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Dan Morgan Hooks Winning Striper in Tournament's Waning Hours
The Swampscott resident caught his fish Saturday night.
Saturday night's all right for fishing.
Dan Morgan landed his winning 36.8-pound striped bass with six hours left in the Swampscott Yacht Club's Season-Long Striped Bass Tournament, said organizer and fellow fisherman Gene O'Brien.
Dan caught his fish with live mackeral on Saturday night. The tournament started May 17.
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So Dan's striper was the biggest one caught all summer by those who competed in the 7th annual tournament.
Another Dan, Dan Mazzaferro, earned second place in the tourney with a 30.65-pound striper; and Gene O'Brien took third with a 30.55-pounder.
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Here are the results from two previous season-long Swampscott striped bass tournaments, in 2012 and 2011:
2012
Norm Whitten's fish: 42 lbs. 6 oz.
Steve Speranza's fish: 42 lbs. 2 oz.
The largest striper for this season — a 34.6 pounder — was caught by Steve Speranza.
The runners-up were Paul Whitten (2nd place) and Dan Mazzaferro (3rd).
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