ANGLER: John Norman

TAG ID: GFR70368
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Merrimack River, Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA

DATE: 08/26/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Brody’s Nano
CAPTAIN NAME: John Norman
MATE 1 NAME: Jerry Bradford

Recovery Photo

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Rob Lane

DATE: 11/29/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Sea Bright, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Fisher Price IV
CAPTAIN NAME: Derek Bielitz

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.20
LONGITUDE: -73.55

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 40.814103
LONGITUDE: -70.864245

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Dead Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 197 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 270 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 27 in / 9.5 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was recorded and the fish was released with original tag.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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