Fishing Contests

[Sea Flat]

Originally Posted by Diggin Jiggin

I disagree with the point about the team. The fish you need to make the top 10 for the team are big enough to have a legitimate shot at a monthly prize and I think would be weighed in for that anyways. I think competing for the the weekly prize and the 30 # pin is where the fish kill occurs. No one knows what you need for a weekly prize,
so a lot of fish are weighed in that don't win. I wish when you weighed in a fish it was done thru an online form that updated something realtime so you could have a sense of what's been weighed in weekly or monthly to date...

Yes, exactly. I was thinking the same thing. If each weigh station could update electronically and all enterers of the tourney check a website before they went out they would know what a prize fish may be.

Never thought about the team aspect that way. Sounds like you are right. I stand corrected.

[ThrowingTimber]

I dont mind some good competition with so much other stuff going on in ones life tournaments etc, give me a little incentive to be selfish and take a bit of time for myself. And allow me to try and put forth my best efforts. I dont really worry about what others are doing and whos doing what and how, personally I feel that ppl who worry about what everyone else is doing are sort of meddlesome. I tend to take a well this is how Im going to go about it and I try and stick to that as best I can.

[JLH]

I enjoy the tournaments and will be participating again this year.

I’ll fish the cup again this year. Like the team aspect and being involved makes it more interesting tracking how the other teams are doing through the season. I think most of the big bass that are being weighed in for the tourney would have been killed anyway so I don’t think the tournament itself is hurting the fishery.

Did my first surf tourney last year, the surf club challenge last fall with SB, and it was a good time. Look forward to that again this year.

Usually also enter a kayak tourney that’s catch & release which is always a good time.

[Rocco34520]

I am contemplating joining the Striper Cup for the first year. The only thing that is holding me back is the concept of actually keeping a fish. I only keep a occassional fish for the table but i dont think i could do it often for a tournement. Idk we will see.

[Circlehook]

Originally Posted by Rocco34520

I am contemplating joining the Striper Cup for the first year. The only thing that is holding me back is the concept of actually keeping a fish. I only keep a occassional fish for the table but i dont think i could do it often for a tournement. Idk we will see.

This is what I was getting at above. Each team member can only have his top two fish count for the team for the year. Only keep a fish to weigh in if it is over 40, or a high 30.

I don't like looking at the scoreboard early in the year and seeing tons of 18-19lb stripers weighed in. It does nothing for your team, and you aren't gonna win a weekly for it.

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by Circlehook

This is what I was getting at above. Each team member can only have his top two fish count for the team for the year. Only keep a fish to weigh in if it is over 40, or a high 30.

I don't like looking at the scoreboard early in the year and seeing tons of 18-19lb stripers weighed in. It does nothing for your team, and you aren't gonna win a weekly for it.

The only benefit of weighing fish early on is the weekly prizes

[Backbeach Jake]

I'll fish the Striper Cup again, I''l have a chance at a pin and a T-shirt.
And I'll fish the Troll Derby where I'll have a chance at a real good time.

[Saltheart]

I don't care too much about tourneys anymore. I do like the ones we have where you must fish with people here or after a Barbecue , etc. but simply paying in hopes of winning a prize just doesn't seem to matter anymore.

Fund raisers are an exception sometimes.