:rotf2: Sorry Chris maybe I was a bit hasty. Its just this topic comes up frequently and its always the same. Lets tackle this from a different angle then and in the interest of conservation maybe JohnR and the powers that be can try to drive home the "30 or don't get your hands dirty" rule?? I know it has been mentioned several times and many do adhere to it? It goes without saying but I will say it again if it is not over 30 pounds it is not going to last on the leader board but at the same time it is an individuals right to weigh it in if they choose? This is an S-B team and maybe they should agree with the rule if they are going to participate???? If they are not going to adhere to the team rule they should enter as an individual???? Just my .02 cents???

For starters, they are guidelines. Not a hard fast rule. We know that the likelihood of a 20# fish meaning something in Sept is zero so from a team standpoint, not much sense on something under 35#s with high 30s maybe having a chance.

Some might have weighed for a chance at a weekly or monthly, but you already know that Chris. It just doesn't help you pick your nits.

Nobody weigh in a fish under 40#s so Chris can unknot his panties.

And there you go....thanks JohnR!

PS-Chris.....I would never mock your casting prowess. Might chuckle under my breath but never mock! :rotf2:

I thought weigh a 40 # fish for the club. Anything else would be and can be weighed personally for weeklys, monthlys or AOY. As in past years less than 40# wouldn't count for the club anyway. It should be 40# for the club so John doesn't take the heat or BS from the peanut gallery. Since the smaller fish never count towards the group total. If less than just weigh them under your name and not for the team. Problem solved.
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Why not try and kill all the bass you can? I am sick to death with the head in the sand attitude. Bass are in bad shape the Chesapeake is not producing the schoolies that will be the big fish of the future. By killing large fish now there will be no way to reverse the trend in the Chesapeake assuming the reproductive problems can be addressed. Any tournament that encourages killing large striped bass is short sided. We have gone through this before in the eighties, it's a good thing bob Pond has passed away. It looks like all his efforts and those of othes will be for nothing. The striper cup is not a good thing plain and simple.
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What have you done to help protect the fishery this year or last? Have you compared regs from the 80's crash commercially to the regs in place now? Please let me know what you are doing now to help the fishery. If you are doing nothing then stop whining and posting. If you are doing something, make another thread and others will chime in.

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The 20# fish on there for the team is my sons. OTW inadvertently put him with the team, he is only in youth shore division. I emailed them today they are going to remove him from the team standings. He has several 20# this year and many other fish all released. He will be psyched if he wins a prize, so will I. I take pride in teaching him how to fish and conservation of the fishery. We ate that fish, he says it was the best he ever ate because he caught it. He may not weigh another if he wins a weekly, good for him but if he gets a real nice one we will weigh that one too. I have absolutely no issue with that.
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Hope Ty gets the weekly Andy! He is a fine fisherman!!!:uhuh:

Lol!! Don't worry about tys fish. You already explained. I don't care about Anyones fish either way. But it seems people have to hate and it turns a simple thread into Massive fish kills,cup haters and everything else.


UOTE=tysdad115;864571]The 20# fish on there for the team is my sons. OTW inadvertently put him with the team, he is only in youth shore division. I emailed them today they are going to remove him from the team standings. He has several 20# this year and many other fish all released. He will be psyched if he wins a prize, so will I. I take pride in teaching him how to fish and conservation of the fishery. We ate that fish, he says it was the best he ever ate because he caught it. He may not weigh another if he wins a weekly, good for him but if he gets a real nice one we will weigh that one too. I have absolutely no issue with that.
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I know thanks. I put it here for those that may not have access to the team sb forum because they didn't join. Just wanted to clear it with everyone.
Thanks Larry, its got to be the plugs...
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I killed a fish Sunday. First one in 2 years. It weighed 30#. I didn't enter it in any tournament. I am so sorry, we ate it at a giant cookout.:rotf2:

I didn't know you were a carp fisherman.

"people do not have to live their lives according to your will. They have minds of their own and have certain rights and what you need to do is respect those rights and decisions instead of making personal attacks on people because they do not agree with "your way".

Words to live by.....especially after July 12. ;-)

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thanks for the chuckles everyone
good one sokinwet



and Andy, I am glad Ty is having a good time fishing, I wish him continued success:uhuh: