Jim P – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Taku Hirai

TAG ID: GFR50188
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 09/02/2023

LOCATION: Long Island Sound, New York, USA

BOAT NAME: Conan
CAPTAIN NAME: Taku Hirai

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Jim Preuninger

DATE: 10/19/2022

LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Andrea’s Toy
CAPTAIN NAME: Greg DeMello

CATCH DATA:

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:

LATITUDE: 40.478624
LONGITUDE: -74.241890

Lat/Long of Recovery:

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 40.99472

LONGITUDE: -73.39177

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  49 (straight line) nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE:  318 days

MEASUREMENT WAS: Measured

ESTIMATED SIZE & WEIGHT: 33 in

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was released without a new tag.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

(Map pins indicate original and recovery locations and does not reflect fish exact movements)