ANGLER: Brian Larsen

TAG ID: GFR60179
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Outside Fire Island Inlet, New York, USA

DATE: 11/20/2024

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
BOAT NAME: Hewes
CAPTAIN NAME: Will Keenan
MATE 1 NAME: Brian Larsen

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Charter Angler

DATE: 05/28/2024
LOCATION: Long Island Sound, Westbrook, Connecticut, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Rock & Roll Charters
CAPTAIN NAME: TJ

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 41.24667
LONGITUDE: -72.47500

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 40.60527
LONGITUDE: -73.34047

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  55 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 176 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 40 in / 28 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was released without original tag.

Fish was caught on popper with single hooks. The fight was 1-2 minutes long. Hook was removed from fish in water and then the fish was pulled from water once tag was noticed. Fish was immediately returned to the water and swam off extremely strong (fish was out of water for less than 30 seconds). Full stomach of bunker.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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