This section provides information about striped bass fishing tournaments along the Atlantic Coast.
Posted Aug 26, 2010

Martha's Vineyard Derby Logo
The 2010 Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby will be held from Sept. 12th to Oct 16th.
Category - Striped Bass
Boat: Stephen J. Pietruska - 44.68 lbs.
Shore: Ryan Kurth - 34.10 lbs.
Category - Bluefish
Boat: Henry R. Fauteux- 14.04 lbs.
Shore: Peter C. Shepardson - 13.81 lbs.
Link to: Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby
Link to: More about Martha"s Vineyard.
To see the book "The Big One," which is all about this Martha's Vineyard Derby follow this link: The Big One.


The 2010 On The Water Magazine's Striper Cup Tournament runs from May through September.
You didn't need to weigh in a fish to win! Catch-and-release anglers were able to have their catch recognized by filling out a release affidavit and receive a corresponding Pounders Club Pin.
To see the tournament results use this link:
OTW Tournament Standings
To find out more about this tournament follow this link: OTW Striper Cup.

The 2010 ASA Mercury Striper Tournament Trail consisted of a series of tournaments along the Atlantic Coast.
To see the tournament schedule, results, standings, and more photos,
use this link.
Link to: ASA Tournament Standings
To see more about the ASA Tournaments follow this link: ASA Tournament Trail.


Team Comstock Regulator
The Second Annual Monomoy Shootout Fishing Tournament, at Chatham, MA. will be held on July 31st, 2010.
To see information about this tournament follow this link: Monomoy Shootout
2009 Tournament winners were:
1st - Team Comstock Regulator - 29.35 lb. Striped Bass
2nd - Team No One Has To Know- 15.55 lb. Striped Bass
3rd - Team Restless - 11.45 lb. Striped Bass


The NorthEast Striper Shootout held its
2nd tournament on August 21st, 2010.
The location was at the Between the Bridges Marina in Old Saybrook, CT.
Another Tournament will be held on September 25th.
To find out more information about these tournaments follow this link:
NorthEast Striper Shootout
Team PorgyPine Fish 2 shown at right.
| Place | Striped Bass |
|---|---|
| 1st | Team PorgyPine - 72.02 lbs. |
| 2nd | Fritz/Raulukaitis - 70.05 lbs. |
| 3rd | Team Lori Marie - 51.96 lbs. |
| 4th | Coastal 1 - 50.70 lbs. |
| 5th | Islander - 50.46 lbs. |
Weights are combined weight of 2 biggest stripers.

The SBCC National Striped Bass Tournament Trail
- Freshwater Striped Bass Tournaments.
To see information about these freshwater striped bass tournaments follow this link: SBCC

2010 tournament dates to be announced.
The 2009 North Shore Anglers Club Fishing Tournament for the Troops was held on October 10th, at The Montauk Yacht Club.
| Place | Striped Bass | Bluefish |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | P. Nigro - 42.75 inches | R. Bodurtha - 33 inches |
| 2nd | G. Wood - 42 inches | T. Walantis - 31.75 inches |
| 3rd | H. Einhorn - 40 inches | P. Nigro - 31.5 inches |
Youth Winner: Q. Nigro - 16 inch bass/29 inch bluefish
To see information about this tournament follow this link:
North Shore Anglers Club
The 2010 Montauk Surf Fishing Classic will run from noon on Friday, September 24th and continue through noon Sunday, September 26th.
| Place | Striped Bass | Bluefish |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Stebbins - 42.20 lbs. | Steve Snyder - 12.26 lbs. |
| 2nd | Mike Byrnes- 26.28 lbs. | Mike Byrnes- 10.28 lbs. |
| 3rd | Bill Wetzel - 25.04 lbs. | Jim Callahan - 9.58 lbs. |
| 4th | George Bowen - 19.30 lbs. | Andy Richmond - 9.18 lbs. |
| 5th | Joe Brodman - 19.20 lbs. | John Goode- 9.16 lbs. |
The 2010 Long Island South Shore Surf Fishing Classic will run from noon Friday, October 15th through 1PM Sunday, October 17th.
| Place | Striped Bass | Bluefish |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Allen Vollmer - 41.72 lbs. | Frank Lombardi - 14.14 lbs. |
| 2nd | Pete Lofata - 28.34 lbs. | Larry Pacifico - 12.64 lbs. |
| 3rd | Anthony Musemell - 26.74 lbs. | Bill Bernard - 11.10 lbs. |
| 4th | Bill Fisher - 26.46 lbs. | Terry Marburger - 11.02 lbs. |
| 5th | Matt Vaccaro - 25.98 lbs. | Ron Turbin- 10.03 lbs. |

The Hudson River Striped Bass Derby, Hudson River - Tapanzee area was held from April 17th to 18th, 2010.
| Place | Striped Bass |
|---|---|
| 1st | Juha Makelainen - 26.82 lb. |
| 2nd | Bruce Jensen - 25.47 lb. |
| 3rd | Nick Recanati - 23.46 lb. |
| 4th | John Gehringer - 23.00 lb. |
| 5th | Caesar Argenti - 21.91 lb. |
To find out more about this tournament follow this link: Liberty Derby.

This tournament is held at Seaside Park, NJ. 2010 tournament dates to be announced.

The dates for the 2010 Hi-Mar Striper Club Annual Spring Striped Bass Tournament were June 5th to 6th.
This was an ASA sanctioned tournament run by the Hi-Mar Striper Club.
| Place | Team | Captain | Weight, 2 fish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Out On a Limb | Emilo Santos | 87.95 lbs. | |
| 2nd | Prime Coat | Buddy Hughes | 80.15 lbs. | |
| 3rd | Eastwick | Rauldela Prida | 71.40 lbs. |
To see more about Hi-Mar Striper Club fishing tournaments follow this
link:
Hi-Mar Striper Club

The Shark River Surf Anglers hold both a spring and fall
striped bass fishing
tournament.
To see information about these tournaments follow this link:
Shark River Surf Anglers

Every Year the Jersey Coast Shark Anglers hold a Striped Bass Fishing Tournament.
To see information about this tournament follow this link: Jersey Coast Shark Anglers

The Berkeley Striper Club Holds both a spring and fall striped bass fishing tournament.
To see information about these tournaments follow this link: Berkeley Striper Club

The 2010 tournament will run from October 9th until Decmber 5th.
2009 Winners, Striped Bass:
1st - Michael Kane - 42.69 lbs., caught on bunker
2nd - Brian McCallister 39.94 lbs., caught on bunker
3rd - John Parzych - 38.69 lbs., caught on bunker
4th - Mike Green - 38.44 lbs., caught on bunker
5th - Kenney Depierro - 36.94 lbs., caught on bunker
2009 Winners, Bluefish:
1st - Randall Matlack - 16.31 lbs., caught on bunker
2nd - Spencer Gares - 15.31 lbs., caught on bunker
3rd - Raymond Sulllivan - 14.19 lbs., caught on bunker
4th - Dave Hershberger - 14.19 lbs., caught on bunker
5th - Thomas White - 14.00 lbs., caught on bunker
To see about this tournament follow this link: LBI Surf Fishing Classic
To see Tournament results follow this link: LBI Surf Fishing Classic Results.

2009 Winner Gene Brendel
The 2010 NJ Governor's Surf Fishing Tournament will be held on Sunday, Oct. 3rd.
For more information follow this Link:
NJ Gov

The 27th Annual MSSA Spring Tournament, "Championship of the Chesapeake", was held from April 30th to May 2nd, 2010.
2010 Tournament Results.
Largest Striped Bass :
Kevin Howell - 52.55 lbs.
Steve Smith - 41.90 lbs.
Jeff Schmitt - 40.05 lbs.
James Lutz Jr. - 39.85 lbs.
Dino Joel Kalandras - 39.10 lbs.
To find out more about this tournament, including results follow this link: MSSA.

2010 tournament dates are Nov. 20th to 21st
2009 Tournament winners were:
1st - Robert Harris Jr. - 47.95 lbs
2nd - Lee Tippett - 43.90 lbs
3rd - James Rose - 43.25 lbs.
.
To find out more about this tournament follow this link: MSSA.
This tournament is open to all subscribers to The Fisherman Magazine.
The 2010 tournament will run from from May 14th to Nov. 30th.
| Place | Striped Bass | Bluefish |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Lanni - 64.10 lbs. | Thomas Montague - 19.90 lbs. |
| 2nd | Bill Kendrek - 61.50 lbs. | Anthony Oggie - 16.20 lbs. |
| 3rd | Mike Toner - 56.31 lbs. | James Naumowich - 15.62 lbs. |
| 4th | Jack Linton - 55.60 lbs. | Anthony Cacace - 15.40 lbs. |

The 8th Annual Mid-Atlantic Rockfish Shootout was held from January 7th to 9th 2010, at Virginia Beach, Virginia. This tournament was also the 2010 ASA Series kickoff.

Articifial Class Champions:
Gannett 1

Open Class Champions:
Max King's Marine 4
| Place | Artificial Class | Open Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gannett 1 - 136.85 lbs. | Max King's Marine 4 - 109.10 lbs. |
| 2nd | Rod Bender 1 - 131.70 lbs. | Matador 1 - 106.1 lbs. |
| 3rd | Anna Lynn 1 - 127.55 lbs. | Cheap Shot 1 - 96.80. |