7th Annual Harwich Headhunt Striper Tourney – July 17th, 2010
Last summer, we finished our 6th annual Harwich Headhunt striped bass fishing tournament, and were once again thrilled with the level of participation by local fisherman, the eager assistance of local businesses, and the encouragement to continue to make this a regular event. This was the biggest Headhunt we’ve had, with the biggest after party, and one of the local favorites won the prize with a 33 lber caught off of Monomoy!
This year, we hope to have an even bigger group of boats, and the interest has been slowly growing all winter. We now have commitments from Boston crews who are chartering local captains to get involved, boats from Rhode Island making the trip up, and past champions looking to get their name on the trophy again. Additionally, we now have a number of local businesses as official sponsors, and the great support from both Jake Rooneys and Sunrise Bait & Tackle as the respective party and weigh in locations, and the awesome team at On the Water Magazine who have been huge in contributing prize packages.
As always, we are avid anglers and 20-year residents of Harwich, and are aware that there are very few open fishing tournaments in the area targeting the recreational angler. Leveraging our current network of friends and local fisherman, we have proved that we can build this local fishing tournament into an annual event that will continue to grow over time. We continue to combine our love of striped bass fishing, trash talking at bars, and building out a community oriented event to make the Headhunt a day we look forward to every year.
Through the growth of the Harwich Headhunt we are looking to:
· Drive more interest to the local area by promoting one of it’s greatest assets, striper fishing
· Increase exposure within the fishing community to one of the best fishing areas in the country. The waters off of Harwich and Monomoy contain some of the best striper fishing in the world, and the tournament creates a significant marketing vehicle for the area
· Foster a camaraderie amongst the local fishing (and bar) community to build out a community event that supports local businesses, and our competitive juices
We are very excited about the opportunity to put together an even better event this year, and would love to include as many of you in our event as possible. Please let us know if you have any questions and get ready for the Headhunt!! Feel free to email us at headhunt@gmail.com if you have any questions, or would like to be a sponsor this year.
Good luck to everyone, and thank you to everyone who has made this a great event.
Sean & Ryan Burke
No fish guts no glory
