Striper tourney decided by photo finish

Joe Evans studied the image of a rockfish's tail on the monitor of a computer system set up for the fifth annual Boatyard Bar & Grill's Opening Day Tournament at Eastport. Beneath the fish was a yardstick of more than 48 inches and Evans eyed the mark of the tip of the tail on the rule.

Via computer wizardry the eighth-inch marks on the measuring stick were magnified several fold and he was able to figure the length of the fish to a sixteenth of an inch or even more precise if need be. Joe checked off the measurement, and the figure was entered on the scorecard. Then came another fish photo after another as the deadline for...