The Basic Fishing Shack has a couple openings for our annual trip to fish the MV Derby.

Our house is centrally located off of Edgartown/Vineyard Haven road near the Oak Bluffs High School. We are moving in on Thursday Sept 26 and moving out Thursday Oct 3.

Price is $350 per person and includes lodging, coffee/snack bar and all the commeraderie expected on a trip of this type.

We have a private email discussion about meals.

If you are interested either send me a PM or email me BasicPatrickataoldotcom

That by catch site been hacked?

Looks like it has been hacked.

Tempting - wish I could get the time - might see how schedule lines up and sneak over for a couple days :love:


For any of you thinking of doing a Derby - one of the greatest opportunities you can take - fishing with a bunch of knowledgeable folks and perhaps , a couple Derby winners :love:

Site: Ouch. Patrick - call me if you need to

http://mvgazette.com/news/2013/08/29/1946-fishing-derby-comes-alive-again-newly-discovered-film-archive

Thanks for sharing that, Jim. Great clips and article! I would be very happy with that second place special prize..... a lot of land on the Vineyard! See you guys down there the last week of September!

Yes the site has been idle and was just hacked....I am working on a soon to be released project entitled Fissues.org

We will be taking HBC out of circulation in the next few days.

That was awesome
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The man at the end of the film holding a fish with a black shirt and black pants on the left side ...looks just like Arnold Laine
Vg chance it is him
GREAT Film
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Thanks for sharing that, Jim. Great clips and article! I would be very happy with that second place special prize..... a lot of land on the Vineyard! See you guys down there the last week of September!

Yeah I saw that in the paper last week and thought you derby aficionados would like it.
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have spoken to some old timers that have fished in all the derbys. They recall the lot of land prize. They said back then no one wanted a lot of land in chilmark...they had to pay taxes on it and it was no prize. Today with lots of land in chilmark exceeding one mil per acre I think they would re-think the tax issue.

The bass fishing from the beach right now is actually pretty good. some decent fish too. If it holds I expect to see more surf fish this year in the 30's and maybe a couple 40's. Most of the fish are in the low to mid teens though. But a lot can change in the next two weeks so as always "your mileage may vary"
Bluefishing seemed to slow down (decent from boats)
bonito are around but not in big numbers (a few from the shore have been caught but not many)
No albies that I know of have been seen or caught yet. (a couple rumors, one from a spear fisherman who said he saw a small school of them) I am looking forward to my annual ultra light tackle albie fix in a big way this year.

Their website needs some updating.......esp since I heard the entry fee increased.

i have a bad feelin' bout this years take

Actually, I am feeling upbeat. Looks like I should wear my Fedora to weigh ins.

Their website needs some updating.......esp since I heard the entry fee increased.

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On a very sad note, Ed Jeromes' son Joe past away last week at the age of 24. ( http://www.mvtimes.com/2013/09/03/joseph-e-jerome-17128/ )

I don't know if you know Ed, but he is the president of the derby who is normally seen around weigh in during the derby and presents the winners with the grand prizes (not to mention was responsible for re-establishing the derby a number of years ago and molded it around the derbys' substantial scholarship program )...

His son, Joe was a real good kid in all respects. The entire community is heartbroken for their loss.

Ed is a real leader in the Edgartown community, and he and his wife Mary Ann have given immeasurable amounts of time to the derby as well as educational contributions to the island, he was the principal of Edgartown school for a long time (decades, I think).

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On a very sad note, Ed Jeromes' son Joe past away last week at the age of 24. ( http://www.mvtimes.com/2013/09/03/joseph-e-jerome-17128/ )

I don't know if you know Ed, but he is the president of the derby who is normally seen around weigh in during the derby and presents the winners with the grand prizes (not to mention was responsible for re-establishing the derby a number of years ago and molded it around the derbys' substantial scholarship program )...

His son, Joe was a real good kid in all respects. The entire community is heartbroken for their loss.

Ed is a real leader in the Edgartown community, and he and his wife Mary Ann have given immeasurable amounts of time to the derby as well as educational contributions to the island, he was the principal of Edgartown school for a long time (decades, I think).

Thats terrible. Several decades as principal.
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Sorry to hear about Ed and maryann's loss . my heart goes out to them .