Strper Cup ?
 

What's everyones thoughts about it ? first fish is a 30 pounder then goes up from there. I haven't got a 30 pounder in 2 years :soon: and with the yoy indies I dought I will get one next year. so I don't know if I am going to sign up

It will be competitive...as it should be.:heybaby:

Whats the rules?????

Rules and info can be found on the OTW website.....I am wondering why the contest is ending on September 17th????? Best fishing of the season is after that??????:smash:

I just said the same thing to my wife, I think it should end at the end of November. It looks like a very fairly run contest.

Yes it does....should be interesting! Whats up with the closing date though????:doh:

My guess is that most boats are taken out of the water by then with little consideration for the surf rats that are there til Oct/Nov.

Problem is the surfrats stand a good chance of catching a cow after the closing date!:smash:

Was wondering what they were thinking also. As if shore fishing for cows wasn't hard enough, they cut-off our best time frame.

I'm wondering where the weigh stations will be? More importantly, is striped-bass.com considered a club for this tourney?

I bet there will be a list soon.

you make a good point about the club thing, I wonder also

If sb entered as a club we would f'in OWN that thing :vamp: :uhuh: :rotf2: :devil: :hidin:

I asked someone at OTW about the ending date. The big shindig at the end is timed to coincide with the in water boat show on 10/1, and they need 2 weeks to add up all the scores.

Just a thought, but since the MV derby starts around the 15th of Sept, I was wondering if they did not want to have the overlap. Hmmm, 35 bucks to enter, boat and truck as prizes, big fish get you a key with a luck of the draw to win...I wonder where they got that idea from?:D I would like to see them cook up their own unique ideas but....

I welcome it and hope it is successful. It might take a few years but it should be fun. I don't see exactly how it mimics the Schaffer cup but we will see. Do you join as a club or a state? I have not read the rules yet but I will probably toss in my 35 bucks for the helluvit.

It looks ike 2 fish a week at 34" plus. If it goes by a calendar week (meaning the week starts sun- ends sat) and you have to get your fish weighed in before the weigh stations close on saturday, it ought to make for an awful lot of friday all nighters :grins:

Just what I need, more incentive to fish on the weekends.:bgi:

Note to self: Do not ask Bob to be on Team SRI. :jester: :jester:

I should have asked an OTW rep at the show, but how does a club go about signing up? I still haven't seen anything on the OTW site about it. I did pick up the flyer at the show. I thought it would have more info on the club side of it. As one who was not fishing during the Schaefer tourney, I am very interested in this.

I agree that the time frame is out of whack. I would venture to guess that there were more boat guys on the planning committee than surf guys.... :uhoh:

I was thinkin the same thing.Thats where the money is.

Striper Cup

http://www.onthewater.com/stripercuphome.html

$25 for club members and subscribers to OTW. You need to declare if your fishing for a club at time of application. Like most I not crazy about the time frame. Looks like us surf guys will have to score big and go large in June and July. On a good note those have been my best months with October and November not far behind.

Great concept tough to compete with boat guys.
Weekly surf prizes of rod an reel combo's to largest surf bass.i think all other entries are boat or surf.Do i really need another rod an reel combo?Will I be able to convince say 30 of our 150 members to pay 25 dollars each to join?Here's what i'll happen i will join for a few yrs.Maybe win a penn slammer an gti combo.an then the next yr.I say screw it.Then I will get a bass that would win it all outright.

for 2007
we should go to otw and striper cup committee and put in for two divisions
boat
surf


NIB.......THE THREAD LIVES

I heard M&D'S will be a weigh station for the tourney...

Part of the reason I didn't sign up at the show.OTW doesn't really reconize NJ.I still didn't get last months magazine.where will i have to weigh a fish at.???they say u have to be at the harpoon party to be eligible for the boat but they don't say where or when.Plus I really don't like boat an surf combinds.There are time we surf guys would smoke embut overall i think boat guys hjave a much greater chance to win so in essense my 25 dollars would be a doantion.I would rather buy a HAB's

I am sure they had alot to concider in this contest, I really think they should have different divisions, surf/boat it really seems like a nicely planned and thought out. this is the first year and it will take a couple of years of tweaking. it is hard to make everyone happy I am sure they will try there best.

Jimmy Ur a riot.
One long running gag...

I chatted with a rep for awhile there on sunday. Currently they have way stations from NY north to Maine. I asked specifically about NJ and he stated not yet. The year end party is at the Harpoon Brewery in Boston (been to a couple Octoberfest there - great time). Will be interesting how this first year runs......

As far as the date ==========it sure ain,t for the boat fisherman ///WTF do you think we catch are large ???? July 4th weekend :smash:

why sept 17th
 

at otw office two wks ago i looked at pre rulse rules.reason is, its the last sat -sun ,and in 2 wks the party, and so on.2wks is a short time to get tropheys ,awards, etc,etc .etc .....get it ??? its a very short timethats the reason the staff worked on this fishing derby right too the end..... capt. cupcake ???

I thought there were 2 divisions? Surf and Boat?:confused:

I also think boat and shore should be seperated..And the cut off date should be extended..Lots of fishing left...I will be signing up anyways...:jump:

I just reread the entry form and no where does it say it is a separate contests. it keeps saying biggest fish. I would like to sign up with a club.
Does any one know if MSBA is getting involved?

Theres a boat out of conn. Adriatica i think has had 60 lbers the last 2 yrs right after 4th of july..In Montauk they have been murderin giants live linen porgies same time.guys who know the waters an fish it hard like Kenny cowhunter an his sinsei Gary could have a field day in a tourney like this.It goes on an on.

The local tourneys such as the ms challenge, tri-state, mv tourney and the fishing club legs are more interesting to me. I don't want to be accountable to have to try to catch a 30#, 40#, etc. for what a pin or a rod/rell combo. I'd rather just fish and enjoy the moment.
The best part is the t-shirt and festival along with winning the Striper Cup for a club because it would represent the club and not just me, me, me.

If I read the rules right it's the club with the most points that gets the striper cup. Points are 1 pound = 1 point. you are allowed 2 fish a week over 34 inch.

The guys on this board that know me know I like the added chalenge of a tournament BUT I am not takeing 2 fish a week. That's a lot of striper fillets.

I will stick to the local msba Tournaments.

grins
 

you tellem VIC ! :musc:

I think there are seperate boat and shore divisions, remember seeing something....

• Angler Of The Year
Trophy will be awarded to the angler who accrues the most points over the season in both the boat and shore divisions


• Weekly Winners (20)
-Weekly Boat Angler Winners (Largest fish of the week)
Rod and Reel Combos
-Weekly Surf Angler Winners (Largest fish of the week)
Rod and Reel Combos

I will be.
They have not worked out the final details with me yet.
They are working on more weigh in stations. Some shops have not gotten back to them and some shops have not even opened for the season as of yet.
They will be adding more. Just give it some time.

i enter several turnys each year just for some added fun . i have never weighed in a fish yet . (not very good at catching large but hopeful) , i am not going to kill a 32"-40" fish just to have a weigh in , when i know it won't win . 2 fish a week x how many entrants , way to many fish killed ,imho , i won't be signing up for this one