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hey, bobber!
MikeP is spot on! big fish are gonna be killed, by comm's and rec's and googs. it's just that the tourneys document the kills. there are many a sharpie along the Striper Coast that never a certified scale see, and many BIG Bass that get skinned and filleted-up unbeknownst to fisheries mgmt. i think that fishing tournaments should be the least of your concern, but they are much easier to TARGET since their numbers are more readily available. 5000 lbs is as MikeP said, .5% of the Mass Comm kill per year.
another very GOOD aspect of the Striper Cup is that C&R is encouraged thru the Pounder Pins. you could still enter for those beauties, and they go up to 60#'s, if you so choose bobber.
and i have zero problem killing a big bass for a shot at some VS reels and a 1 in 5 shot at a Toyota Tundra!!! that's a no brainer within the rules and regs of the fisheries mgmt numbers. one striper a week is far less and most guys competing are responsible enuff to know that it takes a big FEESH to compete for the prizes.
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