Striper Tournament 4/8

Saltwater Striper Fishing
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There is a tx running out of Dreher Island this Sunday. It is being put on by the NC Linesiders Club. All you have to do is show up sun morning register/pay and go fishing.

All of the info has been posted on Facebook, but I know not everyone doesn’t follow FB…so here is some info.

100$ per boat
Optional 50$ winner take all pot

Payout Structure:

-$20 of each team’s entry will be entered into the BIG FISH of the tournament pot

-The team weighing the largest fish of the tournament will be awarded 100% of the total entered into the pot.

-In the event of a tie, monies will be split between the teams that tied.

-Payouts will be dependent on the number of teams fishing each tournament.

-25 boats and under will pay through 3 places as well as BIG FISH and LIVE RELEASE Bonus Bucks.
1st Place: 55% of entries
2nd Place: 25% of entries
3rd Place: 15% of entries
LR Bonus Bucks: 5% of entries

-More than 25 boats will pay through 5 places as well as BIG FISH and LIVE RELEASE Bonus Bucks.
1st Place: 40% of entries
2nd Place: 25% of entries
3rd Place: 15% of entries
4th Place: 10% of entries
5th Place: 5% of entries
LR Bonus Bucks: 5% of entries

-In the event of a tie for any spot, tie breakers will be as follows:
1st Tie breaker: Team with largest individual fish
2nd Tie breaker: Team with the most cumulative pounds released alive

-Should neither of these settle the tie, prize money for corresponding places will be split between the teams.

  • Decisions on all payouts by tournament directors will be final.

Spring Thaw Times

Check In: Tournament Side (opposite of store side) of Dreher Island State Park
5:00am - 6:15am

-LINES IN: 6:50am

-All teams back in Dreher Island Ramp area by 3:00pm

-Weigh in will commence promptly once scales are set up

LIVE RELEASE fish will be weighed 1st if possible

NOTE: Please honor the park launch fee when entering.

I did alot of copy and pasting there, hope I didn’t miss anything. Hope to see y’all there. I will try an

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Fish DO NOT have to be weighed in alive…

But of course to be eligible for the Live release bonus they do :stuck_out_tongue:

“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”

“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
140 Suzuki

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Chip, what was the big fish and total weight?

'07 198 DLX Carolina Skiff
DF90 Suzuki

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Not sure what big fish was, I was putting the boat on the trailer as it was being weighed in.

Results were
2 fish weight in

1st 23#
2nd 18.1#
3rd 17.8#

It was a very tough morning with the wind but by midday it was gone. We finished 4th with 17.5#…gotta learn to stuff bait down our fish …lol…y

“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”

“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
140 Suzuki

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With the baits you use, just one would have put you in 2nd. lol

'07 198 DLX Carolina Skiff
DF90 Suzuki

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quote:
Originally posted by Murrymaker

Not sure what big fish was, I was putting the boat on the trailer as it was being weighed in.

Results were
2 fish weight in

1st 23#
2nd 18.1#
3rd 17.8#

It was a very tough morning with the wind but by midday it was gone. We finished 4th with 17.5#…gotta learn to stuff bait down our fish …lol…y

“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”

“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
140 Suzuki

How many boats were in this? I talked to a lot of the guys from NC Saturday but nobody knew how many boats.

Carolina Skiff 218 DLV
140 Suzuki

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16…many that were signed up didn’t even show up…but your gonna have that when you have a “morning of registration” style tx… I figure the weather played a big role…can’t blame them honestly…it was nasty Sunday morning…they said next year there would be a pre-registration and cutoff…

Still a decent payout. Think 1st had like 13 or 1400$…not bad for a 150$ entry fee. Would have been way better if the weather wasn’t an issue…

“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”

“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
140 Suzuki

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It was a nasty morning and preregistration would be great, and having a bait store with big baits open the morning of the tournament would help.

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quote:
Originally posted by Mako212

It was a nasty morning and preregistration would be great, and having a bait store with big baits open the morning of the tournament would help.

The most important thing about pulling/using big bait…if your gonna tx fish and use big bait don’t rely on a bait shop. You will save yourself alot of stress…even with pre-registration you will still have to come to Dreher for boat check.(there were some complaints about having to go to Dreher, people said it was in the middle of nowhere) guess these people had never fished a decent size tx before on Murray. But I understand some people’s complaints. Some just aren’t as serious as others and you can never satisfy both sides. :smiley:

All feed back is welcome though and I will pass it along to Jeremy.

“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”

“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
140 Suzuki

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I have no problem with Dreher or anywhere on Murray, is no super long run, wish I didn’t have to rely on a bait shop but when you work shift work it happens. I have no complaint’s on tournament just wish the wind gods would have been sleeping that morning.

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quote:
Originally posted by Mako212

I have no problem with Dreher or anywhere on Murray, is no super long run, wish I didn’t have to rely on a bait shop but when you work shift work it happens. I have no complaint’s on tournament just wish the wind gods would have been sleeping that morning.

Ain’t that the truth!!! I frozen that morning and still ended up with a small sunburn on my face…lol…

“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”

“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
140 Suzuki

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LOL I totally agree on that statement.

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quote:
Originally posted by Mako212

I have no problem with Dreher or anywhere on Murray, is no super long run, wish I didn’t have to rely on a bait shop but when you work shift work it happens. I have no complaint’s on tournament just wish the wind gods would have been sleeping that morning.

One thing about Murray is most of the time your going to have to deal with the wind. You have to let that wind be your friend tho. That chop on the water is not a bad thing! :sunglasses:

Carolina Skiff 218 DLV
140 Suzuki