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October 28, 2009
   

Saltwater Fishing Derby
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  Weigh-In Derby
 
Commissioner Griffin, a Derby Winner and Director Diodati at the 2008 Awards Ceremony
derby award presentation

Each year January 1 through November 30 the MarineFisheries conducts the Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby. This is a free derby, meaning no entry fees. Fish entered must be caught by hook and line and measured and weighed at a MarineFisheries-certified official weigh station. All entries will receive a derby pin and at the end of the derby year, trophies will be awarded to anglers who landed the heaviest fish in each species category. Winners are chosen in three divisions - men, women, and juniors (age 15 and younger). There is also a "Skillful Skipper" award, which is presented to the captain who has three derby winning fish caught on their boat. Last year 48 anglers were awarded engraved trophies. The awards ceremony takes place in early February at the Eastern Fishing and Outdoor Expo in Worcester, MA.

One state record was caught in 2008: King Mackerel.

There were two Skillful Skipper winners in 2008: Capt. Dave Niemi of the Capt. John & Son and Capt. James Walsh of the American Classic.

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Massachusetts Saltwater Weigh-In Derby 2009 Leaders as of 10/28/09
Species
Division
Name
Heaviest
Fish
Weigh Station
Albacore        
Bigeye Tuna        
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
Bluefin Tuna        
Blue Shark        
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 Bill Beier 71 lbs 11 oz Bridge Road Bait & Tackle
Cusk Men Robert Kukstis 32 lbs 8 oz Fore River Fishing Tackle
Dolphin new record 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
Halibut        
King Mackerel        
Mackerel        
Mako Shark Men Taylor Sears 624 lbs Belsan Bait & Tackle
Pollock        
Porbeagle Shark new record 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
Swordfish        
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
Yellowfin Tuna        

new record = New State Record in 2009

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Massachusetts Saltwater Game Fish Records as of 9/29/09
Species Weight Location Date Angler
Albacore 65 lbs Canyon 8/23/03 Tommy Good
Bigeye Tuna 189 lbs Hydrographer Canyon Sept 2007 Bill Manthorne
Black Sea Bass 8 lbs 15 oz Buzzards Bay May 2007 Aaron Costa
Bluefish 27lbs 4 oz Graves Light 9/11/82 Louis Gordon
Bluefin Tuna 1,228 lbs Cape Cod Bay 9/23/84 Marlene Goldstein
Blue Marlin 701 lbs Fishtails 7/26/92 Walter Morrison
Blue Shark 454 lbs Inside Fingers 7/19/96 Peter Bergin
Bonito 13 lbs 8 oz NB Dike 9/23/02 Eddie Gomez
Cod 92 lbs Jeffreys Ledge 7/5/87 Robert Radzik
Coho Salmon 18 lbs 8 oz North River 1/21/86 James Lewis
Cusk 34 lbs 4 oz Stellwagon Bank 7/15/90 Gabe Silvestrone
Dolphin new record 61 lbs 3 oz Veatch Canyon 8/8/09 Ty Warren
False Albacore 19 lbs 5 oz Edgartown 9/27/1990 Donald MacGillivray
Fluke 21 lbs 8 oz Nomans Isl. 9/25/80 Joseph Czapiga
Haddock 20 lbs Stellwagon Bank 1972 Don Rehnstrom
20 lbs Boston Lightship 8/3/74 Joseph Gelsomini
Halibut 321 lbs Mass. Bay 7/21/65 Norman Cournoyer
King Mackerel 8 lbs 6 oz Lucas Shoals 2008 Tim Broderick
Mackerel 3 lbs 8 oz Hampton Shoal 10/9/94 Steve Ostrander
Mako Shark 1,324 lbs Mass Bay 7/27/99 Kevin Scola
Pollock 48 lbs 2 oz Cashes Ledge 9/14/92 Sal Mocerino
Porbeagle Shark new record 482 lbs 8 oz Nantucket 9/5/09 Matthew Grimes
Scup 5 lbs 14 oz Noman's Isl. 10/17/83 Robert Pimental
Spanish Mackerel 7 lbs 13 oz   9/24/06 Rocco DeTeso
Striped Bass 73 lbs Quick's Hole 1913 Charles Church
73 lbs Sow & Pigs 1967 Charles Cinto
73 lbs Nauset Beach 11/3/81 Anton Stetzko
Swordfish 646 lbs Noman's Isl. 1972 Albert Little
Tautog 22 lbs 9 oz Gay Head 6/29/78 Michael Horsely
Thresher Shark 548 lbs Star 7/17/04 R. Keith Allison Jr.
Wahoo 131 lbs 5 oz   9/23/06 Kenneth Abbott
Weakfish 18 lbs 12 oz Buzzards Bay 8/19/84 George Mahoney
White Marlin 131 lbs Nantucket 7/30/82 Ted Nfatzger
Winter Flounder 8 lbs 2 oz Georges Bank 7/12/96 Tom Hillebrand
Wolffish 55 lbs 8 oz Cape Cod Bay 6/19/00 Andrew Glovsky
Yellowfin Tuna 187 lbs Nantucket 8/5/90 Mark Boujoukos

new record = New State Record in 2009

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

 

 
 
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