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Originally Posted by Rockport24
I agree, Steve, but isn't it designed not to interfere with the MV derby? Still, not everyone up and down the coast fishes the derby, so they could have some overlap.
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Nope, it's designed to keep Harpoon Brewery as a major sponsor.
They want the awards ceremony as close as possible to October 1 because they want it to kick off their month-long Octoberfest promotion.
And looking at this from another perspective--OTW already gets enough unjustified criticism--much of it coming from parts south of New England--for sponsoring a "kill" tournament. Keeping it going through the bulk of the fall run probably won't do much to appease these guys.
