A different perspective on the Striper Cup...

[MartinD18]

Well said, John. Like it or not however, the idea of keeping commercials out of this contest is impossible to enforce, even if that was the stated policy. There is NO WAY at present to tell if a person has a license to sell bass or not - unless he actually sells some, and then only varify-able long after the contest has ended (and the prizes awarded - what is OTW supposed to say? Gimme back the truck?!) when a list of those with commercial licenses may or may not be made available by the state. Think about it.

[BigFish]

The state does not have a list of commercially licensed fishermen? I would think they do and that it is available to the public. If this is so then its just a matter of doing the cross checking to eject the comms from the tourney!

[Circlehook]

Generally, I keep fish that are barely legal, 28" to 30", legal by State standards, but not legal by OTW rules. I would never embarass myself by weighing in a 14 lb bass anyway.

I personally don't eat large bass, as I think smaller bass taste better, BUT, I have enough people asking me for Striper steaks, that If I thought a fish had a chance to add points, it would not go uneaten.

[bobber]

I'm glad that this team fromS-B and others has chosen to choose a "higher path" by only keeping fish greater than 30lbs..... but how many fish less than 40lbs were "in the money" last year (or the year before)?? why not consider making your personal/team threshold 40lbs then??

(I'm gonna look back myself now and see if this is true or not, so don't crucify me for this..... again, I'm just wondering/asking how many fish died just for a "points value" that otherwise woulda lived