Larry’s Tackle Shop on Upper Main Street in Edgartown will hand out awards beginning at 10 am, Saturday for the top finishers in Octoberfish, a month-long fishing tournament for those unwilling to part with their rod and reel when the Bass and Bluefish Derby finishes. There were 73 entrants this year. Top place finishers will share in more than $2,200 in prize money and all entrants have a chance to win merchandise in a raffle. Top place finishers follow.
Shore striped bass: Cosmo Creaga, 32.08 pounds; Julian Pepper, 26.85; Ron Domurat, 24.74. Boat bass: Art Crago, 19.70; Helena Kirschenbaum, 15.71; Chuck Wendel, 13.53. Shore bluefish: Clinton Fisher, 12.25; Ron Domurat, 10.92; Don Scarpone, 8.90. Boat bluefish: Preston Butler, 12.12; Ed Gentile III, 11.44; Sandy Fisher, 11.35. Shore false albacore: Abe Pieciak,12.70; Phil Horton, 12.55; Ralph Peckham, 11.64. Boat false albacore: Chris Chandler, 9.85; Sandy Fisher, 9.10; Geoff Patterson, 8.75. Shore bonito: Mike Beringer, 7.49; Josh Kressel, 6.53; Ralph Peckham, 5.54. Boat bonito: Zack Klumick, 7.10; Chuck Wendel, 6.25; Gary Look, 6.17.