|
The one unspoken variable of Striper Cup bass is the commeraderie (how ever you spell it) factor. It has no worth in terms of money but it does have a lot of value when you have a bunch of guys working towards a common goal. I know for our club the Jersey Shore Surfcasters, it gives us unification and pulls us tight as we work together, I gues you can liken it to guys on Sunday's during football season getting together to watch a favorite team. I believe it is really the essence of the tournament. The fish are counted towards a unified common goal. Fish caught by comm-rec's are fish caught for one thing-profit. (I don't even want to broach that whole subject). I am just saying that the Cup fish have a different value for that reason.
Our club sets a minimum limit on our sizes based on past results, last year we we kept it around 28 pounds but know based on last year and the trend towards bigger fish we may stick it at around 33 pounds just so fish aren't killed in vain. To finish in the top 3 a club will prolly have 4-5 fish over 40, the rest high 30's.
But agian a fishes worth in this case fluctuates b/c it may have more meaning for one of the team members than it would an average Joe.
All in all I release 95% of my bass, the only ones I keep are Cup fish and table fare.
Just my .02.
|