33rd Championship - Kayak Division - Cash Payout $3,500

[MSSA]

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WORLD'S LARGEST STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENT
APRIL 29 - MAY 1

KAYAK DIVISION
Catch Photo Release

New 2016 Sponsors
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Main Tournament - 2 Longest fish aggregate
1st Place - $2,000
2nd Place - $1,000
3rd Place - $500

$25 Single Longest - One Winner

$65 Entry Fee (MSSA Member)
$95 Entry Fee (Non MSSA Member)

REGISTER ONLINE OR AT ANY OF THE CAPTAIN/REGISTRATION MEETINGS
You will need an official tournament ruler and captain number
Online registration - www.mssa.net/thechampionship

Captain/Registration Meetings
Meeting locations are throughout Maryland and all meetings are from 6-8PM.
April 21 - Island Tackle Outfitters - Kent Island
April 25 - Commodore Hall - Essex
April 26 - Alltackle - Annapolis
April 27 - Lighthouse Restaurant - Solomons Island
April 28 - Rod n Reel - Chesapeake Beach

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Tuesday, April 26 - TODAY
ALLTACKLE CAPTAIN/REGISTRATION MEETING (3 OF 5)
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Pre-register online and pick up Captain Packet at meeting
or Register at the meeting
Enter Additional TWT's
Buy Tournament T-shirts
WIN DOOR PRIZES!
Online registration www.mssa.net/thechampionship

[D3NAL1]

Im in, the pot now up to 3500?

[Yak Fish]

If the kayak division can be catch photo release, the whole tournament should be that way.
It's such an insane idea to encourage people to catch and kill the biggest breeding stripers on the bay for money.
I suggest everyone boycott the tournament until that changes. Having stripers perpetuate in the bay is worth more than any award money.
I hate this tournament every year. It teaches the wrong message, certainly not one of conservation. I'll tell the same story every year since the fish can't speak for themselves.

[D3NAL1]

I was going to send you a message on facebook to see if you were doing this. Guess not.

[MSSA]

1st Place is guaranteed $2,000
2nd and 3rd places are determined by the number of anglers registered

[D3NAL1]

1st Place is guaranteed $2,000
2nd and 3rd places are determined by the number of anglers registered

Got it

[Yak Fish]

I was going to send you a message on facebook to see if you were doing this. Guess not.

Not a chance. Not until the fish come first.
And to show how much more I care for the fish than the money, I would have won the kayak division last year. I was catching fish well over 40” during the tournament.
A man’s gotta stand for something, and he has to stand for it all of the time, not just when convenient.

[D3NAL1]

Not a chance. Not until the fish come first.
And to show how much more I care for the fish than the money, I would have won the kayak division last year. I was catching fish well over 40” during the tournament.
A man’s gotta stand for something, and he has to stand for it all of the time, not just when convenient.

Sent a pm on facebook

[phoenixkeith]

I agree 100% with Alan ! I will never understand why the slaughter of our bays most sought after fish is allowed . Money hungry charter captains are killing limits everyday for money, while the weekend warriors are posing with their coolers, full of dead breeders . A catch and kill tournament with the pressure these fish are already receiving is insanity. By the way there are more sustainable fish to target for food with lower mercury levels, at least wait for the schoolies if You want a rockfish sandwich .

[echo5oscar]

I gotta side with Alan. This is all about money and greed.

MSSA claims to be the "WORLDS LARGEST STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENT"?

Think of the influence and impact they could have in other coastal states if they somehow chose to set the example. You know, being the worlds largest in all....

Just sayin.

[MSSA]

If you need to pick up an official kayak division ruler, you may do so at Alltackle in Annapolis

We will be broadcasting the daily "IDENTIFIERS" the following ways:
Text Message
MSSA Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/joinmssa
MSSA Website - www.mssa.net/thechampionship

[Slobber Bob]

I gotta side with Alan. This is all about money and greed.

MSSA claims to be the "WORLDS LARGEST STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENT"?

Think of the influence and impact they could have in other coastal states if they somehow chose to set the example. You know, being the worlds largest in all....

Just sayin.

I feel the same way - there is no need to have a kill tournament anymore.

Another bad example of this, and one that has influence by reaching a lot of people through their publications and could set a good example, is On the Water magazine's Striper Cup that runs from May - September. Why have both kill and catch and release divisions? Just make it all catch and release.

[MSSA]

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Captain/Registration Meeting (4 of 5)
TONIGHT - NEW SOLOMONS ISLAND LOCATION
The Light House Restaurant and Dock Bar
14636 Solomons Island Rd
Solomons, MD 20688
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Pre-register online and pick up Captain Packet at meeting
or Register at the meeting
Enter Additional TWT's
Buy Tournament T-shirts
WIN DOOR PRIZES!
Online registration www.mssa.net/thechampionship

[Grilled]

I'm registered. Hope to see some of you on the water this weekend.