FLW Saltwater Striper Trail part 2

[Pete_G]

Not to stir up a controversial thread again, but here's some video on Striper Tubes. At this point, it kind of comes down to this. If people want these tournaments to be catch and release (or the FLW requires it) they can be.

http://www.fishnsba.com/images/front.../NSBA_espn.mov

http://www.fishnsba.com/images/front...tripertube.wvx

I've also seen more then a few full time guides in Southern New England announce they'll be competing in the tournaments.

[GBOUTDOORS]

Pete those may work but it is not legal in Mass. to keep stripers in a live well or tank alive so I don't see how they will do this???

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by GBOUTDOORS

Pete those may work but it is not legal in Mass. to keep stripers in a live well or tank alive so I don't see how they will do this???

I dunno, it sure seems like they should change the law in the name of conservation though.

I think the bonus would be a potential decrease in cheating, you can't keep a live striped bass in a tube for days on end. I wouldn't think you could anyway...

[Rockport24]

I don't mean to beat a dead horse or anything, but have you guys seen the official rules for this yet? Sorry if this has been posted before, but they just came out last week.
http://www.flwoutdoors.com/article.cfm?id=144281&nid=45
It seems so damn stupid, first of all, it is illegal in Mass to keep fish in a live well and they are only weighing in fish 28-34''!!!
So if you catch a 50 pounder you don't win! How crazy is that!
this thing sucks, why didn't they just stay down south and let us have our little fishery...

[Sluggoslinger]

Originally Posted by Rockport24

I don't mean to beat a dead horse or anything, but have you guys seen the official rules for this yet? Sorry if this has been posted before, but they just came out last week.
http://www.flwoutdoors.com/article.cfm?id=144281&nid=45
It seems so damn stupid, first of all, it is illegal in Mass to keep fish in a live well and they are only weighing in fish 28-34''!!!
So if you catch a 50 pounder you don't win! How crazy is that!
this thing sucks, why didn't they just stay down south and let us have our little fishery...

It sounds like the stupidest thing I have ever heard of... Whoever catches that fattest 34in fish wins!!! I bet 90% of the fish that are "released after weighin" die. I kind of like fishing for the fun, keeping only what will get eaten and being on the water. I guess I just don't want to see 1000 yahoo's out at monomoy rips for this turney. Its already too crowded out there. Plus there aren't even any fish out there anymore the cape is dried up