Shelly – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Kyle Mencke

TAG ID: GFR70097
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Offshore Martha’s Vinyard, Massachusetts, USA

DATE: 05/26/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Machaca Charters
CAPTAIN NAME: Willy Hatch

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Dennis Billig

DATE: 11/15/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Tobay Beach, Fire Island, New York, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Fisker Outdoors
CAPTAIN NAME: Brian Miller

Original Deployment Photo

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.600423
LONGITUDE: -73.429446

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 41.34148
LONGITUDE: -70.94200

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES: appx. 121 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 192 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 38 in / 20 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was recorded and the fish was released with original tag.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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