TOSSED

[ProfessorM]

kind of looks like it if they withdraw the team. Why they would do that I have no idea. Probably be an * after it though. IMO not worth it if you don't do it yourself,others may think differently.

[BigFish]

Bradshaw has a 51 from a boat.....subtract that from the score and add the next largest fish they have and probably not enough to win! Striper Cup Fest should be quite interesting!

[BigFish]

Oh....and a big KUDOS to OTW for dropping the bum!

[Dad 818]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Oh....and a big KUDOS to OTW for dropping the bum!

Without a doubt.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Bradshaw has a 51 from a boat.....subtract that from the score and add the next largest fish they have and probably not enough to win! Striper Cup Fest should be quite interesting!

Larry--they're ahead of us by something like 25-30 points. I guarantee you that their 11th place fish is mid to high 40s, minimum.

[BigFish]

Why would they withdraw??? Just because of 1 bad apple in the barrel?

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Why would they withdraw??? Just because of 1 bad apple in the barrel?

If I had to try to be a mind reader, maybe because they feel that OTW pre-judged guilt without a court adjudication. If my memory is correct, they waited unti Major's case was heard in Edgartown District Court until they tossed him.

Not that my opinion matters much, but I think withdrawing on their part is ill advised. While some might understand the rationale if it is as I guessed, many others would view it as showing solidarity with a poacher. If they want to have Bradshaw up on the stage accepting the Cup with the rest of their team, that's their prerogative.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Mike P

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Not that my opinion matters much, but I think withdrawing on their part is ill advised. While some might understand the rationale if it is as I guessed, many others would view it as showing solidarity with a poacher. If they want to have Bradshaw up on the stage accepting the Cup with the rest of their team, that's their prerogative.

Very well said.

[Sea Dangles]

It's hard to know what to do when two old school anglers like Flap and Numb present contrarian opinions. Please expound on your views so the powers that be can become enlightened. This is good stuff.

[Nebe]

here is my thoughts- I am totally anti-competitive fishing these days, but If you have a guy who is a hard core poacher and he is fishing for team striper, who is to say that the hard core poacher isnt letting other members of his team weigh in any of the larger fish under their names?

For example, lets say he had 3 dead 45 lbers on ice.. who is to say that he didnt allow fellow members to borrow one to weigh......

I am not saying that they did this, but come on... somehow I doubt a poacher of this magnitude would not think of cheating...

If it were me and I ran the tournament, I would not boot the whole %$%$%$%$ing team, but I would have them all do a polygraph test to disprove any cheating.