating On Big Fish Record
POSTED: 7:05 a.m. EDT August 5, 2003
LONDON -- A British angler says he just can't stick with his fish story any longer. SURVEY
Have you ever told a lie that haunted you for a long time and made you feel guilty?
Yes. And I felt so relieved when I came clean.
Yes. I still haven't come clean and it eats at me.
No. I've told minor lies, but nothing big enough to haunt me.
No. I have told huge lies, but I don't care.
He says that eight years ago, he lied about catching a trout so big that he's held the record ever since.
The fact is that the fish was already dead.
Clive White says he feels much better since coming clean. He says his guilt cost him his marriage and everything he ever wanted. But he's already told two different versions of the story.
One news agency, Press Association, is reporting that he told authorities two weeks ago that the 36-pound 14-ounce rainbow trout was raised by a friend and given to him in a plot to take the title. His friend denied it.
He's also told The Times newspaper that he'd found the trout floating on the water, scooped it up and lied about catching it.
The record now stands at 30 pounds, 12 ounces.
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Concious must of finaly gotten to him, but dang if I got away with it for 8 years, I think i would just stick with it lol
POSTED: 7:05 a.m. EDT August 5, 2003
LONDON -- A British angler says he just can't stick with his fish story any longer. SURVEY
Have you ever told a lie that haunted you for a long time and made you feel guilty?
Yes. And I felt so relieved when I came clean.
Yes. I still haven't come clean and it eats at me.
No. I've told minor lies, but nothing big enough to haunt me.
No. I have told huge lies, but I don't care.
He says that eight years ago, he lied about catching a trout so big that he's held the record ever since.
The fact is that the fish was already dead.
Clive White says he feels much better since coming clean. He says his guilt cost him his marriage and everything he ever wanted. But he's already told two different versions of the story.
One news agency, Press Association, is reporting that he told authorities two weeks ago that the 36-pound 14-ounce rainbow trout was raised by a friend and given to him in a plot to take the title. His friend denied it.
He's also told The Times newspaper that he'd found the trout floating on the water, scooped it up and lied about catching it.
The record now stands at 30 pounds, 12 ounces.
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Concious must of finaly gotten to him, but dang if I got away with it for 8 years, I think i would just stick with it lol
