T. Mac Smokes – Striped Marlin Recovery!

ANGLER: Hunter Wetton

TAG ID: GFR31362
SPECIES TAGGED: Marlin, Striped (Kajikia audax)

LOCATION: Offshore Isla Magdalena, Mexico

DATE: 11/22/2025

BOAT NAME: Rainmaker
CAPTAIN NAME: Darren Fentiman
MATE 1 NAME: Darwin Aranda

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Thomas McIntosh

DATE: 01/17/2020

LOCATION: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

RESEARCH CENTER: Pisces Sportfishing

BOAT NAME: C-Rod
CAPTAIN NAME: Abel Ramirez
MATE 1 NAME: Martin Aguilar
MATE 2 NAME: Daniel Alcaraz

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Catch Data

OCEAN: Pacific

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 23.06907
LONGITUDE: -110.14687

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 24.78615
LONGITUDE: -112.52900

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 166 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 2136 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 73 in / 146 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)