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I’ve run many offshore fishing tournaments in my life, but I swear I had nothing to do with this one……..

A Florida man was cited by Alachua County deputies for running an unauthorized bass fishing tournament in the pool at a Gainesville Holiday Inn. [1]
The incident featured highly specific details, which were documented by authorities: [1, 2, 3, 4]
  • The Organizer: 61-year-old Dennis Pruitt, a guest at the hotel, spent the previous night assembling tournament infrastructure. [1]
  • The Setup: Pruitt had a portable PA system, an easel displaying a whiteboard leaderboard, and registered 14 participants for a $20 entry fee. [1, 2]
  • The Fish: He had previously transported nine largemouth bass in a locked cooler across two counties and stocked the motel pool. [1, 2]
  • The Outcome: The 3-hour event saw two fish caught. The winner took home a $240 prize pool, a perpetual trophy, and a gift card from a local bait shop sponsor. [1]
  • The Charges: Deputies intervened and cited Pruitt for unlawful use of private property and disturbing the peace. The bass were subsequently relocated to a nearby lake. [1]
 
A Florida man....

Everything you need to know right there.

Here's the thing tho. It was fheckin' brilliant. Just Good ol' boy $#it where nobody got hurt and I'll bet everyone had a blast.

But here comes "respect my authoritah!" and starts handing out tickets, so there will be court costs and fines and records. For what?
 

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