OTW Striper Cup
 

Did you sign up?

I have been fretting in my mind, I don't think I am going to this year. The boat guys (especially who fish commercial) have the definite edge and the clubs have the edge over the lone eagles like myself.

Surf fishing on the Cape hasn't been productive enough to produce a lot of really big fish and killing 30 pounders for a pin is a personal line I won't cross ( then I have to get rid of the thing cause big bass don't really make my mouth water)

The sutf guys in Rhode Island are still in the game as that seems to be the end of the road for the big girls coming north (they got real pogies lucky dawgs)

And lastly I couldn't afford the gas for the Tundra ( gas pigs in cyl) and I couldn't afford to run the boat either.

Dilemma. I had the form and pen in hand at the MSBA show but couldn't pull the trigger. Maybe in the future but this year I am out of it
( not that that matters much anyway)

I plan to sign up. The party at the end is worth the money to me.

They do have release pins for this year. Not that pins are that big a deal to me, but if you want a few for your hat, you don't have to kill a fish.

The way I look at it is, I'm going to fish anyway. If I happen to get a decent fish, I can weigh it on a Manley, take a quick measurement and submit it for a pounder release pin. If not, the Harpoon-fest is a pretty good time. It's worth the $25 to me.

I agree with Mike, and as soon as I have some extra cash I am signing up. Plus I have a chance to win a sweet boat.

Every year is different and the fish could show on the cape, I always hope anyway.

I signed my son Leo and myself up

Same here - we're in... Flap - you of all should know that its almost a roll of the dice when and where the fish will show in any give year. While Rhody may have relatively done well a bunch of good anglers were kicking and screaming. Who knows where the fish will move on any given year. You might C&R a bunch up there.

Another game of "Striped Bass WTH Will They Show Roulette"

John is S-B hosting a team this year?

steve .... save your money.. u know u never catch " big fish " any more..... is there a schoolie pin ?????? luv.. cupcake...

Ur just ascared to get NIB slapped..
:hihi:

I'm in. Flap, there's a C&R clause in the rules this year for pins only.

I know its a tough situation but I thought they'd do something about comm guys. OTW being a sport fishing magazine and knowing comm. plays a huge part in the percentage of bass and integrity of the tournament. It should be a repeat of last year if the same anglers enter. Me believing that, I still plan on entering. Its only 25$ and I spend most of the time wishing for bigger fish anyway. to each his own but I'm not in it for those 30# fish pins there just to dam heavy, I hear the 50's and 60's are lighter.:)

I'm in again. As stated in earlier thread, it motivates me to fish more. And don't equate this with kill more. Plus the party at Harpoon is fun.

I'm gonna sign up. does anyone know the rules for joining as a club? can a club be created for the contest?

I'm in

I thought I read that they have a separate shore division this year for the monthly prizes and a chance at the grand prize :confused:

If that's the case, you're really not competing against the commercials, since 99.9% of them are boat fishing.

You may be in the club division, but I thought that you also got an additional .5 points per pound for a shore fish. So, your club gets 45 points for your shore 30--did I read that right or am I totally off base??

I think so - if you all want it :D

Hope so, since I already signed up under S-B

Yeh - we are :cheers:

I probably wont.
If I have a big fish, great, I'll enter it in local clubs.
OTW is making strides towards getting it better. Maybe some day, but I dont need more incentive to fish, I'm out there anyways!

Me too. Could personally give a damn about the pins, but I like the idea of maybe shagging a monthly/weekly/annual prize. Plus its the competition that makes it fun. S-B has enough capable anglers to give it a good run with the new points format, so get off your butts and sign up if you're thinking about it. No excuses.

Nib Slapped
 

I think that Nib has come up with a serious challenge to Flaptails decision not to enter the S C Tourney.

While I think Flaptails reasoning is heartwarming I find it difficult to believe that the Nib slapped comment will go unnoticed.

I have just joined this website, can i go under this as a club? or is there something else that i need to do. (no hazing right LOL)
i want to join but i kayak fish too so do i pick boat division?

Sure - send a check to me for ....

Nope - just when you sign up put Striped-Bass.com under the team name. Shortly I throw up a thread with a list of S-B'ers doing the Cup. Where are you from? That has to do with tackle / weigh in shops...

Thanks!

John

JR I signed up today and chose to play for S-B.com. I'll look forward to weighing in large this summer.

RI
 

rhode island

I am in the same boat as djfishes, I am thinking about signing up for this as well. I am fairly new to the board, and have only met a few members.. I'm in Falmouth let me know if I can help!
thanks.

i,m in .... i,m gonna fill my fish gear room w/ 30, 40, n 50# pins... and sell every fish i can,,,, cause i,m a comm. fishing hoar !!!!! sorry lost control.....

You declare Shore or Boat when you register and what Club, If any, You are affiliated with.

There is a Monthly Shore and a Monthly Boat winner for a total of 10 winners in the drawing for the Tundra.

Shore fish will be awarded 1.3 points per pound for for any fish entered for the Club Standings. If you catch a 30 lb'er you would receive 39 points for it.

Hope this helps

I'm in :humpty:

Im in ,you cant beat the price . if you dont join you cant win!!Theres some great prizes ... If youre going to fish anyway. why not . tight lines to all ..

I'm in. mailing the check this weekend..

I joined the race for the cup. I talked with my old friend Niel Larson and we talked it over. The catch and release thing swayed me. Good option and I am glad they have that in that tourney.

Now I just have to convince Numbskull to join.

BTW, anyone looking for a good deal on a Tundra or Northcoast boat see me after October 1st.

steve. is there a fillet-n- release division... 2 @ 18in packed on ice, in the cooler.....who me??? on sir.. mr epo.. i don,t eat fish...

Atta boy, Kill em all..
What team are u gonna fish for..

I'm probably going to fish for team s-b again, after thinking it over. If I read the rules correctly (never a safe assumption :rollem: ), each member can only enter two fish towards their club total. I'm not so sure how that's going to play. It may level the playing field, but it might also result in more people entering margainal fish. Last year, you knew after a very short time that even a 30# fish wasn't going to help your club. The winning club had something like a 47-48# average for their top 10 fish. This year, with the top guns of every club limited to two fish, maybe some of the other guys will think a 25# might put their club over the top :huh: I will probably set a minimum personal threshhold for killing and entering a fish.

I won a weekly prize last year--I don't need another 7' light rod, Quantum reel, a set of Ronz eels too light to use in the Canal and $100 gift card from Boaters' World. One of each was plenty :D

I bought one of those Boga knock-offs at the RISAA show since I intend to release most of my catch, and submit for release pins. I'll choose my two to enter for s-b with a lot of discretion.

Mike, I think the way it reads is that Only 2 fish can Count towards your clubs totals...you can enter fish every week if you want but only your 2 heaviest will count towards the Club Total.

Are they limiting it to "entering" 2 fish for your club or is it only your two largest fish will count? Big difference. For example: if you weigh in a 30 and 35 in June and you get a 40 at a later date are you out of luck with the 40? That would be a good rule.

I know many of our club (Newport) members will enter.

But I think I'll just continue to catch my fish in the comfort of relative obscurity.
DZ

It's ur 2 biggest fish. u can bump urself..
Good luck to the guys in ur club an to Ur obscurity DZ..
Myself, I have still not decide what I'm gonna do..
I have some good friends that would like me to join a local club entrant..
If it where not for them I would not even consider it this yr..
I killed a lot of fish I would have let go last yr..
For what..
They did not even list the top five of the surf division in the final standings..
They have this great magazine.Yet they never listed the monthly standings.They could have had a blurb or something in there...
I think I would do wonders for my own self respect at this point..
If I did not kill any fish..Like DZ..I'm trying to take myself to the same Zen like level as Dennis..
Who knows..
"Every time I try to get out they suck me back in.."
I will probably end up in..I will only take a few..

Count me in the DZ camp... except w/less fish.

Save some room in obscurity for me Dennis! :humpty:

I'm not killing a big Bass for any reason ever except if it's bleeding badly from a bait- hook, or spent enough that I'm convinced it won't survive... (Not often, with my VS300 & 25 lb. mono getting all my night- time heavy terrain play... 250 & 20 lb. otherwise minimally)

Just don't get "tournaments" for Stripers myself... (You all do as you please of course!). Maybe because I believe large ones are "game- fish," & small- medium ones and farmed ones are "food- fish"

Seeking Large is usually a solitary activity done from Surf in the Dark mostly, and for my own goals only. Do I need a "free" light 7' rod, orr rubber eels whatever size that badly? Do I really need to kill enough (very) big Bass to have a small CHANCE at a new boat?? Do I need or want my name mentioned with a #38 in OTW... even if they did so more often, as Nib asks logically why they don't with a big Mag to fill? (Less room for ads, Nib! Increasingly, OTW is maybe one or two very good Bass articles, & otherwise freshwater/ irrelevant, & mostly ads besides!) :rtfm:

Did anyone see that NE Angling TV show this weekend: where the tubes were used during a "tournament" to keep an 18 lb. Bass alive for hours?... only to have her placed on- the- dock & measured over & over again, length & girth, for at least 2+ minutes out of water, before it was "successfully released?" (To what: croak, & feed crabs under the dock?) :sick:

All I personally need after beaching (or boating) my fish, is to see that tail- slap & rush away that tells me she's well, & off to provide more spawns or at least another thrill while 10 lbs. heavier for another competant fisher! (Who I'd hope will release her also, so I can get her 10 pounds heavier again next! And then do the same for you again too... Unless she's the "one" for my wall finally after 10,000+ releases!) :hihi: