Fatburger – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Isaac Schuchat

TAG ID: GFR68704
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Offshore Jones Beach State Park, New York, USA

DATE: 10/28/2026

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
BOAT NAME: Reel Deel
CAPTAIN NAME: Isaac Schuchat

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ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Gary Caputi

SEX: Female
DATE: 10/22/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Sea Bright, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Pathfinder
CAPTAIN NAME: Gary Caputi

 

 

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.3434
LONGITUDE: -73.9593

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 40.57347
LONGITUDE: -73.50707

FISH CONDITION: Dead

BAIT USED: N/A

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 40 nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE: 736 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 44 in / 40 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Fish was found floating from apparent recent release..   Angler statement “Found fish floating near location menhaden schools and of high fishing activity. Recently deceased within a few hours. Likely cause of death was release mortality. No other signs of trauma.”

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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