I was inquiring about membership numbers on clubs this week... As of yet I have still to get them... I am curious as to membership numbers on some of the larger clubs...

The one I got when I entered at RISAA was dark blue.

that's a BIG 10-4,,,,,,there RobRockcrawler!!!

midnight blue for the shirts, and
the cup pins are orange,,,,,,,,,,,,

my two favorite colors :bl: :bl: :bl:

Could be, but it all depends on what's available on any given year.

As it has happened once in my lifetime, the real big fish suddenly vanish from our catches, either dead from old age or other causes.

Lets hope you're right though as 530# sounds like a good estimate and it would require a good distribution of big fish for this to happen.

double, sorry

Which club are you referring to? To me its a fun tournament and I could care less if a club has 5 or 500. The club portion of the striper cup is simply for bragging rights only, no $$ involved.

Its the big $$ prizes some people will most certainly be cheating at in order to win. When you consider its a coastwide tournament and there's countless weigh stations with obvious disparities between all of them, it just opens the doors for bad behavior.

Look at the Vineyard Derby for example...there's what, 2 weigh stations and any leading fish is dissected and checked for alterations before going on the leader board. Still, people cheat and get busted at the MV Derby even though they're under a microscope....how do you think the striper cup will fare with regard to quality control? The possibilities for abuse are endless.

If I remember correctly, it was one of the smaller clubs (15-20 guys) of "professional" fishermen who had a team member busted for poaching. So much for club size.

Just in case Sea Dangles thinks I'm changing my mind, I'd like to remind him I'm still in and look forward to the tournament...

Ditto Paul, some giants out there where you tube.

Come on in Paul :love: !

As for Team Size some larger teams will have lot of people that are not out fishing all the time. Some small teams will be 8-10 guys fishing commercially 5 days a week. Where is the advantage? How do you quantify where the advantage is?

People have been complaining about advantages and disadvantages since the striper cup started and they have been changing the rules almost every year to accomidate some of that. The way I look at it, Play by their rules... If your serious about winning the cup create a well balanced team with guys that fish hard, love fishing, and want to win! You have to diversify Shore, Boat, Commercial, Recreational. Also cover as much of the striper coast because you never know where good bodies of big fish will show.... Numbers do help... Not many teams want to win as bad as Team Striper, they did alot of the above and that's what it takes to win... Luck takes you only so far... Best of luck to all!

Paul, if we can persuade them to play some Zappa at the party, are you in then?

C'mon Paul, we need you. You are as sharp as they come.:fishin:

C'mon Professor M. The Zappa offer wasn't enough? :uhuh:

has anyone who registered online received their shirt/entry stuff yet? I registered a while ago and haven't heard anything.

To the kind and FEARLESS Professor,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
 

we ~the surfandboatcasters of SB.com~
beseech thee, oh noble and fibreglass warrior,

to join our ranks, to embrace the chase for Striper Cup glory,
and implore you to assist us with your mighty boat and skills as a Striperman!!! we, as a bretheren, stand shore to shore, boat to boat, and googan to sharpie ~united in our supreme efforts to return The CUP to it's proper mantle. yet, as we endeavor to wreste it from the very capable hands and guises of those who would defend her, it would be an honor and a privelege to contend such a challenge with YOU at your helm; so that, we may bring into effective action the fullest company of armament possible along the merciless path towards,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,VICTORY!!!

"I may be totally wrong, but I'm a
Striperin' foooooo, oo-oo, ooooooooo, oo-oo, ooooooule, I'm a
Striperin' foooooo, oo-oo, ooooooooo, oo-oo, ooooooule
Youwsa, youwsa, youwsa"

I just got mine today and I signed up last week
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Same here

Ditto

i hardly think that Professor M is just an "anyone", and
the above was totally tic and for the FUUUUN of Team Competition.
whatever it is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it is still fishing, there is a CUP to be had, and why
shouldn't WE put our best anglers forward??? ALL teams recruit their contestants.

besides, he was waffling a bit and i felt he needed a boisterous nudge
:bl: :bl: :bl: :bl:

Here too,,,,

Count me in for both its HAMMERTIME

First of all, Professor M is very well respected here on S-B. He is hardly "anyone".

Second, WTF do you care? If you aren't joining Team S-B, why even post in this thread?

Dad 818,

Awesome job keeping this list and major thanks for noting whom is boat, shore or both.

Couple questions:

1. If I were to take other members of the team out on my boat to go trophy hunting it would have to be another boat angler or a "both" person, yes?

2. Does anyone know how we keep a tally of fish that have been caught so I don't weigh in a 42# fish and then realize that it was all for nothing because our top ten were all bigger? I just don't want to kill any fish I don't have to. Early in the season do we weigh in high 30# ers?

Thanks.

Sea Flat, thanks for the compliment.

1-Yes, the people you bring out would have to register as either "Boat or Both"

2-I haven't done the cup before, but I believe that OTW keeps a standings sheet available on their web site.

hey Sea Flat,

the Boss, JohnR, usually has us keep nothing under 35# shore, 40# boat. that's at the beginning of the Cup. as the tournament progresses those numbers will increase.

as for the updating of the Leader Board, that is an area where i hope that OTW will improve. we usually have a sticky or some one who keeps a running account here, based on OTW's numbers. we will also use the "grapevine" to keep us from keeping big fish, unecessarily :bl: :bl: :bl:

Some people might want to weigh in a fish for a shot at a weekly prize, which used to be about $400 worth of tackle/gift cards.

Also, May and September are "short" months and a 30-ish fish might sneak in for the monthly, which puts you on the stage with a chance at the grand prize. Especially in September for the shore guy.

It's a matter of personal choice.

Just remember that you can only weigh in one fish a week, and the week runs Sunday to Saturday, if I remember correctly.

Intrepid, we are recruiting among members of S-B and a few friends of members of S-B. A lot of people that don't get to fish 8 days a week like some and the large majority - like myself - that may or may not break the magic number necessary to make the top 10. Hell, I only posted a fish once that lasted the final 10.We are mostly shore - which some consider a disadvantage - shore ratio or not. We have a few ringers (by far not me :rotf2:) but we are also going against teams full with ringers and teams with far larger.

What is a "fair" amount of people for us to have? And why?

Yep, Dad is keeping a good list...

1) They would need to be in the tourney and registered both or both. A sure only could not weigh in a fish.

2) We'll manage a list and forum for access keeping the details up to date on what not to keep. MikeP is on the money with regards to weekly / monthly prizes and personal choice. I don't think I will weigh anything in that doesn't have a shot at the top 10 unless it is a fish I can't revive - but that is me.

Yeah RJ glad to hear your on board!

BTW Awesome job on the constant up keep of who's what Dad818:cheers:

Count me in also for both.

updated to include keeperreaper.

hey dad

i should be in for both catagories, not just boat.

thanks

matt

does it cost more to register for both?
I'll enter this weekend. I'll be on the water 4 days a week anyway so I may stumble into something decent.

I totally agree. I am hoping that someday the weigh stations and OTW can get this done online to make it quicker and up to date on a daily basis, or at least close to it.

The starting off point sounds good, thanks for the info.

Agreed, only going to weigh in a fish unless it is going to help the team. Realistically, you would really only have a shot at a weekly prize in this case anyway except for the early weeks of the tourney where 20# fish have been known to take a weekly.

It costs $10 more to register as both I believe.

i just signed up in the boat div:fishslap:

updated maddmatt to both and thunder to the list.

Paul, please post here which you decide to do. Thank you.

you're welcome, SF!
happy to oblige~~~

RJ and Keeper...:fishin::fishin::fishin:

I'm in, surf div.

Officially registered for Team S-B.

Me too, as of Friday. Really psyched, hope to meet a few of you guys and hope to weigh in a nice fish.

Count me in for both