This month's OTW

[NIB]

4 stinkin 30 lb pins an I'm still the last to get it.

[Backbeach Jake]

It was an outstanding editorial!

[wheresmy50]

It was a great article, and I agree completely that some take things to extremes.

The only thing is, and I'm not trying to pick on the guy, he talks of the lack of damage the cup has caused the fishery. I think all of those people who read that are saying "Yeah, but there would have been a slaughter if the original rules had been used. We, the conservation minded, have saved your tournament."

Just to clarify, I give them all the credit in the world for listening and changing the rules, and with those numbers it seems the new rules are working.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by NIB

4 stinkin 30 lb pins an I'm still the last to get it.

He basically addresses the fact that special interest groups whose primary focus is the striped bass miss the big picture, and fail to acknowledge that the striper is only one piece of the marine ecosystem. They are the first to point the finger and deem whomever they please "not worthy" of the striped bass and that everything should be released or harvested in a certain manner. They resort to cheap shots/blind sided attacks without any data or facts to back up their claims.

Chris also provided some good data with regard to the so called “slaughter” that was going to take place due to the OTW striper cup. I believe the estimated harvest for the northeast was around 16 million pounds, and that the striper cup total harvest by years end would amount to 1/10 of 1 percent of the total harvest or roughly 16,000 pounds.