Chunk – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: James Shannon

TAG ID: GFR65479
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Oyster Bay, Off Plum Point, New York, USA

DATE: 07/18/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Wet Lips
CAPTAIN NAME: James Shannon

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Robert Collins

TAG ID: GFR65479

SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 03/18/2024
LOCATION: Passaic River, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: River Bank

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.93217
LONGITUDE: -74.14010

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 40.9091885
LONGITUDE: -73.4973094

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 29 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 487 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 29.25 in / 9 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was harvested.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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