Cape Cod Canal Striper Tournament

[missing link]

As posted in the Wareham Courier,
The Cape Cod Canal Reigon Chamber of Commerce is developing a new broder- based event in place of it's Annual Striper Tournament.
The tourny ran for 14 yrs,awarded an average of $10,000 annually in grants for marine education, conservation and fisheries resource management.
In short " The board felt that diminishing member intrest signaled that it was time for a change"
They will continue to fund some marine related programs.
In place of the tourny the chamber along with Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich ,Ma. are to pessent a 2006 spring pops concert.
I have not copied the article word for word , but I'm gonna miss the tee shirts.
Later Link Sr.

[vineyardblues]

Gee no Herring for the next few years , no surprise .
I kinda think it's a good thing,,, if you look for a bright spot!
VB

[BigFish]

How is Bob Motta gonna pay the rent?

[BasicPatrick]

no herring might have made the good fishers shine....

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by BasicPatrick

no herring might have made the good fishers shine....

wait till the eel moratorium

[Squid kids Dad]

I agree with BP....

[CANAL RAT]

Originally Posted by missing link

As posted in the Wareham Courier,
The Cape Cod Canal Reigon Chamber of Commerce is developing a new broder- based event in place of it's Annual Striper Tournament.
The tourny ran for 14 yrs,awarded an average of $10,000 annually in grants for marine education, conservation and fisheries resource management.
In short " The board felt that diminishing member intrest signaled that it was time for a change"
They will continue to fund some marine related programs.
In place of the tourny the chamber along with Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich ,Ma. are to pessent a 2006 spring pops concert.
I have not copied the article word for word , but I'm gonna miss the tee shirts.
Later Link Sr.

that sucks

[striprman]

That tournament was one of the contributing factors to the decimation of the herring at the canal run.