Striper Tournament??????

[striperjoe]

Just for kicks and giggles how many of you would actually fish a striper tournament at Cumberland?? Something that would be a good time deal with say a $100 entry fee 100% payback. Just something for a future thought. We wish all you a Happy Thanksgiving!!!
God Bless & Good Fishin,
David Oliver

I fished one about 5 yrs ago by that fly by night outfit NSBA and they had a big swim pool set up and bragged about the tubes to keep the fish alive when bringing them in so guess what theywere only able to release 4 live ones back which probably died later. All of the other ones died during the weigh in or before they could get them released.
I know this for a fact for they did let several have the fish to clean.
Tournament not a good idea it just kills fish.

[HURRICANEBOB]

How about a Catfish Tournament on Cumberland?

[Duayne]

Catch and release is more promising this time of year than in the summer if you take care of the fish. I still worry with releasing 16#ers or above in 60 degree water or above, but we are below that now. We did catch and release this past week unless it was 16# or over or we couldn't do an in the water release.

The issue is culling dead fish at this point. As striper Joe said, the tubes were promising but missed the mark (in my book). I fished in a low low low key club tourney years ago that had a zero entry fee and you won a hat or a cap. If you want to tourney fish stripers, do it with zero monitary value behind it and do it in the name of sharing info among your friends. That's my take anyway..