Eric’s Birthday Sail – Atlantic Sailfish Recovery!

ANGLER: Jeremy Vanderveen

TAG ID: GFR20676
SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Atlantic (Istiophorus albicans)

LOCATION: Off Panama City, Florida, USA

DATE: 08/08/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: Crocodile Bay
BOAT NAME: Got’em Fishing Charters
CAPTAIN NAME: Jeremy Vanderveen

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Eric Levinsky

DATE: 11/16/2024
LOCATION: Offshore West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

BOAT NAME: Reel Candy
CAPTAIN NAME: John Bobnar
MATE 1 NAME: Eric Levinsky

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Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 26.78835
LONGITUDE: -79.91673

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 30.20678
LONGITUDE: -85.87193

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Dead Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 375 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 266 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 84 in / 50 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was recorded and the fish was found dead.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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