Comm fishing and OTW's contest

[The Dad Fisherman]

Because the Comms can pick there best fish out of 95 fish (30 per day x 3 days a week + 5 on Sunday) and the Recs can only pick there best out of 14 (2 fish per day x 7 days a week)

Originally Posted by Ed B

I don't see what difference it makes. Recreational or commercial you can only weigh in one fish a week.

[Ed B]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Because the Comms can pick there best fish out of 95 fish (30 per day x 3 days a week + 5 on Sunday) and the Recs can only pick there best out of 14 (2 fish per day x 7 days a week)

If a rec had to go home after he caught his first two fish of the day, then he would be at a disadvantage. But the reality is that he can catch and release as many fish as he wants and fish as long as he wants. I would bet a mortgage payment that most recs entered in this tournament, if they were to catch a 40 lber would find a way to enter it regardless of the scenario.

I think it's fair to all parties and not a big deal.

[fishdog13]

#12 Today, 02:03 PM
riverrat2
Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: marshfield,ma
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I don't think many of the comm guys that are actually making money fishing would bother with the striper cup

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[The Dad Fisherman]

Personally I don't care either way, I'm just kind of playing devil's advocate here.

But look at it this way..

2 guys go fishing, One Comm and One Rec. They both catch 30 Lb'ers. They both keep them to enter the OTW Tourney.

An hour later they both pick up 35 lb'ers. Now they are both going to keep them for the OTW Tourney, I mean its a 5 lb upgrade.

Another hour goes by and the 2 of them hook into 40 lb'ers. Now, the Rec guy has 2 dead fish sitting on the beach next to him....his 40 has just become Catch and Release and off it goes, the Comm Guy throws his 40 on the pile for the OTW tourney.

Now if the Comm guy and Rec guy are buddies the Comm guy could say "Why don't you keep the 40 and just throw your 35 lb'er in my pile" and that would get the 40 entered for him But, Technically that isn't legal.

Another hour and they both hook into 45 lb'ers, another Catch & Release fish for the Rec guy and another fish on the pile for the Comm guy.

I know this isn't a common scenario but this explains why some people might view it as an advantage.

Originally Posted by Ed B

If a rec had to go home after he caught his first two fish of the day, then he would be at a disadvantage. But the reality is that he can catch and release as many fish as he wants and fish as long as he wants. I would bet a mortgage payment that most recs entered in this tournament, if they were to catch a 40 lber would find a way to enter it regardless of the scenario.

I think it's fair to all parties and not a big deal.

[inTHERAPY]

Commercial days are money days. Average market fish 20-24#. Of course if a weighable fish comes along....Just got a phone call 54.4# for Bass and Brew. Gary D can fish like nobody's business! Congrats
Art

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by Ed B

If a rec had to go home after he caught his first two fish of the day, then he would be at a disadvantage. But the reality is that he can catch and release as many fish as he wants and fish as long as he wants. I would bet a mortgage payment that most recs entered in this tournament, if they were to catch a 40 lber would find a way to enter it regardless of the scenario.

I think it's fair to all parties and not a big deal.

Agreed, Ed.Some people (few) are certainly making too big a deal of this.As you said, its only one fish per week. Also, the recs have the entire tournament (20 weeks?)versus the commercials five or six weeks. Most of the bars are already set pretty high too. I would be tourqed off if a boater weighed a large into the surf category, but there are many scenarios that cannot be prevented during a contest.

[Raider Ronnie]

Never fails !
Every year around july 12th, some bitching starts about guys who commercial bass fish !!!

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Never fails !
Every year around july 12th, some bitching starts about guys who commercial bass fish !!!

Stop your whining Raider Boy

And every year some leaning recs say the comms have too much advantage and those leaning commercial say it is a big anti-comm conspiracy and every year the truth lies somewhere in the middle

[NIB]

I wonder what the real numbers of entrants in the S-C are actually comm.fisherman.I bet its not alot. I really don't see the lines crossing. Especially in the first yr of the tourney.There is no money involved. Anyways,They can't change the rules now.so i guess the non comm guys who want to win will just have to try harder.Take two weeks off an fish ur but off.Ur allowed 2 so u get a good one an keep fishing it u think u can top it.Bring ur kid now u can take 4, ya its not legal but boat limits go by the # of passengers at the dock.Or u can just play it on the up an up like me an hope for the best..U know the comm guys where around during the Schaefer tourney.Just not as much pissin an moanin back then cause u get bitch slapped.How long does the comm season last anyways 2-3 weeks.If I remember right it was over as soon as it started last yr.