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from wired2fish

http://www.wired2fish.com/Nate-Wellman-Issues-Statement-WhatsUp5822

Elite Series Pro Nate Wellman issued the following statement today:

I regret the statements that I made to my co-angler during the Bass Pro Shops, Bassmaster Northern Open on Lake Erie Aug 25-27 2011.   While I never intended for my statements to be anything more than an expression of my envy for his performance that day, looking back I can understand now why my co-angler would have misinterpreted my statements.   My statements were wrong and should never have been made.

To be perfectly clear - I am not a cheater.  I've never cheated in the past and will never do so in the future.   I've dedicated my entire adult life to bass fishing, the sport that I love and no amount of money in the world is worth jeopardizing my career that I've spent my life working for.  I am an accomplished angler and am confident about my future.  Simply stated, I have no reason to cheat and would never tarnish my accomplishments nor compromise my future by cheating.  I respect myself, my family, my sponsors and my sport way to much to bring it all down by cheating.

I apologize to everyone for my mistake, including B.A.S.S. and my co-angler for putting them in such an awkward position. Also a sincere apology to the fans of fishing for it was not my intention to tarnish the integrity of the sport.




sure has the fishing world talking.   even heard it mentioned at the KLBA last night

But I thought it was a joke???

Can he keep changing his story and still be considered to have integrity?

Not in my mind.