I'm in. shore

George may have just supplanted the notorious N I B as the third to referee our next outing to the promised pulpit of my choice, plugs notwithstanding.

:hihi:you guys kill me.

I may do the man in the boat again this year, not that it will much matter in the scheme of things.

Not fishing the tournament, but I'm hoping that maybe things will get contentious enough so they'll be interesting fodder for a book that I can sell the movie rights to Dreamworks for 600,000 like that Dave Kinney guy....

Yes -Joe is now the official Stirper Cup embedded war correspondent to document all of the action.

Yep.

:laugha:

Gansett is a sponsor!
 

I get the Gansett newsletter and I guess they are one of the major sponsors which is cool in my book. I just might try and attend the party. I'd enter my name but I don't want to bring you guys down. Good to see an old sponsor come back!

:cheers2:

"We are proud to announce our partnership with On the Water's 2009 Striper Cup! Many of you may remember the Hi Neighbor tournaments of old, so it's great to renew this tremendous New England tradition. "

If Gansett's in, that must mean Harpoon is out. :(

That means it'll be BMOB if Gansett hosts the end of the tournament awards ceremony.

Gansett :yak6:

I'm in probably just shore but thinking about signing up in both divisions.

I might enter just because gansett is a sponsor, that's awesome!

You got it...Gansett is the new Sponsor and it looks like Harpoon is out.

and I agree.....BYOBeer......gansett is what you buy the day before payday when your digging through the Cushions for loose change.

My Grandfather used to drink that all the time.....and he liked it piss warm. :yak:

Supposedly they have improved the taste of the original as well come out with a few new ones. Guess Gansett Fest will be in, well Cranston - Damn, gonna miss my Harpoon but will enjoy short commute.

It's way better now. Mark Hellendrung of EP has done an awesome job bringing the name back and getting a long time local icon back in business. I'm all for bringing local jobs back to RI or the area in general. They did take 3rd in the American Lager division which as the most entries in it at tlast years World Beer Fest. They beat out a lot so called better beers. I still love the Harpoon IPA though. Don't mean to tread on your thread with beer talk. I'll end it there. Thanks.

Beer talk is cool :cheers2:though probably for another thread :alien:

I've never signed up for the tourney, but am seriously considering it this year. It will give me a little more motivation to get out there more.

The Narragansett Bock is a great beer, but it's only brewed seasonally.

count me in

I'm not so sure about that--when it first came back, it was advertised as being brewed "according to the original recipe" in upstate NY, not Cranston.

And the sample I tried at RISAA a couple of years ago sure as hell tasted like the SOS.

i'm in for the" both "division.

I'm joining for a shot at a VS and truck, and will probably fish both divisions. Would like to fish with S-B if you guys want me. hehe I find myself drinking Gansett a little too often now a days but I don't mind it. Went to a bar the other night and they had Gansett light bottles for 1.50. Don't mind if I do. You get what you pay for though.

At least with the "old" Gansett, you actually got more than you paid for--they therew in a case of the trots at no extra charge :humpty:

I signed up for S-B today. Shore division....

I'M IN ,SHORE

Closest weigh station is minimum of 30 minute drive with no traffic.... ridiculous for an area like this.

In maybe I'll get something worth weighing in this year :hang:

hops plops.. :hihi:

Had the same problem living in Franklin as we were close to 1 hour from a weigh station. I talked to one of the local B and t's and he became a weigh station soon after. I guess what I'm saying is if there is a shop near you not participating it might be worth asking them to participate.

Signed up for both divisions the other day. Hope I get something worth weighing

Bump for love :bl:

This is it guys lets get out there and give it HELL!! If you're thinking about signing up just go ahead and do it everyone else is :smokin: And if you're a C&R guy just keep in mind that they do have a C&R category for pins, lets get out there :thanks: