SQ 261 – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Joey De Alba

TAG ID: GFR74261
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

Location: Offshore Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

DATE: 01/02/2026

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
BOAT NAME: The Kraken
CAPTAIN NAME: Tom Jerome
MATE 1 NAME: Joey De Alba
MATE 2 NAME: Robert Smith

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ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Adam Aguiar

DATE: 05/15/2025
LOCATION: Highlands, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Tyman
CAPTAIN NAME: Chuck Many

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.3434
LONGITUDE: -73.9593

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 36.87713
LONGITUDE: -75.66708

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Ballyhoo

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 223 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 232 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 47 in / 40 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was released without original tag.   Originally tagged during StriperQuest 2025.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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