Buckbeak – Triple Sheepshead Recovery!

FOURTH ANGLER: Emma Thompson

TAG ID: GFR63103
SPECIES TAGGED: Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)

LOCATION: St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA

DATE: 02/15/2024

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Cecis Dock
CAPTAIN NAME: Raymond Alexander

THIRD ANGLER: Emma Thompson

TAG ID: GFR63103
SPECIES TAGGED: Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)

LOCATION: St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA

DATE: 02/10/2024

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Cecis Dock

SECOND ANGLER: Raymond Alexander

Location: St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA

DATE: 12/21/2023

BOAT NAME: Cecis Dock

Photo from Original Deployment

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Raymond Alexander

DATE: 12/17/2023
LOCATION: St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA

BOAT NAME: Cecis Dock

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 27.69702
LONGITUDE: -82.73049

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 27.69725
LONGITUDE: -82.73028

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Dead Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  < 1 nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE: 5 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 14 in / 2 lbs

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Unbelievably Buckbeat has been recovered for a third time now, a triple recovery! The fish has not moved and must have become a resident at this location. Once again the fish was released with original tag!