Lane 971 – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Mark Strober

TAG ID: GFR73971
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: New York Bay, New York, USA

DATE: 10/08/2026

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
BOAT NAME: Fishin’ Mission
CAPTAIN NAME: Mark Strober

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ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Rob Lane

DATE: 10/27/2025
LOCATION: Offshore Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Fisher Price IV Sportfishing
CAPTAIN NAME: Derek Bielitz

 

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.33
LONGITUDE: -73.58

Lat/Long of Recovery:

LATITUDE: 40.6748
LONGITUDE: -74.0445

 

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 29 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 346 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 25 in / 7 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was harvested.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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