Welcome to the My Fishing Cape Cod Derby
Get up-to-date intel, win cool prizes and be inspired to fish more.
YOU MUST BE A MEMBER TO ENTER THE DERBY.
Derby Sponsors
Thank you to our derby sponsors for providing prizes for this tournament!
Ken Whiting
Thank you to MFCC member Ken Whiting for carving a handmade wood replica of a striped bass for the grand prize of the 2018 derby.
Guppy Lure Co.
Thank you to Wayne Hess of Guppy Lure Co. for supplying custom handcrafted wooden My Fishing Cape Cod pencil poppers.
Joe Baggs Tackle
Thank you to Joe Baggs Tackle for supplying their Patriot Fish and Sand Eels as prizes for this year's My Fishing Cape Cod Derby.
Al Gag's Lures
Thank you to Al Gag's for supplying packages of Whip-It-Fish as prizes. These soft plastic jigs are great for fishing the canal.
Daddy Mac Lures
Thanks to Daddy Mac for supplying new Bobby Rice Series RD Bomb spook plugs as prizes. We have two different versions, a 7 & 9 in.
Striper Gear
Thank you to Mike Webster of Striper Gear for supplying a half dozen Canal Buster plug bags as prizes for this year's derby.
Noble Fresh
Thank you to Noble Fresh for supplying bottles of their odor destroyer as bonus prizes for this year's derby.
Larry Campbell
Big thank you to longtime MFCC member Larry Campbell for donating a 40+ inch hammered steel replica of a striped bass.
Nick Mayer Art
Thank you to Nick Mayer for donating a beautiful water color rendition of a bluefish as a prize for this year's derby.
Prizes
Prize packages will be awarded to members who catch the largest striper for a given season - Spring (May/June), Summer (July/August), and Fall (September/October). We'll also have random drawings & prizes for special catches - so you don't have to catch the biggest fish to win!
Rules
This is a members-only tournament, and catch and release is highly encouraged. Members can fish from the canal, the beach, or from a boat/kayak from the waters of Rhode Island (excluding Block Island), Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.
Leaderboard
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Largest striper
MFCC member Jordan Brainson has taken over First Place for overall largest Striper with a massive 50 inch cow striped bass caught on August 16. This fish finished first in our Summer Season of the derby (July/August) as well. This bass smashed a Green Mackerel Al Gags jig at Cape Cod Canal. You can learn more about where and how this bass was caught by clicking here.
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2nd largest striper
MFCC member Christopher Duquette is in second place for overall largest Striper with a 49.5 inch striped bass caught on August 16. This bass inhaled a Sebile Stick Shad near the herring run along the banks of the Cape Cod Canal. You can learn more about where and how this bass was caught by clicking here.
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3rd Largest striper
MFCC member Earl Range is in third place overall with a 49 inch striped bass (24.75 inch girth) caught on July 12. This bass slammed a magic swimmer while bass were pushing mackerel up to shore at the Cape Cod Canal. You can learn more about where and how this bass was caught by clicking here.
Winners
MFCC member Dane Wetmore won our spring season prize package with the beautiful 48 incher shown above. For catching this bass, Dane was awarded a Canal Buster plug bag and various lures valued at over $220. You can learn more about prizes and upcoming "mini competitions" within our derby by clicking here.
MFCC member Steve OMalley was the first to submit a 40 inch striped bass to this year's derby, beating out MFCC Member Drew Hamilton by must a matter of minutes! By catching the first 40 incher, Steve has won two RD Bomb Series spook plugs from Daddy Mac Lures. You can learn more about prizes and upcoming "mini competitions" within our derby by clicking here.
MFCC member Leslie Kalinowski was the first female member to submit a striper of 36+ inches to this year's derby. For her catch Leslie has won free apparel from the Atlantic Surf Company. You can learn more about prizes and upcoming "mini competitions" within our derby by clicking here.
MFCC member Mark Dondero won our July 4th random drawing by submitting the bass shown above to our 2018 derby. For catching this bass, Mark was awarded a My Fishing Cape Cod Guppy Pencil Popper. You can learn more about prizes and upcoming "mini competitions" within our derby by clicking here.
MFCC member Igor Vasiljuk won our Memorial Day Drawing, and was awarded packages of Al Gag's Whip-It-Fish. You can learn more about prizes and upcoming "mini competitions" within our derby by clicking here.
MFCC member William Wall submitted a 43 inch bass to this year's derby, and won a random drawing for packages of Joe Baggs Patriot Fish. You can learn more about prizes and upcoming "mini competitions" within our derby by clicking here.
MFCC member Jordan Brainson won our summer season prize package with the massive 50 incher shown above. For catching this bass, Jordan was awarded a Canal Buster plug bag and various lures valued at over $220. You can learn more about prizes and upcoming "mini competitions" within our derby by clicking here.
MFCC member Nick Caparell won our fall season prize package with the cow 46 inch Striped Bass shown above. By submitting this fish, Nick was awarded a Canal Buster plug bag and various lures valued at over $220. You can learn more about prizes and upcoming "mini competitions" within our derby by clicking here.
Recent Catches
Any bass over 36 inches is eligible to receive a random drawing prize. Below you will find all of our recent catches. Members of My Fishing Cape Cod can access information about the general location where each fish was caught, as well as the technique used to catch the fish.
Mike Marcus
October 31
Length: 36 in
Girth: 21 in
Mark Dondero
October 13
Length: 44 in
Girth: 23 in
Yhidda Ocasio
October 1
Length: 40 in
Girth: 25 in
Nick Caparell - Fall Season Winner
September 29
Length: 46 in
Girth: 27 in
Larry Campbell
September 28
Length: 38 in
Girth: N/A in
Ryan Turcotte
September 8
Length: 44.5 in
Girth: N/A in
Larry Campbell
August 17
Length: 42 in
Girth: 24.5 in
Jordan Brainson - OVERALL WINNER
August 16
Length: 50 in
Girth: N/A in
Christopher Duquette
August 16
Length: 49.5 in
Girth: 27 in
Lance Duquette
August 16
Length: 48 in
Girth: 24.75 in
Lance Duquette
August 15
Length: 47.25 in
Girth: 24.25 in
Jim Murphy
August 13
Length: 44 in
Girth: 26 in
Ryan Brule
August 9
Length: 46.25 in
Girth: 24.75 in
Nicholas Caparell
July 26
Length: 36 in
Girth: N/A in
Jordan Brainson
July 25
Length: 41 in
Girth: 26 in
Ryan Turcotte
July 25
Length: 45 in
Girth: 23 in
Sean Mulready
July 25
Length: 45 in
Girth: 26 in
Sean Mulready
July 24
Length: 43 in
Girth: 24 in
Jason Lavallee
July 19
Length: 41 in
Girth: 24 in
Nicholas Caparell
July 17
Length: 42 in
Girth: 23 in
Jordan Brainson
July 16
Length: 44 in
Girth: 25 in
Jason Lavallee
July 15
Length: 41 in
Girth: 23.25 in
Nicholas Caparell
July 14
Length: 40 in
Girth: N/A in
Nicholas Caparell
July 14
Length: 41.5 in
Girth: N/A in
Larry Campbell
July 13
Length: 46 in
Girth: 23 in
Ryan Turcotte
July 13
Length: 36 in
Girth: N/A in
Earl Range
July 12
Length: 49 in
Girth: 24.75 in
Ryan Turcotte
July 12
Length: 45 in
Girth: 26.5 in
Nicholas Caparell
July 12
Length: 38 in
Girth: N/A in
Ryan Turcotte
July 11
Length: 43 in
Girth: 25.75 in
Ryan Turcotte
July 11
Length: 45 in
Girth: N/A in
Larry Campbell
July 11
Length: 43 in
Girth: 21 in
Matt Leite
July 9
Length: 46 in
Girth: N/A in
Eric Gutekunst
July 9
Length: 41 in
Girth: 23.5 in
Tyler Brenton
July 7
Length: 44 in
Girth: 23 in
Andrew Thomas
July 6
Length: 39 in
Girth: N/A in
Christopher Kline
July 3
Length: 46.5 in
Girth: 28.5 in
Christopher Kline
June 28
Length: 41 in
Girth: 21.5 in
Leslie Kalinowski
June 24
Length: 42 in
Girth: N/A in
Chris Gonyer
June 23
Length: 48 in
Girth: 24 in
Larry Campbell
June 22
Length: 46 in
Girth: 22 in
Conor Doherty
June 20
Length: 46 in
Girth: 24 in
Eddie Podgurski
June 16
Length: 44 in
Girth: 23 in
Gary Sahagian
June 16
Length: 42 in
Girth: 20 in
Will Wall
June 15
Length: 43 in
Girth: N/A in
Dane Wetmore - Spring Season Winner
June 14
Length: 48 in
Girth: 25.5 in
Chris Gonyer
June 9
Length: 43 in
Girth: 22.75 in
Gary Sahagian
June 9
Length: 39 in
Girth: 21.5 in
Billy Mitchell (photo coming soon)
June 9
Length: 42.5 in
Girth: 21 in
Mark Dondero
June 8
Length: 38 in
Girth: 20 in
Christopher Rhoads
June 6
Length: 37.5 in
Girth: 22 in
Boo Perry
June 6
Length: 40 in
Girth: 20 in
Stephen Milliken
June 4
Length: 43 in
Girth: N/A in
Jim Murphy
June 3
Length: 43 in
Girth: 23 in
Peter Walker
June 2
Length: 43 in
Girth: N/A
Drew Hamilton
June 1
Length: 44.5 in
Girth: 23 in
Larry Campbell
June 1
Length: 38 in
Girth: 19.5 in
Steve OMalley
June 1
Length: 42.5 in
Girth: 23.5 in
Gary Sahagian
May 31
Length: 38.5 in
Girth: 19 in
Igor Vasiljuk
May 29
Length: 38 in
Girth: 17 in
2017 Derby Winners
Congratulations to the members below for winning last year's My Fishing Cape Cod Derby.
Joe Raspante
Joe won the 2017 canal category with a 51 inch striped bass caught at the East End of the canal on August 29th.
From Joe: It was about 2:30pm when I clocked out of work at Fishermen's View and decided to take a few cast while I waited for my ride home. The tide was flowing west when I put on my secret custom plug, took a couple casts and on my fifth cast I hooked up to a cow. She went on three long runs. The battle took place for 15-20 minutes as I walked with the tide so I could get down from the bulkhead onto the rocks. When I saw this fish I was speechless! It was easily my personal best. The beast swam off fine as wine.
David Griswold
David won the 2017 surf category with a 48 inch striped bass caught at the Brewster Flats on July 14th.
From David: I was using a 7ft Penn rod with a 4500 Pen reel and 20 pound braided line. Caught on a top water popper.
Pat Helfrich
Pat won the 2017 tuna category with a 105 inch giant bluefin tuna caught off Wood End on October 1st.
***This year's derby will not have a specific category for tuna (it will be striped bass only).***
From Pat: Got some fresh macks in the tank 50 yards off the west side of Ptown. Cruised over to Woods End and bridle rigged one on a 130 with 200# leader. After about 20-30 minutes we got the bite and he emptied 2/3 of the spool in 2 minutes, boated it in 2.5 hours. First tuna ever after a 3 year effort. Unreal experience.
Kevin Conway
Kevin won the 2017 boat category with a 54 inch striped bass caught in Cape Cod Bay on July 27th.
From Kevin: Caught a ton big big bass yesterday and last night fishing eel's . Hooked up to this monster 54 inches and 50.3 lbs. I got it on 20 lbs mono with a 40 lbs leader. I couldn't stop this fish after I set the hook into it, took out line and I was under 5-8 boats. I reeled my other lines up and had to snake around the boats to land this fish. I got it close and gaffed it. The fish thrashed out and the gaff slipped out of my hands. I thought I was going to loose this fish but I walked it down the side of the boat and pulled it over by hand. I also hook 4 other fish in the 40 lbs range; overall great night out on the water. I usually use braid but this one rod I bring with mono is always lucky for some reason, it catches the most fish and biggest night after night. Yes, it's probably because of the mono but it's tough to use all mono in those big bass fleets
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