OK, I have an announcement which probably won't be a surprise to some but Striped-Bass.com will be joining forces with Team Big Ditch Crew, who came in just in front or just behind us last year (I think they were in front by a point).
This will allow us to keep it going for the 95%of us shore guys and we know & fish with most of them and they us anyways. Based on OTW's light rule changes with a slightly more conservation bent, merging the two teams actually mean both teams will weigh in less fish so we will be even more conservative.
The new team is: TEAM BIG STRIPED-BASS.com DITCH CREW (Fatcow - is that right?

) or if someone has a better wording in the next day or two
Time to Hoist Another Cup!