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Team Rock On · 12-14-2004, 07:58 PM

I believe the tournament in question was in 2003. We fished north of the canal and conditions were 2-3 tops. He had to navigate Buzzards Bay with a 25-30 SW wind, which would produce seas close to 6'. Skip had a 20 Trophy CC. His new boat is a 23' Contender. No one knows for sure what goes on in these ASA tournaments, that's why they only get a handful of boats. Simple solution: Lie detector tests for any prize winner in excess of say $5000. The investment required to fish these tournaments requires more than an angler's word. Here's the "ASA report". Take it with a grain of salt because much of what is written in these reports is inaccurate......

Captain Robert "Skip" Stritzinger along with partner Chuck Masso fishing their home waters around Block Island, Rhode Island, caught a 44.35 pound striped bass early Saturday on the south side of Block Island using tube and worms and live eels.. Stritzinger caught the fish early in the day and made the 100 mile run to the scales in Boston Harbor to take the lead and win the Old Salt Bait & Tackle's Striper Shootout. It was a long, rough ride in Skip's 20 foot, Mercury powered Trophy, the On-Line. "My new 135HP Opti-Max made the trip possible. I only burned 45 gallons of fuel all day," said the excited captain. "I was worried since we only have a 55 gallon fuel tank and I didn't know if we could make the trip even though we carried a spare 6 gallon tank with us. Thankfully we didn't need it!"

Boomer Ewing fishing with his father, Ben and friends, Mike Laudholme and Steve Jacobs, caught a 40.01lb striper to finish in second place. The Silver Bullet, part of Team Pacific, fished in fifty feet of water in the Vineyard Sound chunking with cut pogies. They caught two fish over 35 pounds before their big fish ate a big piece of menhaden. They had a little excitement on their way to the Hingham dock. As they entered Buzzard’s Bay they came across a small boat taking on water with two adults and two young boys aboard. The boat was sinking rapidly. Their VHF wouldn’t work because their batteries were shorted out and they couldn’t call the Coast Guard. Ben took the children on board and towed the water filled vessel to shore. Way too go, Guys!

Charter members, Bob Ohlson and Dan Levy finished in third on the Hickory with a 31.14lb bass that they caught near Barnstable in Cape Cod Bay. Ohlson said that they caught several nice stripers trolling bunker spoons in 70 feet of water.

Fifth place went to Old Salt Tackle owner, Michael Johnson fishing with his dad, Carl and brother Matt along with Scott McCloud on the Avery J. They fished in the Middle Grounds near Martha’s Vineyard chunking pogies. They were only able to catch a couple small fish other than their 29.63 pounder. Mike said that they were fishing next to Jennifer Clarke and watched as the past ASA Top Angler gave everyone a clinic on how to catch lots of 20 pound stripers. “She’s amazing!” said Johnson. “It’s very unusual when Jennifer can’t find a big enough fish to make the leader board.”

John and Michael Bunar fishing on the Iron Skippy finished in 6th place with their 28.48lb. striped bass, one of the few fish weighed in on Sunday. Michael’s fish was also big enough to edge out Alex Martins on the Fish-I-Tis for the Top Junior Angler award as well as a $250 gift certificate from Penn Tackle. 7th place went to the Team Fountain entry, 5 for Fighting, captained by Dave Mullahy from Norwell, MA. The Top Lady Angler award went to last years Top Lady Angler, Susan Guisti fishing on another Team Fountain Boat, the Rock On, captained by Charter Member Kevin Savage.

Fishing was slowed by the unusually changing weather on Friday. Friday afternoon saw a cold front pass through with lots of rain and fog, followed by a warm front during the night. With beautiful weather forecasted for Sunday, fishing should have picked up. It was not to be as things got much tougher on Sunday with only a few fish coming to the Old Salt scales.

Many thanks go to Mike Johnson and his crew at the Old Salt Bait and Tackle as well as to the Hingham Harbormaster, John Southered, for all his help. Great job guys!

12-14-2004, 07:58 PM	#12
Team Rock On Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 305	I believe the tournament in question was in 2003. We fished north of the canal and conditions were 2-3 tops. He had to navigate Buzzards Bay with a 25-30 SW wind, which would produce seas close to 6'. Skip had a 20 Trophy CC. His new boat is a 23' Contender. No one knows for sure what goes on in these ASA tournaments, that's why they only get a handful of boats. Simple solution: Lie detector tests for any prize winner in excess of say $5000. The investment required to fish these tournaments requires more than an angler's word. Here's the "ASA report". Take it with a grain of salt because much of what is written in these reports is inaccurate...... Captain Robert "Skip" Stritzinger along with partner Chuck Masso fishing their home waters around Block Island, Rhode Island, caught a 44.35 pound striped bass early Saturday on the south side of Block Island using tube and worms and live eels.. Stritzinger caught the fish early in the day and made the 100 mile run to the scales in Boston Harbor to take the lead and win the Old Salt Bait & Tackle's Striper Shootout. It was a long, rough ride in Skip's 20 foot, Mercury powered Trophy, the On-Line. "My new 135HP Opti-Max made the trip possible. I only burned 45 gallons of fuel all day," said the excited captain. "I was worried since we only have a 55 gallon fuel tank and I didn't know if we could make the trip even though we carried a spare 6 gallon tank with us. Thankfully we didn't need it!" Boomer Ewing fishing with his father, Ben and friends, Mike Laudholme and Steve Jacobs, caught a 40.01lb striper to finish in second place. The Silver Bullet, part of Team Pacific, fished in fifty feet of water in the Vineyard Sound chunking with cut pogies. They caught two fish over 35 pounds before their big fish ate a big piece of menhaden. They had a little excitement on their way to the Hingham dock. As they entered Buzzard’s Bay they came across a small boat taking on water with two adults and two young boys aboard. The boat was sinking rapidly. Their VHF wouldn’t work because their batteries were shorted out and they couldn’t call the Coast Guard. Ben took the children on board and towed the water filled vessel to shore. Way too go, Guys! Charter members, Bob Ohlson and Dan Levy finished in third on the Hickory with a 31.14lb bass that they caught near Barnstable in Cape Cod Bay. Ohlson said that they caught several nice stripers trolling bunker spoons in 70 feet of water. Fifth place went to Old Salt Tackle owner, Michael Johnson fishing with his dad, Carl and brother Matt along with Scott McCloud on the Avery J. They fished in the Middle Grounds near Martha’s Vineyard chunking pogies. They were only able to catch a couple small fish other than their 29.63 pounder. Mike said that they were fishing next to Jennifer Clarke and watched as the past ASA Top Angler gave everyone a clinic on how to catch lots of 20 pound stripers. “She’s amazing!” said Johnson. “It’s very unusual when Jennifer can’t find a big enough fish to make the leader board.” John and Michael Bunar fishing on the Iron Skippy finished in 6th place with their 28.48lb. striped bass, one of the few fish weighed in on Sunday. Michael’s fish was also big enough to edge out Alex Martins on the Fish-I-Tis for the Top Junior Angler award as well as a $250 gift certificate from Penn Tackle. 7th place went to the Team Fountain entry, 5 for Fighting, captained by Dave Mullahy from Norwell, MA. The Top Lady Angler award went to last years Top Lady Angler, Susan Guisti fishing on another Team Fountain Boat, the Rock On, captained by Charter Member Kevin Savage. Fishing was slowed by the unusually changing weather on Friday. Friday afternoon saw a cold front pass through with lots of rain and fog, followed by a warm front during the night. With beautiful weather forecasted for Sunday, fishing should have picked up. It was not to be as things got much tougher on Sunday with only a few fish coming to the Old Salt scales. Many thanks go to Mike Johnson and his crew at the Old Salt Bait and Tackle as well as to the Hingham Harbormaster, John Southered, for all his help. Great job guys!