On The Water - Striper Cup Wrapup - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

inTHERAPY · 11-14-2006, 03:26 PM

A good tournament, well run for a first time event. Even though I have zero intention of shore fishing, a chance at the grand prize for overall shore angler of the year would be a fair amendment. Of course a chance at the grand prize for overall boat angler of the year would be a fair amendment also. Art

Mike P · 11-14-2006, 03:39 PM

Give shore anglers a realistic shot at the grand prize by having 2 monthly winners--one boat, one shore. It only means 10 people drawing for the truck instead of 5. I think that one's a no-brainer.

Freeze the club entries at June 15, so clubs don't organize on the eve of the commercial season.

tattoobob · 11-14-2006, 03:42 PM

How about no commercials entering during open season,

Back Beach · 11-14-2006, 04:07 PM

[QUOTE=Mike P;433565]Give shore anglers a realistic shot at the grand prize by having 2 monthly winners--one boat, one shore. It only means 10 people drawing for the truck instead of 5. I think that one's a no-brainer.

Good suggestion. No reason not to do it. The MV derby does it this way too, only they do an overall and not a monthly. The derby is also shorter in duration than the striper cup, but good principle. Only potential problem would be boat fish getting weighed in as surf fish.

I am against excluding the commercials.Almost every club has them, and the advantage is negligible IMO in terms of the club competition. Plus, the commercial seasons in Mass and RI are completely different and would be a logistical nightmare to track and enforce it all.

tattoobob · 11-14-2006, 04:15 PM

Shore caught fish 2 points
Boat caught fish 1 points

Vermonter · 11-14-2006, 04:36 PM

Have they thought about extending the length till the 1st of november? Seemed like it ended when most were gearing up for a fall run.

beamie · 11-14-2006, 05:41 PM

I think I would change the way the Club part is run. To me it doesn't seem like much of a "club" competition when sometimes 8 out of 10 club positions are from the same angler

It would be more of a club competition if only 1 club angler could fill 1 of the top 10 club positions. just my .02cts.....

inTHERAPY · 11-14-2006, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by beamie

I think I would change the way the Club part is run. To me it doesn't seem like much of a "club" competition when sometimes 8 out of 10 club positions are from the same angler

It would be more of a club competition if only 1 club angler could fill 1 of the top 10 club positions. just my .02cts.....

Club=team: Complete trust with your fellow teammates; Sharing your secret spots with each other, teaching each others "special" techniques, catching bait for the whole team at 3:30am before work or your day off, skipping out of work or the house to meet the pogie boat to secure fresh bait, comminicating between each other on the movement of fish. I am sure I missed a lot. I do not want to miss the camaraderie because we only have 8 members.