Hope – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Frank Sullivan

TAG ID: GFR62570
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Staten Island Fishing Pier, New York, USA 

DATE: 06/14/2026

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Fishing Pier

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ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Jorge Mendoza

DATE: 04/19/2024
LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Little Hawk
CAPTAIN NAME: Joe Occhipinti
MATE 1 NAME: Jack Fleischmann

 

 

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.48617
LONGITUDE: -74.20765

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 40.64147
LONGITUDE: -74.06943

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Dead Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 10 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 786 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 41 in / 25 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)