No Stripercup Chatter???

[BigFish]

Just good conversation Ken! I respect your opinion for sure....we just have a different opinion is all....I just like to know what makes people tick I guess?

[WESTPORTMAFIA]

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[CowHunter]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Just good conversation Ken! I respect your opinion for sure....we just have a different opinion is all....I just like to know what makes people tick I guess?

I'm always up for good conversation. I just don't understand the com argument. Alot of my com friends fished this year and had nothing close to 50lbs. They are fishing for $$$$ not trophies.
All the guys that I fish the cup with are trophy fishing, if the conditions aren't right for a shot at a 50 plus, they don't go. They join the cup for some competition, within team and outside, regardless they would be trophy fishing anyway and targeting that class of fish. The cup is just a bonus.
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[Zeno]

I never understood killing the fish only for tournament sake....fish you wouldn’t even target according to you if it wasn’t for a tourney
why is a 50 a trophy but 49 is a failure? Does it take a skill to catch and target big fish? Absolutely but if you landed 7 fish over 50 for example, is fish over 50 still trophy and why? Would this mean the only reason for his or her existence is to show others the size of the fish they could catch? It doesn’t make any sense to me Ken....you might know the answer to this better than I Ken. Not looking for an argument, just curios about a mindset.

[BigFish]

Ken I do not fish tournaments. As far as catching 50 pound fish have I ever?? No I have not. Do I want to? Sure who wouldn't but I do not let the desire for a 50 pound fish define me. I enjoy fishing probably more than most people do because my trips are defined by how much I enjoy the journey not the arrival! I certainly hope to catch my trophy some day and I can appreciate the skill involved by people, like yourself, who can accomplish the feat on a regular basis. I do not consider myself a "great" fisherman......just a successful one.

[JohnR]

Just wish I was fishing - regardless. But almost mended.

[the point]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Ken I do not fish tournaments. As far as catching 50 pound fish have I ever?? No I have not. Do I want to? Sure who wouldn't but I do not let the desire for a 50 pound fish define me. I enjoy fishing probably more than most people do because my trips are defined by how much I enjoy the journey not the arrival! I certainly hope to catch my trophy some day and I can appreciate the skill involved by people, like yourself, who can accomplish the feat on a regular basis. I do not consider myself a "great" fisherman......just a successful one.