Week 7 of the 2026 Striper Cup is in the books! Five anglers from New Hampshire to Connecticut took home PENN and Bubba gear this week as the migration continues to push big bass deeper into New England.
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Shore — Adam Belkadi
Cambridge, MA
Wins the PENN Slammer 5500 / Carnage 10′ Combo
Boat — Nathan Nadeau
Raymond, NH
Wins the Bubba Tools Set: 6.5″ SS Pliers, Medium Shears, 6″ Hook Extractor
Kayak — Mark Darin
Killingworth, CT
Wins the PENN Slammer IV 5500 Spinning Reel
Youth — Chris Grelle
Fairhaven, MA
Wins the PENN Battle IV 4000 Spinning Combo
Costa Photo Contest — Chad Healy
Sutton, MA
Wins a pair of Costa Sunglasses
See the full 2026 prize lineup →
New Moon Brings Big Bass North
Squid continue to fuel good fishing in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, big Stripers are stacked in Long Island Sound, and Jersey’s spring run is winding down.
With resident fish in the Chesapeake and New Jersey moving into their summer haunts, the hotbeds of striper activity are Montauk, Block Island, Long Island Sound, and Boston Harbor North. Other areas are having brief windows of good fishing as schools of bass pass through on their way to find better concentrations of bait.
For the full picture, check the Striper Migration Map and the Striper Migration Report.
Not Registered Yet?
It’s not too late to get in. Every Striper Cup registration includes the Striper Box (Columbia PFG shirt, Rapala lure, OTW snapback, collectible pin, and YETI discounts), a shot at weekly prizes, and a Golden Ticket entry into the grand prize boat raffle at StriperFest.
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