Striper Cup

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by angler229

I just did a quick count and there were 370 fish over 30lbs weighed in during the striper cup last year. I'm going to guess, for every fish over 30lbs weighed in there was 2 under thirty weighed in so we can estimate that there were about 1150 fish weighed in. Now I'm guessing at least half of those fish would have been killed regardless, so that puts it 575 fish weighed in just because of the Striper Cup. In my mind this is just a drop in the bucket in terms of the kill of large fish, particularly for something that takes place over 5 months. And, looking at this in a purely scientific perspective the number of fish killed for this tournament is insignificant. I think there are far greater problems facing stripers than this tournament.

There were more 30+ fish killed the last several years in one of those day-long pogie blitzes in NJ, the Great Gamefish State, then in all 3 Striper Cups combined. By far. Most of the guys fishing for the top clubs won't weigh in a fish under 30. No one with any savvy is going to think that they will win a weekly prize with a fish under 25 lbs so I think that your guesstimate of total fish weighed in is on the high side.

And many of the guys fishing for the top clubs are Mass pinhookers, so those fish are dead anyway.

[inTHERAPY]

Originally Posted by Mike P

There were more 30+ fish killed the last several years in one of those day-long pogie blitzes in NJ, the Great Gamefish State, then in all 3 Striper Cups combined. By far. Most of the guys fishing for the top clubs won't weigh in a fish under 30. No one with any savvy is going to think that they will win a weekly prize with a fish under 25 lbs so I think that your guesstimate of total fish weighed in is on the high side.

And many of the guys fishing for the top clubs are Mass pinhookers, so those fish are dead anyway.

BINGO

[WoodyCT]

Disturbing how folks use the behavior of other's to justify their own.

The NJ bunker dunkers and Mass pinhookers may kill far more bass than the Striper Cup does, but will that offer any solace when the stocks are pushed too far and collapse?

It won't matter who killed the most when we can't fish for them anymore.

Jon

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by WoodyCT

Disturbing how folks use the behavior of other's to justify their own.

The NJ bunker dunkers and Mass pinhookers may kill far more bass than the Striper Cup does, but will that offer any solace when the stocks are pushed too far and collapse?

It won't matter who killed the most when we can't fish for them anymore.

Jon

I have seen no evidence that the sky is falling. Just MHO.

Above average spawns in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007, and bear in mind that the record spawns of the 90s raised what was considered an average spawn from 8.0 to 12.0.

http://dnr.maryland.gov/dnrnews/pres...7/100407c.html

My own fishing experience also tells me that the stocks are a long way from crashing.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by Mike P

IMy own fishing experience also tells me that the stocks are a long way from crashing.

No doubt.

What sometimes affects one's perception is the distribution of fish on any given year. If they don't show heavily in one's local area, one may(erroneously) assume the stocks are in trouble.
I've said this before, but if you didn't experience the mid to late 80's fishery, you may have a clouded perception of how good the fishing really is right now. There's a bigger number and size distribution of fish right now than we've had in 20 years. I feel the next world record will be taken within three years.
Individual success in great part comes down to where they actually set up shop each year and nobody can predict that. Case in point=CC Canal last year.

[BassDawg]

i dunno,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

i gotts this ONE or THREE li'l UDL's

that haven't failed me for 3 straight years,
prolly be just my luck this year, the Striper Highway

takes a detour away from me little slice of Nirvana Morone

only time and the feesh will TELL,,,,,,,,