Sponsors

These are the companies that make the Striper Cup possible. Without their generous support, the dream or creating a tournament to celebrate the greatest gamefish in the Northeast would be just that – a dream.

A checkered flag. A scenic panorama unfolding around the bend. A trophy catch. A pulse-quickening stretch of road or trail. Heads turning as you pass by. Even coming home at the end of a hard day’s work.

Whatever your pursuit, Yamaha is there, too, pursuing our goals. We want to satisfy our customers and exceed their expectations with products and services of superior quality, unmatched performance, and extraordinary value.

With an ever-expanding line that includes motorcycles, outboard motors, ATVs, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, boats, outdoor power equipment, race kart engines, accessories, apparel, and much more, we at Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., strive to contribute to the quality of life.

Dedication, intensity, continual learning and improvement – the same elements that put Quantum pros at the top in professional angling drive the Performance Tuned philosophy. It’s a deep-down committment to be the best.

But Performance Tuned is much more than a mindset. It is a rigorous process realized in one of the most advanced tackle testing facilities in the U.S. Stop by the Quantum lab and you’ll see we’re literally millions of casts, hooksets and drag-burning runs ahead of the competition. Clutch systems are placed in a medical-grade laboratory freezer to ensure your anti-reverse is rock-solid no matter how cold it gets. Saltwater products are tested for corrosion resistance in a super-humid salt chamber more sweltering than any day you’ll ever spend on deck. And rods have every fiber of their backbone placed under extreme weight load inside a Plexiglas chamber. Sometimes they shatter. It only helps us make a better product in the end.

These accelerated torture tests help us pinpoint weaknesses and eliminate them one by one until you’re left with a superior breed – highly evolved, and constantly improving. Just like the skills of Kevin VanDam, Gary Klein, Gerald Swindle and anyone who takes fishing as seriously as we do.

That’s Performance Tuned. That’s testing and fishing at a Quantum level.

Lowrance sonar fish-finders and GPS chartplotters consistently outscore the competition for performance, functionality and screen clarity.  Our product range has a size and price to suit every need and boat, and our R&D program delivers regular upgrades and improvements to our customers.  The Lowrance radar family includes the revolutionary Broadband Radar ™, and our VHF radios have a host of innovative features to help you communicate on the water.

In 1876, Adolphus Busch perfected the recipe, the brewing process and the taste of The Great American Lager. True to the saying: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, we haven’t messed with perfection for more than 133 years. Budweiser has withstood the test of time and truly is the perfect combination of flavor and refreshment.

At the core of our company is a passion not only for fishing but distinctly improving the tools of which we use. The environments change and the species my change but the challenge is always the same…and we’re not there to practice our casting.

Our goal was not to start another lure company but to create a company with the purpose of giving the angler tools birthed from the most innovative concepts and ideas available today. Each detail from the natural unique actions of the Evidence series to the revolutionary fluid filled Possessed series is derived form detailed scientific studies of predators and prey.

Go ahead put them to the test. The true test is always performance. Each lure is designed to perform distinct movements and actions imitating various natural movements of the prey. Intense vibration, fluid movements, and subtle turbulences provide the triggers drawing strikes from the wariest of predator.

We complete the package with the highest quality production techniques and components assuring you a product made to last and not fail you when the fish of a lifetime is at hand.

Spiderwire rides at the crest of the new wave of fishing equipment hitting the sport in the last ten years. What started in California as part of a technologically advanced research project having nothing to do with fishing has become the cutting-edge fishing line of choice for aggressive anglers who demand the highest quality and performance.

Spiderwire takes you where the fish are. And it makes sure you bring them home. With superlines and monofilament lines to match your toughest demands, Spiderwire isn’t just a leader in the premium fishing line category – it’s in a category all by itself.

The Black Dog Tavern, Co. was created with a sense of community, a passion for the sea and maritime pursuits, and a thirst for life.