Conner – Cobia Recovery!

ANGLER: Chris Ellis

TAG ID: GFR7475
SPECIES TAGGED: Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

LOCATION: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA

DATE: 06/20/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
BOAT NAME: Buck Naked Too
CAPTAIN NAME: Chris Ellis
MATE 1 NAME: Will Ellis

The current image has no alternative text. The file name is: cobia-scaled.jpgRecovery Photo

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Conner Myers

DATE: 08/18/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Emerald Isle, North Carolina, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

BOAT NAME: Reel Talk
CAPTAIN NAME: Nate Myers
MATE 1 NAME: Wizo

Original Deployment Photo

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 34.4700
LONGITUDE: -76.8399

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 37.45973
LONGITUDE: -76.19010

FISH CONDITION: Good

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 182 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 306 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 55 in / 46 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was recorded, 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)