ANGLER: Chad Braga

TAG ID: GFR74209
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Offshore Newport, Rhode Island, USA

DATE: 08/02/2026

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
BOAT NAME: Knotty Boy
CAPTAIN NAME: Chad Braga

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Rob Lane

DATE: 11/18/2025
LOCATION: Offshore Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Fisher Price IV Sportfishing
CAPTAIN NAME: Derek Bielitz

 

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.13
LONGITUDE: -73.59

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 41.44343
LONGITUDE: -71.35103

FISH CONDITION: Good

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 128 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 257 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 40 in / 26 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)