From The American Striper Association's 2002 Mercury Tournament Trail

Sean Clark, fishing on his twenty foot SeaCraft Pacifier, grew up in Old Saybrook and has been fishing the area since he was 6 years old. His experience and knowledge paid off as he, along with his two young sons, Sam and Charlie, brought a 48.25 pound striper to the scales early on the first day. That fish would hold the number one spot for the rest of the tournament as Sean, Sam, and Charlie won the first ASA event that they fished. It was exciting to watch both Junior Anglers win their first ASA tournament and bring three new faces into the ASA family.

Gary Corsetti on the Yamaha powered 21 foot Contender Showtime, took second place with a 47.51 pounder on day two. Gary, who loves his Contender and runs Showtime Charters said, "There was a lot of action in shallow water. The areas that were holding lots of bait fish was where I found my fish."

Captain Sherwood Lincoln and former Major League Baseball player John Ellis fished on their 21 foot Hydra Sport called the ShurBet. This was their first ASA tournament and they are planning to fish the last two tournaments in Division Two next month in Montauk. Lincoln has fished the area for many years, and his experiences showed as he took third place with a 43.34 pound striper on day two.

John Ellis was born August 21, 1948 in New London, Connecticut. After playing American Legion ball he played for the New York Yankees as a catcher from 1969 to 1972. From 1973 to 1975 he was with the Cleveland Indians. He became their first designated hitter. He wrapped up his catching and hitting career with the Texas Rangers from 1976 to 1981.

Perhaps he did not pose with the fish because he did not have a big enough mitt?

That is not a ShurBet.