$20,000 Fluke tourney in NY, CT & RI

[MakoMike]

Sandy,
According to the rule makers, you have to leave from a RI port but you don't have to return to RI. You still have to weigh the fish at a RI weigh station. So you can leave from RI return to MA and drive the fish (by car) to the weigh station.

[Mr. Sandman]

Excellent. I may just do this if I can free up that weekend. That would save me a long run back and forth if it is nasty. I may wait to the last minute to check the weather and see how I do the week prior.
I keep a car on the mainland and could run the fish back pronto if I had a big one. It is still a pain to run 40 miles each way just to fish in my own back yard. We need to get Noreast in MA.

Looks like Charleston RI is the furthest east shop? (capt Don's Marina)

[MakoMike]

Sandy,
as of the moment the furthest east weigh station is Wilwood outfitters in Wakefield. But I think they are trying to line up a shop in or around Newport. I'll let you know if they get someone on the east side of the bay.

[Bill L]

A friend of mine got a 15+# fluke last week off South County, I think that would be a money fish!

[MakoMike]

Toonoc,
You know Vito? Yes that would have been a money fish had it been caught in the tourney. I'd bet that that fish plus one 5 pounder would have taken all the marbles.

[Bill L]

Mike, yes, my wife works with his. Great story of when he caught it , thats the fish of a lifetime. State record is 16.5 I think, he's getting it mounted.

[Mr. Sandman]

That is an exceptional fish! I hope to catch one like that in about 2 weeks.

MM, I am sorry for all the funky questions but if I register at the easternmost RI tackle shop the day of my fishing (say wakefield outfitters at 5:30am when they open) (and return to that shop by 5:00pm afternoon to weigh in a fish)...does my boat still have to leave from a RI port? Trying to not make the long boat run if I don't have to if the weather is crappy.