<p> Call it a race to the top for the old pros. With four days left in the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish derby, two well-known tackle shop owners and former derby winners are in first place for shore bluefish and bass.</p> <p> Cooper A. (Coop) Gilkes 3rd stills holds his spot in first place with a 34.34-striper caught from the shore last week. And on Columbus Day Stephen C. Morris moved into first place on the leaderboard 14.86-pound bluefish caught from the shore.</p>
Call it a race to the top for the old pros. With four days left in the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish derby, two well-known tackle shop owners and former derby winners are in first place for shore bluefish and bass.
Cooper A. (Coop) Gilkes 3rd stills holds his spot in first place with a 34.34-striper caught from the shore last week. And on Columbus Day Stephen C. Morris moved into first place on the leaderboard 14.86-pound bluefish caught from the shore.
Coop Gilkes fishes off Memorial Wharf in Edgartown.
Coop Gilkes fishes off Memorial Wharf in Edgartown.
Richard A. Penney holds first place for the largest striped bass (46.15 pounds) caught from a boat.
And in the boat bluefish category. Charles J. Ogletree leads with his 15.50-pound chomper.
Domingo P. Canha leads the boat bonito category with a 9.79-pound fish.
Summer-like temperatures have frustrated fishermen, who know that colder water means better fishing.
“It is time for a change in the weather,” declared Janet Messineo, another veteran derby fisherman.
For more results go to mvderby.com.
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