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Outrage over fishy business

Monday 24 March 1997 00:02 GMT
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A 36-year-old angler caused a wave of protest during a fishing competition after going into battle with a secret weapon - a hi-tech echo sounder that helps to find fish.

Roger Mortimer used the pounds 325 sonar device in a fishing competition on the River Glen near Spalding, Lincolnshire. His rivals claim that the device gave him an unfair advantage after it helped him to catch 374 small fish and scoop the pounds 60 fourth prize.

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