ANGLER: Derek Bielitz

TAG ID: GFR57863
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Offshore Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

DATE: 11/14/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Fisher Price IV
CAPTAIN NAME: Derek Bielitz

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Ginger Tatem

DATE: 11/09/2023
LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA

BOAT NAME: Pathfinder
CAPTAIN NAME: Gary Caputi

 

 

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.46648
LONGITUDE: -74.04679

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 40.32
LONGITUDE: -73.57

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 23 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 736 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 30.75 in / 8 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was harvested.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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