Brandon Palaniuk Gets Disqualified at Mississippi River

[@BigGuy86ed]

I want to know who filed the protest. I can't support someone who would make a call like that to snitch and cry about another competitor over such a trivial thing. Chicken shit is what it is...

[@bobbyrobbins9816]

Fishing tournaments were much better when the pros had to compete against each other in the same boat.

[@robertpoindexter8616]

There’s no bigger bitch than a tournament fisherman …they try to push us out of coves all the time…I’m sure not all of them are assholes.

[@bigrig0625]

I've met Brandon and his wife. He's a really nice and professional fisherman! They're both great people and he's very willing to interact with his fans. I seriously don't believe that this was done on purpose. He took the L and moved on to prove he's a real peoples champion and fisherman!

[@reelhookcast5551]

@@A1i3N337 you are ignorant if you think culling bass is cheating just because it’s not the same body of water literally 100 yards away your ignorant makes no sense haha

[@robertcasagrande9661]

Would have been nice for that to be briefed by BASS officials before the tournament started since it is such a weird law. Lots of unfamiliar fishermen in the tournament most likely didn't know either. Heartbreak for this winner.

[@RonnieMooreBass]

They are. At every event. Simple mistake, but everyone is always briefed about those things.

[@kolorzjerk]

It was briefed. Always is.

[@howisitgoin4267]

Minnesota where if someone waves and you don't wave back they get offended 😂

[@vamp9190]

It does not even confirm that he culled while in MN, or how they confirmed his exact location when he allegedly culled ....poorly edited story

[@AnonYmous-kg4ht]

camera gps

[@freedomhard2310]

I really like this guy! He started at the bottom and has became a champion.

[@Uncsy]

B.S.in my book... shouldve had better arbitrators in a situation as critical as that and to cull 1 fish 100 yards from the cutoff line. If he knew he was definitely in MN water and culled multiple fish thats a different story. Idk how many fish he caught in that 100 yds but if it wasn't much just take that weight back. DQ is excessive.

[@georgeadcock2347]

Another reason no tournament circuit should go there. So many problems in that state it's crazy

[@CHMPro]

100 yard? No way. That's evil. He won. He didn't cheat or pull a jake.

[@nnelson168]

I live in Minnesota. It is a stupid law amongst several others. Being a sportsman in MN is a pain in the ass.

[@carsonpickett6216]

Totally agree my least favorite is bass season opens I'm june

[@lukkyluciano]

which is likely why Minnesota has some of the very best fishing in this country

[@juststatinfactssv4989]

THATS WHY YOUR BASS FISHING IS SO GOOD! Because of the laws.

[@jd8745]

letting the fish spawn aint all bad...just makes for an antsy spring ..after a LONG winter

[@doodlebob3374]

@@juststatinfactssv4989 No that law has no effect on the fishing

[@carsonpickett6216]

Minnesota has the most stupid laws, you can't even buy beer on Sundays

[@cherbert359]

CPPfishing you cant buy beer on sundays in indiana either

[@davidslater4092]

Fr? Lol

[@nickholland4492]

hell come to alabama, we have counties that are totally dry. no alcohol period.

[@swaynews8395]

Come to Texas boys ;)

[@adamlovin509]

Come to tennesee plenty of beer every day of the year and theres bootleggers

[@teresafarrell6457]

I love this guy's enthusiasm when hauling in a fish. 🎣🧢

[@juststatinfactssv4989]

I hear that Paliniuk guy is doing pretty well!

[@billrodweller9432]

Why would you have a tournament in a place with weird laws like this It's like California where you can't keep a fish if it's not caught in the mouth And I dont mean if your sight fishing

[@jeffree6996]

Smallmouth > largemouth all dayyyy. Gotta love those rocky bottom bronze footballs. Man I love living in Erie Pa

[@jackpotjoey8828]

I learned at an early age that a 2lb smaller will hit and fight harder than a 4lb large. You’ll think you have a 8 pounder on the line when they dive

[@bruce5168]

BS!!!! All of the rules, especially one like that so close to bordering another side, should definitely be told to EVERYONE before day one. Somebody got jealous over this kid laying down the beating!!

[@ggglat]

So what if you know it's bigger while reeling it in already having 5 fish. Could you just not officially land it and get the smallest fish out before officially bringing it in the boat. Is that a small work around?

[@JohnVC]

I wonder too. Can you just put a stringer off the side of the boat? then if you move to another location just toss the lightweights store the heavies in the well. So technically you will never have five on the boat.

[@1iving2di3]

@@JohnVC lol keeping fish on a stringer is still keeping fish and counts towards your bag limit

[@amsully3352]

Has that ever happened ? I never heard a story like that . It must be because now we have cameras and internet’

[@MEOIT83]

So how do they release the fish after weigh in though

[@rogercarlson2330]

i live on pool 9 and the border bounces into some strange places.

[@NytronX]

Culling should be federally illegal. Catch, record, immediately release or GTFO

[@davidslater4092]

Wow what a garbage rule, but I guess it's good to have to many laws and regulations than not enough. Ohio and Kentucky are suffering severely in numbers of catfish

[@jakehansen3418]

No it's not enforcing existing laws is were it's at.

[@coreyfrasnelly7364]

jake hansen our cat fishing is terrible along with bass fishing in the Ohio valley gets worse ever year

[@bme6949]

That’s a damn lie, I live on the Ohio river and we are definitely not hurting in numbers of catfish. You must be smoking crack.

[@wymple09]

Probably more to do with pollution than other factors.

[@ariadelaney4225]

During the lake erie bassmaster elite Series they were alowed to go to the canadian side and fish that is a stupid paw

[@wymple09]

IDK. They were in Lake Erie, right? It's a contest on Lake Erie, right? Every fisherman had the same opportunity, right?

[@claydueland9367]

this is not a state wide law it only pertains to the shared water with Wisconsin on the Mississippi river. There is legislature written for the law to be changed. There is overwhelming support for the change and should be very shortly. BTW minnesota is absolutely amazing for sportsmen. :)

[@iceman763]

Its a STATEWIDE LAW.

[@bobbygreen2683]

It prevents release of stressed fish and introducing diseases from other bodies of water since not everyone cleans their wells out.

[@waagle888]

@@bobbygreen2683 bass tournaments release their 5 fish at the end of the day stressed out and from dirty livewells. So culling really isn't the real problem.

[@jameslovelace8958]

Why don’t the put signs on the river saying you crossed state lines. This rule and ruling sucks.

[@wymple09]

Seems to me like a straight up guy.

[@Weeble_Warbles]

Wait a second. So, you can't, at any point have more than 5 fish in the boat? So, if you have a 3 pounder and need a larger to take the lead you have to throw that one back and pray you catch a larger fish in the near future? Am I understanding correctly? It sounds so exceedingly dumb and absurd I'm questioning my comprehension.

[@jeffree6996]

AZ0960440 correct. You're only allowed the limit in your livewell at any given time. You can't just ride around all day with 6 fish and toss the smallest one back at the end. You put a float on your smallest fish, when you catch one bigger you toss in your smallest fish, replace it with the new one. And keep marking your lightest fish so when you catch one even an ounce bigger, you know which one to replace immediately

[@markleclair4182]

Jeff Ree no he is saying in MN waters you can't even have 6 fish in the boat at once, even if you are just landing a fish and switching it out. MN doesn't allow that apparently.

[@NoGlockTrucker]

AZ0960440 I realize this is an old post but I thought I would reply anyways. This cut and pasted straight from MN DNR site Once you reach your daily or possession limit of fish, you can't release fish already caught and kept and replace them with other fish. While fishing on Mille Lacs Lake or Wisconsin, South Dakota or North Dakota border waters, you may not release fish already caught and kept and replace them with other fish even before you reach your daily or possession limit. You can continue to fish after reaching your daily you just can’t replace any fish you’ve already kept with any new catches

[@txman201]

@@NoGlockTrucker Bass fishing as a big industry would never have caught on in the south with such unusual regulations!

[@Bassin_withaustin]

Damnn dude that's messed up I couldnt get over that if it happened to me

[@rickhay9782]

I am not a tournament fisher, ,so if and when you catch 5 that's it? You have to head in to weigh in ?

[@ashleywynn4923]

In that particular state but I think that law has been overturned since then.

[@pirate7646]

Brandon that should have been brought up at drivers meeting..you know all the loop holes and snags...it was a stupid protest should never have. Been approved by turney officials.

[@mr.mikesart7111]

That is a ridiculous law

[@the.tricky.outdoorsman]

I'm not too familiar with the term Culling. Could you explain?

[@blakemooty6007]

William H upgrading fish basically. you already have your limit of 5 bass and then you catch a bigger fish than one of your 5 and you replace the smaller fish with the newer bigger fish.

[@blakemooty6007]

You keep your biggest 5 fish in a tournament to weigh in. After you catch your 5 say you catch one bigger than a fish you already have in your live well. You would simply release the smaller fish back into the water and out the bigger one in the live well. You still have 5 fish (the legal limit) but your total weight increases when you "cull" the smaller fish out

[@wesjanz]

Hoghs how? You don't ever keep more than 5. You just release your smallest fish from the livewell and replace it with a bigger fish

[@davidslater4092]

Hoghs how in the fuck would that be a good rule? That is the point of fishing a tournament is to catch the biggest fish. Why should I be stuck with a 3 pounder when I'm holding an 8 pounder? I would love to hear your logic behind it sounding like poaching, AND how that rule sounds good to you. Looking forward to reading the pile of bullshit you compile.

[@lendog725]

Hoghs it's not a tournament rule! It's a Minnesota law ... if he was 100 yards up river he would of been ok! The problem here is tournament officials should of known this law and informed the competitors!!

[@orlandopgrilo]

Parabéns pelos vídeos top., show, você tem muitos admirador aqui no Brasil

[@tommwarneke396]

Great sportsmanship Brandon! Poor poor officiating. When a judgement is made, it should take it effect, intent and creating/making decisions to take advantage of your other competitors. This is officiating 101. Being PC is in pro fishing too?

[@dmatt2284]

If it didn't affect the outcome of the tournament they should have let him pay his game fine and allowed him to stay in tourney for sure since thats not a law in many states if any other ones

[@kennethgibson1092]

How can they be sure anyone else didn't do the same thing? Just because they didn't admit it?

[@radarfishin]

With one mistake equals a greater comeback keep er up

[@ForrestOutdoors]

I love watching some good fish catches...

[@Staygold888]

Wow that some BS this tournaments need to improve their rules and specially when the rivers connect to each state some so silly he deserved to win that

[@txman201]

The violation was a state regulation, not a specific tournament rule about culling.

[@jaredw6830]

Can someone explain the purpose of this law?

[@thebroadwyz]

Conservation. Not saying I agree with it though.

[@JohnVC]

To keep culling to a minimum, duh. Think about it if you have who knows how many tournaments every summer in the state, with a hundred boats a tournament, and they can catch and hold as many as they want? How many dead bass would there be at the docks?

[@thebroadwyz]

John Caputo it does make sense - however there are many fisheries across the country with no such law that host as many, if not more, tournaments and they do just fine. I get that rules are rules...and by rule he deserved the DQ...I’m just not a big technicalities kind of guy. If it were football, for example, you wouldn’t play with two different sets of rules on each half of the field, right? But hosting these tournaments across state lines seems like they are doing just that. Not trying to argue with you, I respect your opinion and you’re 100% correct. I just hate it for the guy...

[@JohnVC]

@@thebroadwyz Oh yeah I totally agree. In baseball there are basic rules for the sport but then each ballpark can have their own set of ground rules. I think with that much money at stake it'll be silly for the guy in second not to have reported him though. Imagine losing to the guy that's breaking the rules.

[@thebroadwyz]

John Caputo I totally agree, it just seems like it defeats the purpose of competition if culling isn’t allowed - even on just part of a body of water. Kind of leaving even more to chance and luck than there already is. Also, it seems like if they were serious about taking care of the fish...it would be a law applying to the entire body of water. The fish don’t know where the state line is, so if culling is allowed on one part of the lake it’s going to hurt the whole thing regardless. But obviously since it’s 2 different states, that results in two different lines of thinking - hence different laws.

[@dwa3093]

Who protested?

[@nc_mtbmedic1399]

probably ish monroe

[@marcusyoung2870]

b S 😂

[@brandonmacklin4224]

Kvd

[@drinkthekoolaidkids]

The guy in 2nd place

[@johnnywymer3125]

At least he's not a cry baby like most of them are

[@mr.skeptical3071]

So u can't cull? U have the keep the 5 u have?

[@bme6949]

That doesn’t sound right, what if the first bass is only 7 inches long, are they saying you’d have to keep it?? That would be illegal and under sizing laws a huge fine.

[@aaronlambright8392]

"Didn't know"

[@zackeletonfh8940]

Man that blows!

[@kerryschallon8879]

Really stupid law...

[@dwaynetunstall5643]

I don't give a fck. Hate how they treat these fish in these damn tournaments. Driving around all day with them in a live well, Toting them in bags for weigh in. A number of fish even die before going back in the water. Tournaments shouldn't even be held during the spawn anyway.

[@doodlebob3374]

I've never seen more than 1 or 2 dead fish at these things

[@dwaynetunstall5643]

@@doodlebob3374 Wow. Well. That's good to know.. I've only been to a couple tournaments.

[@DawgPrepper]

Politics....

[@joshbennett6534]

What did you learn......................

[@michaelodell1779]

Probably $5,000+ in electronics, he knew exactly where he was

[@davidmaxey656]

Exactly

[@JohnVC]

He literally says he made a gamble because his back was against the wall in the tournament, so yeah.

[@SamA-gj5rw]

I always thought culling was upgrading dead fish not live fish hat a stupid law

[@shawnbeck2303]

As bass fisherman we all make mistakes. Don't beat yourself up! Other people will do that for you. Learn, Forgive move on! Try using a Green Pumpkin Salamander Texas rigged the next time you go smallie fishing or Rapala Shad rap. Near rip rap. The down turned bill will snap after hitting the rocks after a while so buy 10 of them. Trust me for this jewell of info. You will beat the field next time out. Old time fisherman. Shawn

[@kevinshipman6494]

In NC watermelon and punkinseed lizards work great

[@skippindocs5793]

Someone got jealous

[@socaloutdoors7355]

Minnesota 😂😂😂all u needed to say

[@fishingmojados1121]

Small body of water so it's a Bull Shit Law

[@jacobmiller9292]

That's so dumb

[@sivyisvaj8054]

EA SPORT should have something like in the video game!

[@doodlebob3374]

That's bullshit

[@cofishfinder7269]

I mean, he did techinclsly break the law....whether you agree with it or not.

[@2_h279]

But he didn't know

[@jimmyjack6393]

@@2_h279 Ignorance of the law is no excuse

[@doodlebob3374]

@@jimmyjack6393 I'd be surprised if locals know about that law

[@justincummings2497]

Not an opinion jus shows alcoholism or desperation 😁😂🤣🤣🤣

[@jimmygore8214]

That sucks

[@justincummings2497]

No one needs a beer or a drink on Sunday. Sounds like somebody is desperate what's one day and of all days the Sabbath? C'mon man

[@ericseale9122]

Justin Cummings says you. Why should your opinion be forced on me?