TOSSED

[BassDawg]

funny stuff, Mikey!

[Raider Ronnie]

All this bull%$%$%$%$ for a stupid CUP !!!

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

All this bull%$%$%$%$ for a stupid CUP !!!

Exactly.
Fishing is fishing. It is supposed to be fun.

There is a reason I don't enter....

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Exactly.
Fishing is fishing. It is supposed to be fun.

There is a reason I don't enter....

for MANY surfcasters,,,,,,,,,,,

competitive fishing is the very definition of:













FUNNNN!!!

[BigFish]

Fun is fishing with my buddies and all of us catching fish! We don't care who gets the biggest fish or who gets the most fish.....its just fun to watch each other catching fish! I am not competitive when it comes to fishing and I only registered for a shot at winning the boat! So....all the rest of it really does not matter to me.....its the good will of fishing together and the good time at the Harpoon Brewery and a shot at possibly winning a boat that matters to me!

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by BassDawg

for MANY surfcasters,,,,,,,,,,,
competitive fishing is the very definition of:

Well,
thats why I dont fish with guys like that BD.
My 'circle of trust' is small, and consists of guys more interested in the pursuit than the cup or any other tourney.

[BassDawg]

that's cool, Bryan...........

point well taken, and it will prolly take me
several more years, God Willing, to arrive

at the Zen side of our pursuit, although~~

i DO get it, and i DO love the chase. i guess
i'm just NOT embracing the genteel side, quite yet,

*which COULD explain many of my monstah mishaps!!*

[Crafty Angler]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Well,
thats why I dont fish with guys like that BD.
My 'circle of trust' is small, and consists of guys more interested in the pursuit than the cup or any other tourney.

Well, from what I hear from Jake and Elwood Jude lately, you do a lot of pursuin', Bry

Gotta be a blood feud goin' on here - I guess they took umbrage at something or other...

[DZ]

This is interesting to say the least. I have to tread lightly here with my comments. I've never been a fan of this tourney but to their credit OTW has tried to improve it over the years. For the first time this season I just checked the club standings. I'm somewhat surprised that a few of my home fishing club members(and some past members) are also members of the team in question. Not that THEY did anything wrong... but as a club president I'm somewhat concerned when my fellow members are (albeit only by association) on a "team" involved in controversy. I've dealt with my share of controversies - nothing good comes from them and if they are substantiated it reflects poorly on a "recreational" organization.

DZ

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

All this bull%$%$%$%$ for a stupid CUP !!!

NO, NO Ronnie!!
Not stupid Cup ~~~~~it's

The Striper Cup


and many others and i had a BALL defending her, for
*SHE is the pinnacle of our recreation and the aspiration
for team angler's along the entire Striper Coast!!!*

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by BassDawg

NO, NO Ronnie!!
Not stupid Cup ~~~~~it's

The Striper Cup


and many others and i had a BALL defending her, for
*SHE is the pinnacle of our recreation and the aspiration
for team angler's along the entire Striper Coast!!!*

I feel bad for anyone that the Stiper Cup is the pinnacle of the sport. I joined and was happy to fish for S-B. The mere opportunity to fish is worth more than a thousand victories of the cup. Maybe Im not a competitive person, who knows.

[JohnR]

I would agree that while the Cup is great to fish for and can add an interesting element, if the Cup were to disappear tomorrow I could adjust just fine.

I usually enjoy fishing Tourneys but that is not why I fish.

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

I feel bad for anyone that the Stiper Cup is the pinnacle of the sport. I joined and was happy to fish for S-B. The mere opportunity to fish is worth more than a thousand victories of the cup. Maybe Im not a competitive person, who knows.

i use the asterisk to dentote sarcasm, tongue-in-cheekedness, bro!



my opinion is more inline with the Bossman's.

i don't fish because of the Tournaments, but the oppoprtunity
for schwaaaag is NICE, and the team aspect is envigorating!

with or without tournament fishing, i am still gonna pound the surf~~

working it to improve my personal bests, meet and feesh with fellow stripermen, and achieve the solitude and sanity that comes from being connected to our beautiful prey while communing with the majestic shores of NE ~~through sights and smells and sounds and lifetime moments that the surf of the Mighty Atlantic is wont to allow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

*THAT, and i AM one sickly competitive BASTAGE ~~by nature!!!*