Competitive fishing has a cheating problem, and these Canadian anglers say they've seen it happen

A cheating scandal rocking the U.S. fishing competition scene has opened a can of worms about dishonesty in the sport, with some anglers in Canada saying it’s happened here, too, and they’re ready for the truth to come out.

“We would like this story to go public to get the justice all the honest anglers deserve,” said Mitch Zinally, 38, a Toronto angler who has been competing in Canadian tournaments since 2017.

“It paints the rest of us as being dishonest,” said his teammate Brandon Kadoski, 35, who lives in Richmond, Ont.

The duo — a multi-species fishing team that have fished together coast