Manhattan Cup rules allowed each boat to keep one fish alive in the live well for the dockside weigh-in back at the end of the tournament. After the fish's weight was recorded, it then had to be successfully released. If the fish didn't survive, it didn't count. So we held onto my bass and released Doty's. My fish would later pin the scale at 18.85 pounds - slightly less than we imagined, but still a solid catch - and finish as the third largest bass in the tournament. As for our side tournament with Outdoor Life? It wasn't even close. Cermele and I caught two blues and one bass. Outdoor Life caught nothing. That's right, skunked! Oh well, OL. Next year, we might have to give them an extra angler to level the playing field. On second thought, probably not. But as an aside to those guys, if you ever need any fishing advice, we're right down the hall.