[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]New England Kayak Fishing
(NEKF) Striper Shootout VI 2010By: Chris Parson
Kayak Fishing Magazine
The NEKF Striper Shootout action this year was red hot. The winning fish were much
larger than in years past. With the exception of the Saturday afternoon blow, the
weather cooperated all weekend long with sunny days and cool nights.
With a field of 140 fisherman (7 or 8 of which were fisherwomen) there was no shortage
of friends and the usual camaraderie that goes along with an event like this one. Five
straight days of wake up, fish real hard, crack jokes/bust chops, eat, sleep & repeat.
It was great to see so many of the friends that we have made over the years as well as
to meet a few new ones.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Participants were required to check in Friday, 5pm for the Captains meeting at Willow
Park. We all received our identifiers, t-shirt and captain's bags and were permitted to
begin fishing. The event continued until the Sunday noon check-in deadline. This was a
catch, photo, release (CPR) event and our pictures were given to the event judges to be
scored.
Those that chose to fish areas with less light pollution were treated to a spectacular
meteor shower all night Friday. A small group of us traveled out to Great Misery and
then on to Satan island where it was super dark. We watched the steady streaks of green
and red everywhere. Awesome.
Without burning any local spots, we were hearing rumors of Bluefin Tuna 1/2 mile off of
the beach. Some of these fish were going 300 lbs. We considered sacrificing one of our
tourney fishing days to give the Tuna a go. After looking into acquiring the proper permits,
we learned that the permits are issued to the "vessel". Since our yaks are not "vessels" or
registered, permits were not possible. With a sigh, we decided that after our 9 hour drive
to Winter Island, we would stick to the original plan and enjoy the fishing there which
did not disappoint.
Frank Healy (Fly Guide) took first place with a 40" Striper. Frank reported that this
fish took him on a sleigh ride that included bumping into numerous boats, mooring lines,
and brought him face to face with an angry woman that was trying to sleep. I can see
Frank smiling as he explained to the woman that the commotion was the fishes idea. He
probably also asked her how she thinks that he should be handling the situation.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Kayak Carl offered up a special prize to the largest fish caught on one of his Tubes.
To learn more about Kayak Carl and his Tube-N-Worms, go to
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Hobie sent most of it's national team members to the event as they were filming for an
up coming TV show to be aired on the Versus Channel in the near future.
NEKF hosted another well run and fun event that I look forward to attending next year.
The winners of NEKF Strper Shootout VI;
Fly Division1st Place Fly;
Frank Healy (Fly Guide) with a 40" Striper
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]2nd Place Fly Division;
Lefty with a 33.25" striper
Photo by: Sully
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]3rd Place Fly Division;
Dee (Foxy Fisher) with a 29.25" striper
Photo by: Sully
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Artificial Division1st Place
(Slappy) found this years largest striper overall. A 46" inch monster that he caught using a 13" Hogy.
Photo by: Sully
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]2nd Place Artificial
Garbageband with a 43" inch Striper
Photo by: Sully
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]3rd Place Artificial
Billybass with a 32" striper
Photo by: Sully
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Open Division 1st Place Open Division;
(CR1) with a 45 inch striper.
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2nd Place Open Division
Full Stringer with a 43" Striper
Photo by: Sully
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]3rd Place Open Division
Fishduck with a 42" Striper
Photo by: Sully
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