Brad – Sailfish Recovery!

ANGLER: Brent Halvorsen

TAG ID: GFR37586
SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Atlantic (Istiophorus albicans)

LOCATION: Offshore Stuart, Florida, USA

DATE: 06/29/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
BOAT NAME: Pathfinder 2200
CAPTAIN NAME: Coby Pawlowski
MATE 1 NAME: Tyson Bailey

The current image has no alternative text. The file name is: IMG_2051-scaled.jpegRecovery Photo

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: John Bastnagel

DATE: 05/21/2021

LOCATION: Islamorada, Florida, USA

BOAT NAME: Reel McCoy
CAPTAIN NAME: Raymond Baiz
MATE 1 NAME: Justin Miller

Original Deployment Photo

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 24.73227
LONGITUDE: -80.67007

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 27.25758
LONGITUDE: -80.01538

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Dead Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 155 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 1500 days

ESTIMATED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 85 in / 70 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed, recorded and the fish was released without original tag.  Caught Mutton fishing on a dead sardine on the bottom

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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