--- title: Fishing Contest Standings description: standings for the contest --- [![Manasquan Fishing Club — 70th Anniversary, 1955–2025](https://manasquanfishingclub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/salt-and-heritage/images/logo.png?width=56&height=56&name=logo.png) Manasquan Fishing Club est. 1955](https://manasquanfishingclub.com/?hsLang=en) Menu - [Home](https://manasquanfishingclub.com/?hsLang=en) - [Calendar](https://manasquanfishingclub.com/calendar?hsLang=en) - [Reports](https://manasquanfishingclub.com/fishing-reports?hsLang=en) - [Resources](https://manasquanfishingclub.com/anglers-resources?hsLang=en) - [About](https://manasquanfishingclub.com/about?hsLang=en) - [Join](https://manasquanfishingclub.com/join?hsLang=en) - [Members](https://manasquanfishingclub.com/members-only?hsLang=en) 2026 Season · Senior Division # Contest Standings 2026 Senior Division weigh-ins as published in the club newsletter of November 5, 2026 (catches through October 29). Listed longest first. Official winners are decided by weight under the contest rules and presented at the Annual Awards Dinner. Locations for the most recent catches are left off for now. By species As logged ## Striped Bass 15 entries 1 Luis Cadalzo ReleasedOct 13 · Boat · Ocean · 46.50 lb 48in 2 Luis Cadalzo ReleasedOct 29 · Boat 47in 3 Bob Morrow ReleasedOct 29 · Boat 45in 4 Tommy Freda ReleasedApr 3 · Land · Shrewsbury River · 27.36 lb · 24″ girth 38in 5 Luis Cadalzo ReleasedApr 20 · Boat · Raritan Bay 37in 6 Eric Wasnesky ReleasedOct 24 · Land 36in 7 Bill Pollock Tagged & releasedApr 7 · Boat · Shrewsbury River 35.5in 8 Mike Gliddon ReleasedMay 27 · Land · Bay Head Beach 34in 9 Mike Gliddon ReleasedJun 16 · Land · Surf/Bay Head Beach 34in 10 Al Kulaszewski ReleasedApr 18 · Boat · Sandy Hook Bay 33in 11 Luis Cadalzo ReleasedApr 15 · Boat · Raritan Bay 32in 12 Luis Cadalzo Tagged & releasedApr 7 · Boat · Shrewsbury River 31.5in 13 John Wasnesky TakenApr 7 · Boat · Shrewsbury River 30in 14 Paul Shafer TakenApr 7 · Boat · Shrewsbury River 30in 15 John Poruchynsky ReleasedApr 15 · Land · River 24in ## Fluke 46 entries 1 Mike Gliddon TakenJun 26 · Boat · Manasquan River · 4.88 lb 25in 2 Fred Truex TakenAug 23 · Boat · Ocean · 4.44 lb 24.5in 3 Mike Gliddon TakenSep 8 · Land · PP Canal · 4.81 lb 24in 4 Luis Cadalzo TakenSep 4 · Boat · Ocean · 5.00 lb 23.5in 5 Frank Richetti TakenAug 10 · Boat · Ocean · 4.28 lb 23.5in 6 Luis Cadalzo TakenAug 4 · Boat · Ocean · 3.98 lb 23.5in 7 John Sheehan TakenMay 26 · Boat · Manasquan River · 4.50 lb 23in 8 Joe Choma TakenAug 28 · Boat · Ocean 22.5in 9 Mike Gliddon TakenMay 12 · Land · Manasquan River · 4.375″ girth 22in 10 Luis Cadalzo TakenSep 17 · Boat · Ocean 21.5in 11 Bill Pollock TakenMay 6 · Boat · Manasquan River 20.5in 12 Luis Cadalzo TakenAug 8 · Boat · Ocean 20.5in 13 Jack Pongracz TakenAug 10 · Boat · Ocean 20.5in 14 Fred Truex TakenSep 4 · Boat · Ocean · 3.13 lb 20.25in 15 Bob Morrow TakenMay 4 · Boat · PP Canal/Barnegat Bay 20in 16 Bob Morrow TakenMay 11 · Boat · Manasquan River 20in 17 Luis Cadalzo TakenJun 1 · Boat · Manasquan River 20in 18 Luis Cadalzo TakenAug 24 · Boat · Ocean 20in 19 Luis Cadalzo TakenAug 31 · Boat · Ocean 20in 20 Fred Truex TakenSep 1 · Boat · Ocean 20in 21 Scott Crossan TakenJun 23 · Boat · Manasquan River · 2.36 lb 19.5in 22 Joe Mariano TakenJun 23 · Boat · Manasquan River · 2.33 lb 19.5in 23 Luis Cadalzo TakenJul 31 · Boat · Ocean 19.5in 24 Luis Cadalzo TakenAug 10 · Boat · Ocean 19.5in 25 Bob Morrow TakenSep 8 · Boat · Ocean 19.5in 26 Luis Cadalzo TakenSep 8 · Boat · Ocean 19.5in 27 Bob Morrow TakenSep 11 · Boat · Ocean 19.5in 28 Luis Cadalzo TakenSep 11 · Boat · Ocean 19.5in 29 Fred Truex TakenSep 16 · Boat · Ocean 19.5in 30 Luis Cadalzo TakenSep 16 · Boat · Ocean 19.5in 31 Luis Cadalzo TakenMay 6 · Boat · Manasquan River 19in 32 Bob Morrow TakenJun 1 · Boat · Manasquan River 19in 33 Luis Cadalzo TakenJun 29 · Boat · Manasquan River 19in 34 John Sheehan TakenJul 31 · Boat · Ocean 19in 35 Bill Pollock TakenJul 31 · Boat · Ocean 19in 36 Frank Richetti TakenSep 4 · Boat · Ocean · 2.38 lb 18.5in 37 Greg Carlesimo TakenJul 23 · Boat · Ocean · 2.36 lb 18.5in 38 Frank Richetti TakenJun 23 · Boat · Manasquan River · 2.20 lb 18.5in 39 Fred Truex TakenJul 23 · Boat · Ocean · 2.13 lb 18in 40 Mike Gliddon TakenJun 1 · Boat · Manasquan River 18in 41 Luis Cadalzo TakenJun 25 · Boat · Manasquan River 18in 42 Bob Morrow TakenJun 29 · Boat · Manasquan River 18in 43 Fred Truex TakenAug 8 · Boat · Ocean 18in 44 Mike Gliddon ReleasedMay 4 · Land · PP Canal 17.75in 45 Chris Jewell TakenSep 7 · Boat · Ocean · 3.00 lb 3.00lb 46 Fred Truex TakenSep 7 · Boat · Ocean · 2.44 lb 2.44lb ## Bluefish 9 entries 1 Fred Truex ReleasedAug 8 · Boat · Ocean 27in 2 Luis Cadalzo ReleasedSep 18 · Boat · Ocean 13in 3 John Sheehan ReleasedJul 1 · Boat · Manasquan River 12in 4 Jack Pongracz TakenSep 29 · Boat · Ocean 12in 5 Paul Shafer TakenSep 29 · Boat · Ocean 12in 6 Paul Shafer TakenOct 1 · Boat · Ocean 11in 7 Paul Shafer ReleasedSep 14 · Boat · Manasquan River 10.5in 8 Jack Pongracz TakenOct 5 · Boat · Ocean 10in 9 Jack Pongracz ReleasedOct 1 · Boat · Ocean 8in ## Black Sea Bass 15 entries 1 Frank Cuccio TakenMay 31 · Boat · Ocean · 3.27 lb 18in 2 Paul Shafer TakenJun 4 · Boat · Ocean 17.25in 3 Bob Morrow TakenJun 3 · Boat · Ocean · 1.74 lb 17in 4 Frank Richetti TakenSep 29 · Boat · Ocean 16.75in 5 Jack Pongracz TakenOct 1 · Boat · Ocean 16.75in 6 Paul Shafer TakenSep 29 · Boat · Ocean 16.25in 7 Jack Pongracz TakenOct 5 · Boat · Ocean 15in 8 Jack Pongracz TakenSep 29 · Boat · Ocean 14.5in 9 Luis Cadalzo TakenOct 1 · Boat · Ocean 14.5in 10 Bob Morrow TakenOct 10 · Boat · Ocean 14.5in 11 Luis Cadalzo TakenJun 3 · Boat · Ocean 14in 12 Paul Shafer TakenOct 1 · Boat · Ocean 14in 13 Bill Pollock TakenOct 10 · Boat · Ocean 13.5in 14 Luis Cadalzo TakenOct 10 · Boat · Ocean 13.5in 15 Chris Jewell TakenOct 11 · Boat · Ocean · 2.81 lb 2.81lb ## Blackfish 3 entries 1 Mike Gliddon TakenSep 30 · Land · PP Canal · 3.00 lb 17in 2 Mike Gliddon ReleasedApr 17 · Land · PP Canal 14in 3 Paul Shafer ReleasedApr 14 · Boat · Ocean 13in Scroll sideways to see every column. | Date | Species | Angler | Length | Girth | Lbs | Land/Boat | Disposition | Location | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Apr 3 | Striped Bass | Tommy Freda | 38″ | 24″ | 27.36 | Land | Released | Shrewsbury River | | Apr 7 | Striped Bass | John Wasnesky | 30″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Shrewsbury River | | Apr 7 | Striped Bass | Paul Shafer | 30″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Shrewsbury River | | Apr 7 | Striped Bass | Luis Cadalzo | 31.5″ | — | — | Boat | Tagged & released | Shrewsbury River | | Apr 7 | Striped Bass | Bill Pollock | 35.5″ | — | — | Boat | Tagged & released | Shrewsbury River | | Apr 14 | Blackfish | Paul Shafer | 13″ | — | — | Boat | Released | Ocean | | Apr 15 | Striped Bass | John Poruchynsky | 24″ | — | — | Land | Released | River | | Apr 15 | Striped Bass | Luis Cadalzo | 32″ | — | — | Boat | Released | Raritan Bay | | Apr 17 | Blackfish | Mike Gliddon | 14″ | — | — | Land | Released | PP Canal | | Apr 18 | Striped Bass | Al Kulaszewski | 33″ | — | — | Boat | Released | Sandy Hook Bay | | Apr 20 | Striped Bass | Luis Cadalzo | 37″ | — | — | Boat | Released | Raritan Bay | | May 4 | Fluke | Bob Morrow | 20″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | PP Canal/Barnegat Bay | | May 4 | Fluke | Mike Gliddon | 17.75″ | — | — | Land | Released | PP Canal | | May 6 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 19″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | May 6 | Fluke | Bill Pollock | 20.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | May 11 | Fluke | Bob Morrow | 20″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | May 12 | Fluke | Mike Gliddon | 22″ | 4.375″ | — | Land | Taken | Manasquan River | | May 26 | Fluke | John Sheehan | 23″ | — | 4.50 | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | May 27 | Striped Bass | Mike Gliddon | 34″ | — | — | Land | Released | Bay Head Beach | | May 31 | Black Sea Bass | Frank Cuccio | 18″ | — | 3.27 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Jun 1 | Fluke | Mike Gliddon | 18″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | Jun 1 | Fluke | Bob Morrow | 19″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | Jun 1 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 20″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | Jun 3 | Black Sea Bass | Luis Cadalzo | 14″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Jun 3 | Black Sea Bass | Bob Morrow | 17″ | — | 1.74 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Jun 4 | Black Sea Bass | Paul Shafer | 17.25″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Jun 16 | Striped Bass | Mike Gliddon | 34″ | — | — | Land | Released | Surf/Bay Head Beach | | Jun 23 | Fluke | Scott Crossan | 19.5″ | — | 2.36 | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | Jun 23 | Fluke | Joe Mariano | 19.5″ | — | 2.33 | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | Jun 23 | Fluke | Frank Richetti | 18.5″ | — | 2.20 | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | Jun 25 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 18″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | Jun 26 | Fluke | Mike Gliddon | 25″ | — | 4.88 | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | Jun 29 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 19″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | Jun 29 | Fluke | Bob Morrow | 18″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Manasquan River | | Jul 1 | Bluefish | John Sheehan | 12″ | — | — | Boat | Released | Manasquan River | | Jul 23 | Fluke | Greg Carlesimo | 18.5″ | — | 2.36 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Jul 23 | Fluke | Fred Truex | 18″ | — | 2.13 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Jul 31 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 19.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Jul 31 | Fluke | John Sheehan | 19″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Jul 31 | Fluke | Bill Pollock | 19″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Aug 4 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 23.5″ | — | 3.98 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Aug 8 | Bluefish | Fred Truex | 27″ | — | — | Boat | Released | Ocean | | Aug 8 | Fluke | Fred Truex | 18″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Aug 8 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 20.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Aug 10 | Fluke | Frank Richetti | 23.5″ | — | 4.28 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Aug 10 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 19.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Aug 10 | Fluke | Jack Pongracz | 20.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Aug 23 | Fluke | Fred Truex | 24.5″ | — | 4.44 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Aug 24 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 20″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Aug 28 | Fluke | Joe Choma | 22.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Aug 31 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 20″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 1 | Fluke | Fred Truex | 20″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 4 | Fluke | Frank Richetti | 18.5″ | — | 2.38 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 4 | Fluke | Fred Truex | 20.25″ | — | 3.13 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 4 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 23.5″ | — | 5.00 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 7 | Fluke | Chris Jewell | — | — | 3.00 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 7 | Fluke | Fred Truex | — | — | 2.44 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 8 | Fluke | Mike Gliddon | 24″ | — | 4.81 | Land | Taken | PP Canal | | Sep 8 | Fluke | Bob Morrow | 19.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 8 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 19.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 11 | Fluke | Bob Morrow | 19.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 11 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 19.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 14 | Bluefish | Paul Shafer | 10.5″ | — | — | Boat | Released | Manasquan River | | Sep 14 | Kingfish | Paul Shafer | 15″ | — | — | Boat | Released | Manasquan River | | Sep 16 | Fluke | Fred Truex | 19.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 16 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 19.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 17 | Fluke | Luis Cadalzo | 21.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 18 | Bluefish | Luis Cadalzo | 13″ | — | — | Boat | Released | Ocean | | Sep 29 | Black Sea Bass | Jack Pongracz | 14.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 29 | Bluefish | Jack Pongracz | 12″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 29 | Black Sea Bass | Paul Shafer | 16.25″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 29 | Bluefish | Paul Shafer | 12″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 29 | Black Sea Bass | Frank Richetti | 16.75″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Sep 30 | Blackfish | Mike Gliddon | 17″ | — | 3.00 | Land | Taken | PP Canal | | Oct 1 | Black Sea Bass | Jack Pongracz | 16.75″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Oct 1 | Bluefish | Jack Pongracz | 8″ | — | — | Boat | Released | Ocean | | Oct 1 | Black Sea Bass | Paul Shafer | 14″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Oct 1 | Bluefish | Paul Shafer | 11″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Oct 1 | Triggerfish | Paul Shafer | 15″ | — | — | Boat | Released | Ocean | | Oct 1 | Black Sea Bass | Luis Cadalzo | 14.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Oct 5 | Bluefish | Jack Pongracz | 10″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Oct 5 | Black Sea Bass | Jack Pongracz | 15″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Oct 10 | Black Sea Bass | Bob Morrow | 14.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Oct 10 | Black Sea Bass | Bill Pollock | 13.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Oct 10 | Black Sea Bass | Luis Cadalzo | 13.5″ | — | — | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Oct 11 | Black Sea Bass | Chris Jewell | — | — | 2.81 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Oct 11 | Triggerfish | Fred Truex | — | — | 3.83 | Boat | Taken | Ocean | | Oct 13 | Striped Bass | Luis Cadalzo | 48″ | — | 46.50 | Boat | Released | Ocean | | Oct 24 | Striped Bass | Eric Wasnesky | 36″ | — | — | Land | Released | — | | Oct 29 | Striped Bass | Bob Morrow | 45″ | — | — | Boat | Released | — | | Oct 29 | Striped Bass | Luis Cadalzo | 47″ | — | — | Boat | Released | — | Landed a qualifier? 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