Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe DALLAS, April 15 (UPI) -- A Texas man sentenced to 15 days in jail for cheating in a fishing competition said his actions were a protest against the sport. Robby Rose, 45, who pleaded guilty to felony attempted theft, said he put a 1-pound weight in the 9-pound bass he caught during the October event at Lake Ray Hubbard in Dallas because he had repeatedly been accused of cheating at tournaments during the past 10 years, The Dallas Morning News reported Thursday. Advertisement "I've been bullied by tournament officials for the last eight years," he said. "I've passed more polygraphs than any other fisherman." "It was a right cross to their jaw," Rose said of the October incident. "I wanted to embarrass the sport." "Am I sorry about it? Could I have handled the whole episode better?" he said. "Yes, of course." Rose, whose cheating entry would have won him a $55,000 boat, was sentenced to 15 days in jail followed by five years' probation. He was also ordered to pay a $3,000 fine and his fishing license was suspended for the duration of his probation.
