[Chris in Mass]

The great thing about the New England striper coast (we can include NJ snce I'm from there and a few others frequent this board) is that any one of us has a shot, lucky or not, at catching a world record bass. That's what makes this sport great - you don't have to have Michael Jordan skills. If your passionate about stripers, willing to learn, and put in as much time as you can - you're in the running.

So let's take for instance, the RI and MA coast. How many folks are there truly in the game? I would say that everyone on this board is in the game. How many is that and what percentage of the ice burg does that represent? In any one season, how many competitors are we up against? Let's here some theories on some numbers. My a$$ is hanging out here with this thread - help me out!