1946-1980 Derby Winners List
From 1946 to 1980, with the exception of 1980, the fisherman catching the largest striped bass was the Grand prize winner.
* =Derby Record
# =Grand Prize Winner
| Year | Name | Town | Weight: | LB. | OZ. | Photo | ||
| 1946 | ||||||||
| Bass | Gordon Pitman | New York, N.Y. | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | ||||||||
| Bass | George Marshall | Vineyard Haven | 45 | 13 | ||||
| 1948 | ||||||||
| Bass | Al Doyle | Edgartown | 42 | 14 | ||||
| Bluefish | Henry B. Hartley | Boston, MA | 4 | 06 | ||||
| 1949 | ||||||||
| Bass | George Marshall | Vineyard Haven | 46 | 14.5 | ||||
| Bluefish | Ralph Estes | West Tisbury | 5 | 06 | ||||
| 1950 | ||||||||
| Bass | Frank Drake | Vineyard Haven | 40 | 14 | ||||
| Bluefish | Wallace Pinkham | Vineyard Haven | 5 | 15 | ||||
| 1951 | ||||||||
| Bass | Freeman Caswell | Attleboro, MA | 43 | 5 | ||||
| Bluefish | Philip Silva | Oak Bluffs | 6 | 10.5 | ||||
| 1952 | ||||||||
| Bass | John O. Sylvia | Oak Bluffs | 48 | 1 |  |
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| 1953 | ||||||||
| Bass | James Walpole | Edgartown | 51 | 11 | ||||
| 1954 | ||||||||
| Bass | Wallace Pinkham | Vineyard Haven | 55 | 9.5 |  |
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| Bluefish | Walter Lyko | Dorchester, MA | 9 | 5.5 | ||||
| 1955 | ||||||||
| Bass | George J. Silva | West Tisbury | 43 | 14 | ||||
| Bluefish | Ed Livingston | New Bedford, MA | 11 | 9.5 | ||||
| 1956 | ||||||||
| Bass | Dick Hathaway | Edgartown | 52 | 9 |  |
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| Bluefish | Walter Lyko | New Bedford, MA | 12 | 11.5 | ||||
| 1957 | ||||||||
| Bass | Ralph Grant | Edgartown | 47 | 8 |  |
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| Bluefish | Arthur E. Rodgers | Vineyard Haven | 17 | 12.5 | ||||
| 1958 | ||||||||
| Bass | Oscar Flanders | Chilmark | 51 | 11 |  |
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| Bluefish | William E. Blake | Melrose, MA | 14 | 6 | ||||
| 1959 | ||||||||
| Bass | Anton Van Breeman | Medford, MA | 50 | 12.5 | ||||
| Bluefish | Les Hebblewhite | So. Boston, MA | 16 | 10 | ||||
| 1960 | ||||||||
| Bass | Philip Baron | Wollaston, MA | 42 | 4 | ||||
| Bluefish | Albert Keinberg | Edgartown | 17 | 10 | ||||
| 1961 | ||||||||
| Bass | Adam Kurpat | New York, NY | 51 | 14 | ||||
| Bluefish | Roger Titus | So. Dartmouth, MA | 16 | 11 | ||||
| 1962 | ||||||||
| Bass | Harold Benway | Vineyard Haven | 52 | 4 | ||||
| Bluefish | Michael Pagano | New Bedford, MA | 11 | 11.5 | ||||
| 1963 | ||||||||
| Bass | Serge de Somov | Hampton Bay, NY | 52 | 13 |  |
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| Bluefish | Frank Valois | Fargo, ND | 12 | 10 | ||||
| 1964 | ||||||||
| Bass | Serge de Somov | Hampton Bay, NY | 54 | 14 | ||||
| Bluefish | George Hampson | No. Falmouth, MA | 12 | 13.5 | ||||
| 1965 | ||||||||
| Bass | Serge de Somov | Hampton Bay, NY | 49 | 10 |  |
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| Bluefish | Richard Hathaway | Edgartown | 15 | 2.5 | ||||
| 1966 | ||||||||
| Bass | Edward Souza | Lowell, MA | 53 | 15 | ||||
| Bluefish | Richard Hathaway | Edgartown | 16 | 10 | ||||
| 1967 | ||||||||
| Bass | Fred Kiener | Vineyard Haven | 52 | 6 |  |
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| Bluefish | Arnold Carr | Teaticket, MA | 16 | 11.5 | ||||
| 1968 | ||||||||
| Bass | Robert Rose | Oak Bluffs | 48 | 6 | ||||
| Bluefish | Madison Alwardt | Oak Bluffs | 17 | 15.5 | ||||
| 1969 | ||||||||
| Bass | Serge de Somov | Hampton Bay, NY | 51 | 6 | ||||
| Bluefish | Douglas Gingras | Vineyard Haven | 18 | 11 | ||||
| 1970 | ||||||||
| Bass | Gordon Lingberg | Fairhaven, MA | 42 | 10 | ||||
| Bluefish | Gladys Flanders | Chilmark | 19 | 14 | ||||
| 1971 | ||||||||
| Bass | Albion Alley | West Tisbury | 49 | 12 | ||||
| Bluefish | Frank Simmons | Oak Bluffs | 21 | 10 |  |
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| 1972 | ||||||||
| Bass | Wayne Iacono | Vineyard Haven | 56 | 9 |  |
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| Bluefish | Jean Hancock | Chilmark | 23 | 4.5 |  |
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| 1973 | ||||||||
| Bass | Robert Black | Somerville, MA | 54 | 7.5 | ||||
| Bluefish | Freeman Willoughby | Edgartown | 19 | 9 | ||||
| 1974 | ||||||||
| Bass | Raymond Metcalf | Edgartown | 51 | 14 | ||||
| Bluefish | Wayne Coutinho | Oak Bluffs | 19 | 6 | ||||
| 1975 | ||||||||
| Bass | Roger Silva | West Tisbury | 53 | 14 | ||||
| Bluefish | Kevin Peters | Oak Bluffs | 18 | 9 | ||||
| 1976 | ||||||||
| Bass | Rick Connell | Vineyard Haven | 48 | 0 | ||||
| Bluefish | Dick Cudmore | W. Bridgewater, MA | 19 | 6 | ||||
| 1977 | ||||||||
| Bass | Al Doyle | Edgartown | 56 | 6 |  |
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| Bluefish | Kevin Hall | Vineyard Haven | 20 | 3 | ||||
| 1978 | ||||||||
| Bass | Dick Hathaway | Edgartown | 60 | 2 | * |  |
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| Bluefish | Gary Lewis | 17 | 9 |  |
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| 1979 | ||||||||
| Bass | Dick Hathaway | Edgartown | 55 | 3 |  |
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| Bluefish | Bernie Arruda | Vineyard Haven | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 | ||||||||
| Bass | Francis Bernard | Oak Bluffs | 49 | 5 | ||||
| Bluefish | Lee Welch | Edgartown | 20 | 0 | * |  |
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