Leo – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Jonathan Blind

TAG ID: GFR49742
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: LI Sound, Offshore Bayville, New York, USA

DATE: 06/12/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Reel Voltage
CAPTAIN NAME: Jonathan Blind
MATE 1 NAME: Gary Lanza

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ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Liam McAllister

DATE: 10/09/2023
LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Hyper Striper
CAPTAIN NAME: Pete Wagner
MATE 1 NAME: Zack

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.28
LONGITUDE: -74.04

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 40.95845
LONGITUDE: -73.52702

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Dead Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 47 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 612 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 44 in / 35 lbs

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

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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