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    Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby

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    When
    Usually September
    Host port
    Edgartown
    Organizer
    Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby, Inc. (Derby Committee)
    Species
    Bluefish, Bonito, False albacore
    Format
    Fall weigh-in derby with Boat and Shore divisions. Award categories include Daily Winners, Grand Leaders, Senior Leaders, Weekly Leaders, Division Leaders, Triple Crown, Teams and Catch and Release. Detailed rules are in a separate PDF.
    First held
    1946

    The Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is a fall weigh-in derby run by a Derby Committee from Derby Headquarters in Edgartown, Massachusetts. It has boat and shore divisions for bluefish, bonito and albacore, and its 2026 edition was the 81st.

    Organizer's siteOfficial results

    Results

    YearCategoryWinnerResult
    2026Albacore - BoatSherry L. Countryman19.91 lbs. (interim leader)
    2026Albacore - Boat (interim leader)Sherry L. Countryman19.91 lbs
    2026Albacore - ShoreAngela C. Fisher13.70 lbs. (interim leader)
    2026Albacore - Shore (interim leader)Angela C. Fisher13.70 lbs
    2026Bluefish - BoatDavid M. Gerhardt21.01 lbs. (interim leader)
    2026Bluefish - Boat (interim leader, Grand Leaders)David M. Gerhardt21.01 lbs
    2026Bluefish - ShoreBruce Dew III19.91 lbs. (interim leader)
    2026Bluefish - Shore (interim leader)Bruce Dew III19.91 lbs
    2026Bonito - BoatDavid Kadison10.98 lbs. (interim leader)
    2026Bonito - Boat (interim leader)David Kadison10.98 lbs
    2026Bonito - ShoreCameron J. Maciel9.13 lbs. (interim leader)
    2026Bonito - Shore (interim leader)Cameron J. Maciel9.13 lbs
    2026Grand Prize (Jeep Gladiator Mojave X)Dave GerhardtVehicle prize (Jeep Gladiator Mojave X)
    2025Albacore - Boat (Grand Leader, Grand Prize)Sam Bell18.66
    2025Albacore - Shore (Grand Leader)Evan Hammond13.87
    2025Bluefish - Boat (Grand Leader)David C. Kadison19.85
    2025Bluefish - Shore (Grand Leader)Chris W. Hall17.71
    2025Bonito - Boat (Grand Leader)Ned Williams10.86
    2025Bonito - Shore (Grand Leader)John M. Thurgood9.55
    2024Albacore - Boat (Grand Leader)Paige Smith17.12
    2024Albacore - Shore (Grand Leader)Jacob A. Cardoza14.84
    2024Bluefish - Boat (Grand Leader)Jocie Smith19.60
    2024Bluefish - Shore (Grand Leader)Brad Holley15.85
    2024Bonito - Boat (Grand Leader)Curtis J. Fournier11.22
    2024Bonito - Shore (Grand Leader, Grand Prize)Carmello Torres8.13
    2023Albacore - Boat (Grand Leader)Bill Potter19.21
    2023Albacore - Shore (Grand Leader)Joseph T. Cefalo14.67
    2023Bluefish - Boat (Grand Leader)Elizabeth S. O'Brien16.41
    2023Bluefish - Shore (Grand Leader)Justus Conant16.15
    2023Bonito - Boat (Grand Leader, Grand Prize)David C. Kadison10.60
    2023Bonito - Shore (Grand Leader)Rick Zappala10.02
    2022Albacore - Boat (Grand Leader)Mark Leonard16.52
    2022Albacore - Shore (Grand Leader)Matthew D. Strem13.28
    2022Bluefish - Boat (Grand Leader, Grand Prize)Elizabeth S. O'Brien19.30
    2022Bluefish - Shore (Grand Leader)Peter M. Hess17.16
    2022Bonito - Boat (Grand Leader)Peter D. Crabtree10.86
    2022Bonito - Shore (Grand Leader)Mark Campos8.36
    2021Albacore - Boat (Grand Leader)David C. Kadison14.76
    2021Albacore - Shore (Grand Leader)Kathi M. Pogoda12.31
    2021Bluefish - Boat (Grand Leader)Richard Wood20.11
    2021Bluefish - Shore (Grand Leader, Grand Prize)Zachary Magid16.65
    2021Bonito - Boat (Grand Leader, Derby Record marker)Joe W. Thompson13.10
    2021Bonito - Shore (Grand Leader)Gavin Smith8.43

    Winners as the organizer or the cited results publish them.

    The derby site describes the 2026 boat false albacore of 19.91 lb as a new Derby record and Massachusetts state record. The derby is a registered 501(c)(3) and says its online auction proceeds support its scholarship fund.

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