The 17 Rivers Striper Tournament is organized as a Catch & Release Tournament. To qualify for prizes anglers must submit two photographs of their catch. See Fish Submission for details on what the photographs must depict.

Prizes will be awarded based on a unique scoring system designed to level the playing field for all anglers.

SCORE = (Fish Length X Method X Style)

Method refers whether you fished from a boat or shore.

Style refers to whether you caught your striper using bait, artificial lures (spin) or flies.

A weighting factor is assigned to each variable in both the method and style categories. For method, the weighting factor favors the shore angler, offseting a mobility advantage for anglers using boats. For style, this weighting factor favors both fly and artificial lures over bait, to encourage fishing practices that aren’t as harmful to fish. To review how the scoring system is structured see the Angler Registration & Rules Form.

Adult Division

1st Place $2,500.00 Cash

2nd Place $500.00 Cash

Largest Striper (Length) by Fly - 9wt. Orion fly rod outfit - Valued at $545.00 Complements of LL Bean.

Junior Division

1st Place Tackle ($150 Retail Value)

2nd Place Tackle ($100 Retail Value)

3rd Place Tackle ($50 Retail Value)

4th Place Tackle ($25 Retail Value)

Additional gear, tackle and gift certificates, all generously donated by the official registration sites will be given out to those children who participated in the tournament and attend the tournament awards ceremony.

Thanks to Kennebec Angler, Saco Bay Tackle Company, Johnson’s Sporting Goods, The Tackle Shop, White Anchor Bait and Tackle and Tightlines Tackle for your contributions.

Businesses that may wish to donate additional prizes may do so by contacting the event organizer.