FP 956 – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: John Foy

TAG ID: GFR72956
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Offshore Newportbury, Massachusetts, USA

DATE: 06/21/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
BOAT NAME: Grady

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ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Rob Lane

DATE: 04/24/2025
LOCATION: Raritan Bay, 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: 40.228
LONGITUDE: -74.06

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 42.832
LONGITUDE: -70.361

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES: appx. 227 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 58 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 33 in / 15 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)