Hackek2 – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Jeffrey Merrill

TAG ID: GFR63259
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Offshore Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

DATE: 11/15/2024

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
BOAT NAME: Kathy G
CAPTAIN NAME: Jeff Merrill
MATE 1 NAME: Steven Merrill

Recovery Photo

 

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Robert Collins

DATE: 02/28/2024
LOCATION: Hackensack River, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: River Bank

 

 

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.95600
LONGITUDE: -74.02887

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 40.257731
LONGITUDE: 73.965502

FISH CONDITION: Good

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  42 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 261 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 28.75 in / 7 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was released without original tag.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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