Bubba – Cobia Recovery!

ANGLER: Chasetyn Smith

TAG ID: GFR62242
SPECIES TAGGED: Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

LOCATION: Buckroe Beach Pier, Hampton, Virginia, USA

DATE: 05/11/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
BOAT NAME: Buckroe Fishing Pier

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ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Hudson Heinz

DATE: 06/11/2024
LOCATION: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

BOAT NAME: Earn It
CAPTAIN NAME: Hunter Heinz

CATCH DATA:

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 37.23200
LONGITUDE: -76.3336

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 37.036811
LONGITUDE: -76.291797

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 12 nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE: 334 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 38 in / 32 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)

Catch Data

OVERALL LENGTH: 38 in
MEASUREMENT WAS: Measured
ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 32 lbs
SEX:
FIGHT TIME: {Fight Time:33}
FISH CONDITION: Excellent
ADDITIONAL REMARKS:

BAIT USED: Live Bait
WAS THE FISH PREVIOUSLY TAGGED? {Was the Fish Previously Tagged?:21}
IF YES – ENTER TAG #: {If Yes – Enter Tag ID:22}