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Massachusetts Saltwater Weigh-In Derby 2012 Winners
Species
Division
Name
Heaviest
Fish
Weigh Station
Town of Residence
Albacore Junior Matt Sheehan 32 lbs 7 oz Powderhorn Yarmouth
Black Sea Bass Men David Medeiros 7 lbs 2 oz Main Bait & Tackle Fall River
  Women Sarah DeMelo 5 lbs 8 oz Uncle Ken's New Bedford
  Junior Ashton DeMelo 4 lbs 12 oz Uncle Ken's New Bedford
Bluefish Men Joseph Diodati 14 lbs 11 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle Naples, FL
  Women Helena Kirschenbaum 13 lbs 11 oz Martha's Vineyard Derby Oak Bluffs
  Junior Wyatt Jenkinson 12 lbs 12 oz Martha's Vineyard Derby West Tisbury
Bonito Men Ryan King 11 lbs 6 oz Riverview Bait & Tackle Southborough
  Women Helena Kirschenbaum 7 lbs 6 oz Martha's Vineyard Derby Oak Bluffs
  Junior Wyatt Jenkinson 7 lbs 15 oz Martha's Vineyard Derby West Tisbury
Cusk Men Steve Borgati 20 lbs 10 oz Cherry's Bait & Tackle Plymouth
False Albacore Men Gardiner Bridge 14 lbs 2 oz Canal Bait & Tackle Sandwich
  Junior Nicholas Swaylik 10 lbs 2 oz Powderhorn Outfitters Marstons Mills
Fluke Men Damon Bullock 11 lbs 12 oz Uncle Ken's Taunton
  Women Sarah DeMelo 10 lbs 12 oz   New Bedford
Haddock Men Mike Romano 13 lbs 11 oz Cherry's Bait Cumberland, RI
  Women Kerri-Ann Brodeur 10 lbs 14 oz Cherry's Bait Rockland
  Junior Peyton Joiner 10 lbs Cherry's Bait Meriden, CT
Mako Shark Men Robert Sylvester 411 lbs Oak Bluffs Tournament Upton
Pollock Men Michael Wall 22 lbs 8 oz Cherry's Bait Sarasota Springs, NY
  Junior Matt Sheehan 21 lbs 7 oz Powderhorn Yarmouth
Porbeagle Shark Men Bill Murphy 447 lbs Oak Bluffs Tournament Friendswood, TX
Scup Men Henry Logan 3 lbs 13 oz JC's Mobile Weigh Station Brooklyn, NY
  Women Martina Mehl 2 lbs 13 oz Forestdale Bait & Tackle Sandwich
  Junior (tie) Ryan Dailida 3 lbs 12 oz Red Top Rutland
  Junior (tie) Matthew Ryan 3 lbs 12 oz Red Top Plymouth
Spanish Mackerel Men Robert Neri 6 lbs 11 oz Red Top Buzzards Bay
Striped Bass Men

Jacques Boisvert

53 lbs 10 oz Never Home Bait & Tackle Acushnet
  Women Bonnie Simpson 38 lbs 11 oz Canal Bait & Tackle Needham
  Junior Seth Borges 45 lbs 8 oz Uncle Ken's Dartmouth
Tautog Men Mel True 11 lbs 1 oz Westport Marine Freetown
  Women Megan Winton 11 lbs 13 oz Falmouth Bait & Tackle Fairhaven
Thresher Shark Men Robert Eldredge 446 lbs Oak Bluffs Tournament Stoneham
Winter Flounder Men Brian Garda 5 lbs 4 oz Hull Bait & Tackle Long Island City, NY
  Women Marie Broderick 4 lbs 4 oz Hull Bait & Tackle Westwood
  Junior Patrick Laskey 4 lbs 4 oz   Reading
Yellowfin Tuna Junior Matt Sheehan 56 lbs 8 oz Powderhorn Yarmouth

Massachusetts Saltwater Weigh-In Derby 2011 Winners
Species
Division
Name
Heaviest
Fish
Weigh Station
Town of Residence
Albacore Junior Matt Sheehan 49 lbs 6 oz Riverview Bait & Tackle Boston
Black Sea Bass Men Jack Skammels 6 lbs 8 oz Never Home Bait & Tackle Dartmouth
  Women Annette Nichols 6 lbs 2 oz Sports Port Marstons Mills
  Junior Dan DuBerger Jr. 5 lbs 7 oz Buzzards Bait Bourne
Bluefish Men Brian Pontolilo 18 lbs 1 oz Westport Marine Westport
  Junior Ethan Smith 13 lbs 3 oz Canal Bait & Tackle Bourne
Blue Shark new record Junior Ethan Lynch 458 lbs 2 oz Captain's Fishing Amesbury
Bonito Men Brian McCarthy 11 lbs 8 oz Coop's Bait & Tackle Huntington, NY
  Junior Wyatt Jenkinson 7 lbs 12 oz Martha's Vineyard Derby West Tisbury
Cod Men David Ryan 41 lbs 6 oz Sports Port Cotuit
Dolphin Men Dan Balling 24 lbs 15 oz Nantucket Anglers Club Nantucket
False Albacore Men David Wright 14 lbs Martha's Vineyard Derby Marshfield
  Women Nancy Canha 11 lbs 14 oz Martha's Vineyard Derby Vineyard Haven
  Junior Katherine O'Brien 11 lbs 8 oz Martha's Vineyard Derby Oak Bluffs
Fluke Men Winston Chiong 12 lbs 5 oz Canal Bait & Tackle Newton
  Women Linda Wigfall 9 lbs Never Home Bait & Tackle Bronx
  Junior Nathaniel Packer 10 lbs Dick's Bait & Tackle Tisbury
Haddock Men Robert J. Nuttall 9 lbs 6 oz Cherry's Bait Plymouth
  Junior Daniel Walsh 10 lbs 5 oz Cherry's Bait Halifax
Mako Shark Women Kitty Kania 380 lbs 8 oz Nantucket Angler's Club Nantucket
Pollock Men Sean Maiato 31 lbs 3 oz Cherry's Bait & Tackle Dartmouth
  Women Myra Babstock 18 lbs 13 oz Ippi's Bait & Tackle Peabody
  Junior Santana Parks 20 lbs 3 oz Cherry's Bait & Tackle Bourne
Porbeagle Shark new record Men Jesse Siegel 495 lbs Monster Shark Tournament Charlestown
Scup Men Mike Vater 3 lbs 1 oz Red Top Bellingham
  Women Jackie Capute 2 lbs 13 oz Sports Port Centerville
  Junior (tie) Tyler Houghton 2 lbs 3 oz Canal Bait & Tackle Worcester
  Junior (tie) Anna Shlimak 2 lbs 3 oz Bad Fish Outfitters Falmouth
Spanish Mackerelnew record Men Joe Canha 8 lbs Dick's Bait & Tackle Vineyard Haven
  Women Nancy Canha 5 lbs 11 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle Vineyard Haven
Striped Bass Men Mario Picaro 56 lbs 11 oz Never Home Bait & Tackle Middleboro
  Women Karen Kruszyna 35 lbs 8 oz Canal Bait & Tackle Cheshire
  Junior Ryan Sullivan 43 lbs Main Bait & Tackle Middleboro
Tautog Men Mervin Steele 11 lbs 5 oz Never Home Bait & Tackle S. Dartmouth
  Women Ashley Brown 10 lbs 4 oz M & D Bait & Tackle Wareham
  Junior David Peterson 8 lbs 2 oz Never Home Bait & Tackle Littleton
Thresher Shark new record Men Timothy Delude 630 lbs Monster Shark Tournament Orleans
Wahoo Junior Tyler Huckemeyer 68 lbs 9 oz Powderhorn W. Barnstable
Winter Flounder Men Tom Withee 5 lbs 5 oz Belsan Bait & Tackle Duxbury
  Women Allison Miles 3 lbs 13 oz Bob's Bait Shack Chelsea
  Junior Spencer D'Angelo 3 lbs 6 oz Bob's Bait Shack Winchester
Yellowfin Tuna Junior Tony Canha 59 lbs 14 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle Tisbury

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Massachusetts Saltwater Weigh-In Derby 2010 Winners
Species
Division
Name
Heaviest
Fish
Weigh Station
Town of Residence
Bigeye Tuna new record Men Randy Parda 231 lbs Powderhorn Outfitters W. Yarmouth, MA
Black Sea Bass Men Stephen Pietruska Jr 7 lbs 15 oz Fairhaven Bait & Tackle Fall River, MA
  Women Vicki Ferrini 6 lbs Bad Fish Outfitters New York, NY
  Junior Jackson Brex 5 lbs 2 oz Coop's Bait & Tackle W. Stockbridge, MA
Bluefish Men Jeff Capute 16 lbs Sports Port Centerville, MA
  Junior Jimmy Velissaris 13 lbs 2 oz Red Top Sporting Goods Avon, MA
Bonito Men Mark W. Jones 8 lbs 13 oz MV Bass & Bluefish Derby Middleboro, MA
Cod Men Robert Busch 69 lbs 5 oz Bridge Road Bait & Tackle Baltic, CT
  Junior Dan Lee 45 lbs 8 oz Captain's Fishing Parties Atkinson, NH
False Albacore Men Jeff Sayre 11 lbs 7 oz MV Bass & Bluefish Derby Vineyard Haven, MA
Fluke Men Peter Cox 15 lbs 2 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle Monroe, CT
  Women Kimberly Smallwood 9 lbs Uncle Ken's New Bedford, MA
  Junior Caroline Fearey 8 lbs 15 oz Coop's Bait & Tackle Sudbury, MA
Haddock Men Kenneth Reilly 14 lbs Cherry's Bait Shop Westport, MA
  Women Brenda Miley 11 lbs Cherry's Bait Shop Mall, MI
Halibut Men Lloyd Marcom 68 lbs 12 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing Revere, MA
Mako Shark Junior Ryan Sullivan 158 lbs Oak Bluffs Middleboro, MA
Pollock Men Jorge Gomez 31 lbs 12 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing Clifton, NJ
  Junior Victoria Simonetti 22 lbs 13 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing Swansea, MA
Scup Men Jeff Capute 4 lbs 3 oz Sports Port Centerville, MA
  Women Eileen Genthner 2 lbs Fairhaven Bait & Tackle Acushnet, MA
  Junior Arielle Pullen 2 lbs 14 oz Falmouth Bait & Tackle Sudbury, MA
Spanish Mackerel Junior Jacob Gurney 4 lbs Dick's Bait & Tackle Oak Bluffs, MA
Striped Bass Men Richard Cox 53 lbs 8 oz Canal Bait & Tackle Hanson, MA
  Women Julianne Silvis 39 lbs 9 oz Fore River Fishing Tackle Brockton, MA
  Junior Brandon Costa 60 lbs 8 oz M & D Bait & Tackle Fall River, MA
Tautog Men Stephen Pietruska Jr. 11 lbs 8 oz Uncle Ken's Fall River, MA
  Women Linda King 8 lbs 7 oz Westport Marine Specialties Rehoboth, MA
  Junior Matthew Crowther 8 lbs 12 oz M & D Bait & Tackle Somerville, MA
Winter Flounder Men Ron Powers 5 lbs 9 oz Sportsman's Den Stoneham, MA
  Women Allison Miles 3 lbs 3 oz Go Pogy Bait & Tackle Chelsea, MA
  Junior Jenna Doherty 5 lbs 2 oz Cherry's Bait Shop E. Bridgewater, MA
Wolffish Junior Alex Avila 20 lbs 11 oz Cherry's Bait Shop Sandwich, MA

 

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Massachusetts Saltwater Weigh-In Derby 2009 Winners
Species
Division
Name
Heaviest
Fish
Weigh Station
Black Sea Bass Men Bob Motta 7 lbs 5 oz Red Top Sporting Goods
  Women Norma Stecich 6 lbs 14 oz Forestdale Bait & Tackle
  Junior Lucas LaBranche 5 lbs 7 oz Blackbeard's Bait & Tackle
Bluefish Men Jeff Capute 18 lbs 11 oz Sports Port
  Women Elizabeth Creedon 13 lbs 12 oz Riverview Bait & Tackle
  Junior Forest Kiedeisch 12 lbs 6 oz Canal Bait & Tackle
Bonito Men Stephen Israelian 8 lbs 14 oz Riverview Bait & Tackle
  Women Tanya Taber 5 lbs 13 oz Fairhaven Bait & Tackle
  Junior Wyatt Jenkinson 9 lbs 11 oz MV Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
Cod Men Tim Tower 73 lbs 12 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
Dolphin Men Ty Warren 61 lbs 3 oz Eastman's Sport & Tackle
  Junior Hunter Major 17 lbs 12 oz Fairhaven Bait & Tackle
False Albacore Men Keith McArt 16 lbs 9 oz MV Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
  Junior Jimmy Velissaris 11 lbs 8 oz Red Top Sporting Goods
Fluke Men Sean Keegan 13 lbs 6 oz Eastman's Sport & Tackle
  Junior Samantha Silvia 8 lbs Sportsmans' Outfitter
Haddock Men Thomas Kolar 15 lbs 8 oz Cherry's Bait Shop
  Women Karen TenEyck 16 lbs 2 oz Cherry's Bait Shop
  Junior Sophia Gatzounas 8 lbs Yankee Fleet
Mako Shark Men Taylor Sears 624 lbs Belsan Bait & Tackle
Pollock Men LeRoy A. Wright 42 lbs 12 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
Porbeagle Shark Men Matthew Grimes 482 lbs 8 oz Nantucket Angler's Club
Scup Men Roy Brum 4 lbs Uncle Ken's Bait & Tackle
  Women Chris Uliano 2 lbs 9 oz Red Top Sporting Goods
  Junior Ben Phillips 2 lbs 11 oz Fairhaven Bait & Tackle
Spanish Mackerel Men Bill Potter 5 lbs 8 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
  Junior John Malloy III 4 lbs 2 oz Falmouth Bait & Tackle
Striped Bass Men Zachary Tilton 61 lbs 14 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
  Women Helena Kirschenbaum 42 lbs 6 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
  Junior Chris Coache 53 lbs 9 oz Fairhaven Bait & Tackle
Tautog Men John Pereira Jr. 11 lbs 6 oz Westport Marine
  Women Susan Belekewicz 8 lbs 2 oz Eastman's Sport & Tackle
  Junior Peter Amaral 8 lbs 14 oz Main Bait & Tackle
Thresher Shark Men Paul Houle 220 lbs Powderhorn Outfitter
Wahoo Men David Berger 81 lbs Eastman's Sport & Tackle
  Junior Tony Canha 43 lbs 11 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
Weakfish Men Jeff Chace 13 lbs 4 oz Sportsman's Outfitter
Winter Flounder Men Reynaldo De Dios 7 lbs Cherry's Bait Shop
  Women Cathy Evans 5 lbs 11 oz The Sportsman's Den
Wolffish Men David Sullivan 24 lbs Yankee Fleet
  Junior Jacob Ward 39 lbs 14 oz Cherry's Bait Shop

2009 Skillful Skipper Award Winner: Capt. Dave Niemi, Capt. John & Son

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Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby 2008 Winners
Species
Division
Name
Heaviest
Fish
Weigh Station
Albacore Men Eli Bonnell 52 lbs 11 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
Black Sea Bass Men David Crosby 7 lbs 12 oz Red Top Sporting Goods
  Women Madeline Bourcier 6 lbs 8 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
  Junior Wyatt Major 6 lbs 12 oz Fairhaven Bait & Tackle
Bluefish Men Jeff Capute 18 lbs 8 oz Sports Port
  Women Gail Bernier 13 lbs 2 oz Westport Marine
Blue Shark Men Tom Eichel 398 lbs 12 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
Bonito Men Kenneth Panacek 10 lbs 12 oz Nantucket Anglers Club
  Junior Cullen Larrabee 6 lbs 13 oz Nantucket Anglers Club
  Junior (tie) Wyatt Jenkinson 6 lbs 13 oz Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass Derby
Cod Men Robert Schuler 78 lbs 2 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
  Women Jennifer Phelan 64 lbs 2 oz Yankee Fleet
Cusk Men Antonio Capuano 24 lbs 11 oz Belsan Bait & Tackle
False Albacore Men Mark Copp 13 lbs 6 oz Falmouth Bait & Tackle
  Junior Jacob Addison 10 lbs 4 oz Nantucket Angler's Club
Fluke (Final) Men Raymond Lozeau III 14 lbs 14 oz Fairhaven Bait & Tackle
  Women Tanya Taber 11 lbs Fairhaven Bait & Tackle
  Junior Matthew Crowther 14 lbs 3 oz M&D Bait & Tackle
Haddock Men Allen Lundeen 14 lbs 8 oz Cherry's Bait Shop
King Mackerel Men Tim Broderick 8 lbs 6 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
Mackerel Men James Lemieux 2 lbs 8 oz Cherry's Bait Shop
Mako Shark Junior Christian Krauter 363 lbs 13 oz Nantucket Angler's Club
Pollock Men Robert Provost 35 lbs Cherry's Bait Shop
Scup Men Jeff Capute 4 lbs 6 oz Sports Port
  Women Jackie Capute 2 lbs 10 oz Sports Port
  Women (tie) Kathleen Grenier 2 lbs 10 oz Riverview Bait & Tackle
  Junior Steve DeCosta 2 lbs 10 oz Tom's Bait & Tackle
  Junior (tie) Steve Apanian 2 lbs 10 oz Red Top Sporting Goods
Striped Bass Men Thomas Kozlowski 53 lbs 10 oz Canal Bait & Tackle
  Women Erin Williams 51 lbs 14 oz Bridge Rd Bait & Tackle
  Junior Jacob Adelberg 45 lbs Uncle Ken's Bait & Tackle
Tautog Men George Kavgic 18 lbs 4 oz Maco's Bait & Tackle
  Junior Dylan Goguen 11 lbs 14 oz Fairhaven Bait & Tackle
Thresher Shark Men James Jensen 496 lbs Westport Marine Specialties
Weakfish Women Channy Nhep Chea 9 lbs Powderhorn
Winter Flounder Men Jeffrey Silverberg 6 lbs 8 oz Cherry's Bait Shop
  Women Maryann Scolaro 3 lbs The Sportsman's Den
  Junior Devin Freeman 5 lbs Cherry's Bait Shop
Wolffish Men Scott Yeaton 41 lbs 8 oz Walsh's Deap Sea Fishing
  Junior Patrick Lefemine 28 lbs 8 oz Cherry's Bait Shop

2008 Skillful Skipper Award Winners: Capt. Dave Niemi, Capt. John & Son, and Capt. James Walsh, American Classic

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Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby 2007 Winners
Species
Division
Name
Heaviest
Fish
Weigh Station
Albacore Men Drew Murphy 59 lbs Boston Big Game Club
Bigeye Tuna Men Bill Manthorne 189 lbs Boston Big Game Club
Black Sea Bass Men Aaron Costa 8 lbs 15 oz Tom's Bait & Tackle
  Women Sandy Pietruska 6 lbs 8 oz Sportsman's Outfitter
  Women (tie) Barbara Audino 6 lbs 8 oz Main Bait & Tackle
  Junior Matthew Ryan 5 lbs 2 oz Maco's Bait & Tackle
Bluefish Men Jeff Capute 18 lbs Sports Port
  Women Alyssa Sheehan 16 lbs 3 oz Sports Port
  Junior Tanya Taber 13 lbs 14 oz Dockside Bait & Tackle
Blue Shark Women Laura Ippoliti 386 lbs 11 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
Bonito Men Don MacGillivray 9 lbs 2 oz Larry's Tackle Shop
  Junior Wyatt Jenkinson 7 lbs 2 oz Martha's Vineyard Bass and Bluefish Derby
Cod Men Peter Ercolani 71 lbs 3 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
  Women Annamaria Geogopoulos 40 lbs 12 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
Cusk Men Ernest Tilson Jr. 21 lbs Cherry's Bait Shop
Dolphin Men Jonathan Pilcher 48 lbs 10 oz Eastman's Sport & Tackle
False Albacore Men Clark Goff Jr. 15 lbs 14 oz Marthas Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
  Junior Wyatt Jenkinson 10 lbs 11 oz Martha's Vineyard Bass and Bluefish Derby
Fluke Men Doug Veilleux 15 lbs Bucko Brothers
  Women Nancy Hibbert 13 lbs 6 oz Dockside Bait & Tackle
  Junior Asher Riis 9 lbs 8 oz Duane Lynch
Haddock Men Evan Holmes 13 lbs 1 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
  Women Jeanne Bissell 10 lbs Yankee Tackle
  Junior Elizabeth Kaiser 11 lbs 8 oz Cherry's Bait Shop
Mako Shark Men Gary Heisey 482 lbs Belsan's Bait & Tackle
Pollock Men Peter Stupalski 25 lbs Cherry's Bait Shop
  Junior Nicole Norve 17 lbs Cherry's Bait Shop
Porbeagle Shark Men Jon Behm 455 lbs Belsan's Bait & Tackle
Scup Men Jeff Capute 3 lbs 14 oz Sports Port
  Women Sandy Pietruska 3 lbs 4 oz Red Top Sporting Goods
  Junior Alexa Pil 3 lbs 8 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
Spanish Mackerel Men Will Geresy 6 lbs Larry's Tackle Shop
Striped Bass Men Jim Creedon 60 lbs 2 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
  Women Sarah Dowling 42 lbs 14 oz Canal Bait & Tackle
  Junior Hale Wilson 45 lbs 14 oz Canal Bait & Tackle
Tautog Men George Kavgic 14 lbs 9 oz Maco's Bait & Tackle
  Women Barbara Audino 8 lbs 4 oz Dockside Bait & Tackle
  Junior Daniella Kavgic 15 lbs 8 oz Maco's Bait & Tackle
Thresher Shark Men Allen Mullaney 536 lbs Boston Big Game Club
Wahoo Men Doug Smith 95 lbs Boston Big Game Club
  Women Sarah Taymore 81 lbs Nantucket Angler's Club
Weakfish Men Gordon Riordon 12 lbs 9 oz Tom's Bait & Tackle
Winter Flounder Men Timothy Ramsdell 6 lbs 12 oz Cherry's Bait Shop
Wolffish Men Edwin Garafano 29 lbs 6 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
  Women Jessica Trainque 41 lbs 8 oz Cherry's Bait Shop
  Junior Cory Crawford 29 lbs 8 oz Cherry's Bait Shop
Yellowfin Tuna Women Sarah Taymore 75 lbs 8 oz Nantucket Angler's Club
  Junior Jamie Jaxtimer 62 lbs Steve James

2007 Skillful Skipper Award Winners: Capt. Dave Niemi, Capt. John & Son, and Capt. James Walsh, American Classic

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Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby 2006 Winners
Species
Division
Name
Heaviest
Fish
Weigh Station
Bigeye Tuna Men Arthur J. Camuso 183 lbs Green Harbor IGFA Weigh Station
Black Sea Bass Men David Jones 7 lbs 2 oz Powderhorn
  Men (tie) Jeff Capute 7 lbs 2 oz Sports Port
  Women Karen Rock 6 lbs 2 oz Dockside Bait & Tackle
  Junior Sylvie Josel 6 lbs 10 oz Dockside Bait & Tackle
Bluefish Men Jeff Capute 18 lbs 7 oz Sports Port
  Women Sandy Pietruska 16 lbs 1 oz Main Bait & Tackle
  Junior Eric Hagstrom 17 lbs 1 oz Sports Port
Blue Shark Men Kener SoozaBatisti 425 lbs Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
  Women Theresa Sexton 386 lbs Joe's Lobster Mart/Red Top
  Junior Melissa Ciolek 364 lbs The Hook Up
Bonito Men Joe Canha 11 lbs 7 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
  Junior Jack Mazeika 8 lbs 12 oz Riverview Bait & Tackle
Cod Men John Panek 68 lbs 3 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
  Women Cherie Stasio 44 lbs 2 oz Hilton's Fishing Dock
  Junior Chandler Corderio 42 lbs Cherry's Bait
False Albacore Men Dave Price 14 lbs 6 oz Larry's Tackle Shop
Fluke Men David Hearn 11 lbs 10 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
  Women Janet Mullert 14 lbs 15 oz Dockside Bait & Tackle
  Junior Colin Buckley 11 lbs 13 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
Haddock Men Bob Paulson 9 lbs Black Rose Charters
  Women Chelsea Picchi 12 lbs 8 oz Cherry's Bait
Pollock Men Joe Borowski 27 lbs 6 oz Hilton's Fishing Dock
  Women Diane Bahrakis 19 lbs 8 oz Hilton's Fishing Dock
  Junior Joshua Robbins 31 lbs 6 oz Walsh's Fishing Dock
Scup Men Jeff Capute 3 lbs 13 oz Sports Port
  Women Karen Rock 4 lbs Dockside Bait & Tackle
  Junior Leony Shnorhokian 3 lbs 3 oz Red Top Sporting Goods
Spanish Mackerel Men Rocco DeTeso 7 lbs 13 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
Striped Bass Men Lev Wlodyka 57 lbs 10 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
  Women JoAnn Souza 36 lbs 2 oz Canal Bait & Tackle
  Junior Dan Matthews 46 lbs 14 oz Canal Bait & Tackle
Tautog Men Matthew Olson 13 lbs Bucko Brothers
  Junior Matt Calvin 8 lbs Uncle Ken's Bait & Tackle
Wahoo Men Kenneth Abbott 131 lbs 5 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
Weakfish Men Daniel Hochberger 11 lbs 12 oz Main Bait & Tackle
  Junior Bradford Dupras 13 lbs 4 oz M & D Bait and Tackle
Winter Flounder Men Toby Araujo 5 lbs 12 oz Dockside Bait & Tackle
  Women Sally Burke 6 lbs 3 oz Cherry's Bait
Wolffish Men Bob Dow 37 lbs 6 oz Cherry's Bait
  Junior Therese Bambery 23 lbs Yankee Tackle
Yellowfin Tuna Men Richard Montague 105 lbs Powderhorn

2006 Skillful Skipper Award Winners: Capt. Dave Niemi, Capt. John & Son, Capt. Rick LaPierre, Yellowbird, and Capt. James Walsh, American Classic

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Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby 2005 Winners
Species
Division
Name
Heaviest
Fish
Weigh Station
Albacore Junior Jamie Jaxtimer 40 lbs Nantucket Anglers Club
Black Sea Bass Men Jeff Capute 6 lbs 15 oz Sports Port
  Women Judy Smith 6 lbs 2 oz Dockside Bait & Tackle
  Junior Justin Avila 6 lbs 4 oz Dockside Bait & Tackle
Bluefish Men Bob Motta 14 lbs 13 oz Blackbeards B & T
  Women Eileen Genthner

14 lbs 1 oz

 Dockside Bait & Tackle
  Junior James Simmons 12 lbs 8 oz Uncle Ken's Bait & Tackle
Blue Shark Men Joseph Donnelly III 315 lbs 5 oz Hilton's Fishing Dock
Bonito Men Jared Mackenzie 10 lbs 10 oz Dicks Bait & Tackle
  Women Deb Frodigh 9 lbs 2 oz Blackbeards B & T
  Junior Brian Fraser 6 lbs 14 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
Cod Men John Monte 76 lbs 6 oz Ippis Bait and Tackle
Women Becky Dean 51 lbs 13 oz Winchester Fishing
  Junior Ron Salmonson 55 lbs Yankee Tackle
Dolphin Men Cody Hixon 18 lbs 3 oz Nantucket Anglers Club
False Albacore Men Caleb Nicholson 11 lbs 2 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
  Junior Tyler Rucker 10 lbs Dockside Bait & Tackle
Fluke Men Roger Ouellete 13 lbs 2 oz Dockside Bait & Tackle
  Women Sandra Avila 10 lbs 14 oz Dockside Bait & Tackle
  Junior Jacob LaBranche 9 lbs 2 oz Blackbeards B & T
Haddock Men Robert Davis 11 lbs 10 oz Bridge Rd. Bait & Tackle
  Women Paula Gaurino 12 lbs 3 oz Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
Mako Shark Women Sandy Pietruska 233 Dicks Bait and Tackle
Pollock Men Don Losier 25 lbs 8 oz Hilton's Dock
Porbeagle Shark Men Jay Martin 411 lbs Green Harbor (DMF)
Scup Men Koko Apanian 3 lbs 11 oz Red Top Sporting Goods
Junior Samantha Callow 2 lbs 6 oz M & D Bait and Tackle
Spanish Mackerel Men Jim Fraser 7 lbs 5 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
  Women Stephanie Smith 5 lbs 14 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
  Junior Brendan Morris 5 lbs 14 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
Striped Bass Men Louis Rebello Jr. 62 lbs 4 oz Bucko Brothers
Women Jan Campagnone 50 lbs 4 oz Red Top Sporting Goods
Junior Tom C. Reed 43 lbs 14 oz Red Top Sporting Goods
Tautog Men Joe DeMello 15 lbs 14 oz Main Bait & Tackle
Women Susan Kappler 9 lbs 8 oz Macos Bait & Tackle
Thresher Shark Women Eileen Kane 316 lbs Nantucket Anglers Club
Wahoo Men Robert Greene 79 lbs 12 oz Hyannis Angler's Club
Weakfish Men Stephen Schultz 10 lbs 6 oz Dick's Bait & Tackle
Winter Flounder Men Thomas Tutkus 4 lbs 8 oz Red Top Sporting Goods
  Women Chloe Blackler 6 lbs 8 oz Cherrys Bait Shop
  Junior Joshua Patterson 4 lbs 8 oz Cherrys Bait Shop
Wolffish Men Brian Aylward 37 lbs 4 oz Walsh's Bait and Tackle
Yellowfin Tuna Men Mark Richard 111 lbs 14 oz Hyannis Angler's Club
  Junior Jamie Jaxtimer 94 lbs Nantucket Angler's Club

2005 Skillful Skipper Award Winner: Capt. James Walsh, American Classic

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Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby 2004 Winners
Species
Division
Name
Heaviest
Fish
Weigh Station
Albacore Men Gene Sartini 54 lbs 8 oz Main Bait and Tackle
Black Sea Bass Men Jeff Capute 5 lbs. 13 oz. Riverview Bait & Tackle
  Women Patricia Wasierski 5 lbs. 10 oz. Nantucket Anglers Club
  Junior Moria Gannon 5 lbs. 2 oz. Sports Port
Bluefish Men Tom Clancy 16 lbs. 2 oz. Dockside Bait & Tackle
  Junior Damien Dmitruk 20 lbs. 1 oz. Eastmans
Blue Shark Women Marcia Kane 410 lbs. 6 oz. Nantucket Angler's Club
Bonito Men Patrick Jenkinson 9 lbs. 2 oz. Vineyard Striped Bass Derby
  Women Bonnie Brooks 7 lbs. 8 oz. Nantucket Anglers Club
  Junior Zachary Margulies 7 lbs. 11 oz. Dicks Bait and Tackle
Cod Men Charles Ferguson 67 lbs. 2 oz. Hilton's Dock
Women Diana Allamby 51 lbs. 4 oz. Yankee Tackle
  Junior Brooke Miles 35 lbs. 6 oz. Ippi's Bait & Tackle
Dolphin Junior Cooper Taymore 19 lbs. 5 oz. Nantucket Anglers Club
False Albacore Men Joseph Correia 12 lbs. Budds Bait & Tackle
  Women Kitty Kania 10 lbs. 14 oz. Nantucket Anglers Club
Fluke Men Gary Ritz 14 lbs. Westport Marine
  Women Heather Chicoine 7 lbs. 12 oz. Dockside
  Junior Douglas Fraser 12 lbs. 13 oz. Dick's Bait & Tackle
Haddock Men Anthony Fugate 13 lbs. 12 oz. Walsh's Deep Sea Fishing
  Junior Matthieu Aubuchon 8 lbs. 1 oz. Yankee Tackle
Halibut Men Ben Dixon 209 lbs. Red Top
Mackerel Men Brett Bongazone 2 lbs. Belsan Bait & Tackle
Mako Shark Men Tommy Acciavatti 340 lbs. Dick's Bait & Tackle
  Women Kitty Kania 303 lbs. 5 oz. Nantucket Angler's Club
Pollock Junior Steve Sochocki 26 lbs. 8 oz. Hilton's Dock
Porbeagle Shark Men Clifford Halik 414 lbs. Nantucket Angler's Club
Scup Men Jeff Capute 4 lbs. 2 oz. Sports Port
Women Claudia Pina 2 lbs. 4 oz. Red Top
Junior Kevin Kissane 2 lbs. 14 oz. Sports Port
Spanish Mackerel Junior Jordan Angelos 5 lbs. 8 oz. Falmouth Bait & Tackle
Striped Bass Men Jack Browne 61 lbs. Macos
Women Marianne Laforest 49 lbs. 5 oz. Westport Marine
Junior Thomas Hulley 40 lbs. Cuttyhunk/Lynch
Swordfish Men Steven Buckley 502 lbs. Hyannis Anglers Club
Tautog Men Tom Armstrong 11 lbs. 10 oz. Westport Marine
Junior Wade Henderson 10 lbs. 10 oz. Mako
Thresher Shark Men R. Keith Allison Jr. 548 lbs. Dick's Bait & Tackle
Wahoo Men Dennis McGillicuddy 89 lbs. 5 oz. Eastman's Sport & Tackle
Weakfish Men William Simpson 9 lbs. 5 oz. M & D Tackle
Winter Flounder Men Brian McCusker 4 lbs. 7 oz. The Sportsman's Den
Wolffish Men Daniel Rochford 25 lbs. 3 oz. Bridge Rd. Bait & Tackle

 

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Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby 2003 Winners
Species
Division
Name
Heaviest Fish
Albacore Men Tommy Good 65 lbs.
Black Sea Bass Men Jeff Capute 6 lbs. 4 oz.
  Women Orietta DiGeronimo 4 lbs. 5 oz.
  Junior Kevin Owen 4 lbs. 10 oz.
Bluefish Men Mike Wilson 18 lbs.
  Women Elena Rice 17 lbs. 14 oz.
  Junior Taylor Sears 13 lbs. 5 oz.
Blue Shark Men Paul Trani 341 lbs.
Bonito Men Stanley Brown 10 lbs. 4 oz.
Cod Men Moe Howard 62 lbs. 12 oz.
  Junior Robert Emond Jr. 45 lbs.
Dolphin Men Michael Kane 38 lbs. 8 oz.
  Women Gretchen Mills 18 lbs. 15 oz.
Fluke Men Charles Monteiro 13 lbs. 9 oz.
Women Jill Tuch 10 lbs. 12 oz.
  Women (tie) Pamela Bradford 10 lbs. 12 oz.
  Junior Douglas Fraser 8 lbs. 13 oz.
Haddock Men George Kavgic 16 lbs. 12 oz.
Pollock Men Dennis Sullivan 34 lbs. 6 oz.
Scup Men Robert Conway 3 lbs.
  Junior

Nicholas Curry

 2 lbs. 12 oz.
Spanish Mackerel Men Timothy Carbone 6 lbs. 12 oz.
  Junior Julie Birch 5 lbs. 1 oz.
Striped Bass Men Gary Corsetti 54 lbs.
Women Kathy Theiling 46 lbs.
  Junior Erich Bubb 51 lbs. 12 oz.
Tautog Men Brian Calef 12 lbs.
Women Holly Fabbricotti 14 lbs. 2 oz.
  Junior Jonathan Morse 9 lbs. 1 oz.
Thresher Shark Men Jonathan Wietecha 506 lbs.
Weakfish Junior Joshua Folco 8 lbs. 10 oz.
Wahoo Men Rich Laurendeau 92 lbs.
Winter Flounder Men Dennis DeCarney 5 lbs.
  Junior Zack Zero 3 lbs. 1 oz.
Wolffish Men Mike Comfort 36 lbs. 8 oz.
  Junior Jess Crozier 23 lbs.
Yellowfin Tuna Women Marcia Kane 54 lbs.

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Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby 2002 Winners
Species
Division
Name
Location
Date
Winning Weight
Albacore Men Robert Dary Veetch Canyon 8/24/02 55 lbs.
Women Danielle MacPhee Hydrographers Canyon 8/15/02 42 lbs. 13 oz.
Black Sea Bass Men Robert Medeiros Vineyard Sound 7/7/02 6 lbs 8 oz.
Women Jacqueline F. Leitao Buzzards Bay 5/22/02 5 lbs. 6 oz.
Junior Michael T. Crane II Nomans Isl. 6/16/02 4 lbs. 14 oz.
Bluefish Men Joe Manzone New Bedford 10/8/02 16 lbs.
Women Ellie Dale Cape Cod Bay 9/17/02 15 lbs.
Junior Amanda Perry Dartmouth 10/2/02 15 lbs. 3 oz.
Blue Shark Men Tom Acciavatti Star 7/20/02 383 lbs.
Bonito Men Eddie Gomez NB Dike 9/23/02 13 lbs 8 oz.
Cod Men Mike Mahurin Jeffries 6/4/02 72 lbs 9 oz.
Women Leah Simas Cape Cod Bay 6/22/02 42 lbs.
Junior Anthony Noel Middle Bank 7/21/02 33 lbs. 10oz.
Cusk Men Art Bukaske Middle Bank 8/25/02 21 lbs 8 oz.
Dolphin Men Kevin Rakos Atlantis Canyon 9/22/02 28 lbs.
Junior Cooper Taymore Hydrographers Canyon 8/2/02 14 lbs
False Albacore Men Stephen F. Halley Edgartown Hbr. 9/2/02 16 lbs 3 oz.
Fluke Men Bill Pecha Colliers 7/10/02 13 lbs 14 oz
Women Jill C. Tuch Bird Island 6/27/02 9 lbs 4 oz.
Junior Emily Eickhoff Great Point 7/6/02 10 lbs. 6 oz.
Haddock Men Jay Mollenhauer Jeffries Ledge 4/24/02 14 lbs 8 oz.
Junior Steven Bednarcyyk Jeffries Ledge 4/23/02 9 lbs.
Mackerel Men Bruce Lloyd Cape Cod Bay 5/6/02 2 lbs 14 oz.
Mako Men Tom Acciavatti Star 7/19/02 235 lbs
Women Kitty Kania Gordan's Gully 9/7/02 301 lbs
Pollock Men Peter Chiapulis Tillies Bank 8/25/02 39 lbs
Junior Dave Osier Jr. Tillies 9/21/02 30 lbs.
Scup Men Jeff Capute Nantucket Sound 6/12/02 3 lbs. 10 oz.
Women Lisa Simmons Buzzards Bay 5/18/02 3 lbs 3 oz.
Junior Leah Foote, Kenny Simmons Woods Hole 6/28/02 3 lbs 15 oz.
Striped Bass Men Michael D. Almeida Quick's Hole 6/3/02 59 lbs 4 oz
Women Susan R. Erickson Cape Cod Bay 8/4/02 41 lbs 6 oz.
Junior Nathan Paul Ostrom Cape Cod Bay 6/25/02 41 lbs 10 oz.
Tautog Men Bill Duchemin Fairhaven 5/11/02 13 lbs 10 oz.
Women Judy Silva Clevland Ledge 4/27/02 14 lbs
Thresher Men Ed Sawlit Fingers 7/20/02 416 lbs
Wahoo Men Joe Baca Veatch Canyon 8/20/02 83 lbs 4 oz.
Weakfish Women Laurette Landry Salters Pt. 7/15/02 10 lbs
Winter Flounder Men Phil Begley Cape Cod Bay 10/25/02 5 lbs 12 oz.
Women Cindy Clark Quincy 5/12/02 4 lbs
Wolffish Men William H. Dodge Tillies 8/4/02 47 lbs 3 oz.
Women Anne Francis Mass.Bay 7/8/02 39 lbs 1 oz.
Junior Mitch J. Graziano Mass.Bay 7/14/02 24 lbs.
Yellowfin Tuna Men Bob Lind Hydrographers Canyon 8/24/02 86 lbs
Women Danielle McPhee Hydrographers Canyon 8/16/02 65 lbs 6 oz.

 

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Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby 2001 Winners
Species
Division
Angler
Location
Date
Winning Weight
Albacore Men Paul Bruk III So. of Nantucket 8/17/01 49 lbs 3 oz
Black Sea Bass Men Joseph Juaire Vineyard Sound 7/21/01 5 lbs 6 oz
  Women Bernadette Saucier Vineyard Sound 8/8/01 5 lbs 2 oz
  Junior Christopher Wideman Buzzards Bay 5/19/01 4 lbs 1 oz
Bluefish Men Jeff Capute Nantucket Sound 7/14/01 15 lbs 9 oz
  Women Christie Muir Cape Cod Bay 8/12/01 25 lbs
  Junior Sean Brady Race Point 7/9/01 20 lbs
Bluefin Tuna Men James Webster, Jr. Cape Cod Bay 8/23/01 670 lbs
  Women Danielle Macphee Chatham 9/24/01 383 lbs
Bonito Men Michael Pontone Cape Cod Canal 9/29/01 9 lbs 4 oz
  Women Marlene Hegarty Nantucket 10/9/01 7 lbs 10 oz
  Junior Daniel K. Tabor II Wasque 9/3/01 8 lbs 3 oz
Cod Men Robin Leslie Marblehead 8/29/01 54 lbs 3 oz
  Women Lori Strawser Tillies Bank 7/21/01 35 lbs
  Junior Kevin Muldoon Jeffery's Ledge 7/20/01 41 lbs 8 oz
Cusk Men Tim Andre Mass. Bay 7/1/01

26 lbs
Dolphin Men Charlie Rubino SE corner of Dump 9/23/01 20 lbs 14 oz
Fluke Men John Nadeau ucas Shoal 7/7/01 14 lbs
  Women Cindy Temple Woods Hole 8/30/01 10 lbs 9 oz
  Junior Diana Metcalf Lucas Shoal 7/8/01 6 lbs 4 oz
  Junior Ryan Crowther Vineyard Sound 7/15/01 6 lbs 4 oz
Haddock Men Robert Malonson Jeffery's Ledge 8/8/01 10 lbs 12 oz
Mako Shark Men Luke Sweeney East of Chatham 7/21/01 1,221 lbs
Pollock Men Ken Jones Jeffery's Ledge 8/5/01 36 lbs 8 oz
Scup Men Jeff Capute Bishop & Clerks 6/19/01 3 lbs 10 oz
  Women Bonnie Cottuli Buzzards Bay 7/1/01 2 lbs 6 oz
  Junior Vladimir Smirnov III Mashnee Flats   2 lbs 4 oz
Striped Bass Men Daniel Dugan Cape Cod Bay 9/21/01 58 lbs 4 oz
  Women Carol Plummer So.of Nomans 8/25/01 41 lbs 5 oz
  Junior Samuel Butler Squibnocket 7/15/01 40 lbs 14 oz
  Junior Ryan Wood Cape Cod Bay 6/29/01 40 lbs 14 oz
Tautog Men Rick Avila Buzzards Bay 5/3/01 15 lbs 8 oz
  Women Eileen Genthner Buzzards Bay 10/25/01 10 lbs 4 oz
  Junior Vladimir Smirnov III Buzzards Bay 10/13/01 8 lbs
Wahoo Men Dr Paul Marshall II Nantucket 8/1/01 55 lbs 8oz
Winter Flounder Men Jason Colby Quincy Bay 6/23/01 4 lbs 6 oz
  Women Diane Beddia Cape Cod Bay 8/10/01 5 lbs 8 oz
Wolffish Men Wayne Smith Stellwagon Bank 7/8/01 55 lbs
  Women Carol Loiacono Stellwagon Bank 7/23/01 23 lbs 8 oz
  Junior Chester Seaman Cape Cod Bay 8/9/01 38 lbs


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For more information about this fishing derby, please contact John Boardman

 
 
 
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