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This is a catch-and-release only tournament. Good catch and release techniques allow us to have a great tournament with high survival of caught stripers.

Follow these seven steps to protect Striped Bass and adhere to responsible catch and release practices:

Use lures, not bait, with a single hook and flag bucktail teasers. Do NOT use trebles. Go barbless, and use circle hooks if using bait. Trebles and bait will increase fish mortality.
Limit fight time. Use heavier lines and leaders to reduce fight time.
Use an extra-long net to land the striper
Keep in water and remove the hook gently. Use hook removal tools if available.
Use wet hands and keep the fish horizontal. Support the middle.
Be prepared to take a photo and measure to reduce airtime to less than 10 seconds. Every second counts!
Get fish in water and move water over the gills until they bite your fingers. Release!

For more details, investigate proper catch and release techniques from the Stripers In Our Hands Campaign.

We encourage you to submit, as part of your entry, videos of you releasing your catch. (Release videos will be entered to win additional prizes.)

To find out more, check out these new MassDMF Striped Bass Tactics videos, and a presentation from Keep Fish Wet on proper catch and release techniques to conserve the fishery.

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