Hero

ANGLER: Melissa Maness

TAG ID: GFR75904

SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 06/13/2025
LOCATION: Offshore Newport, Rhode Island, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 41.26.140
LONGITUDE: 71.20.970

BOAT NAME: Coral Rose

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Fred

ANGLER: Barry

TAG ID: GFR70173

SPECIES TAGGED: Drum, Red (Sciaenops ocellatus)

DATE: 06/13/2025
LOCATION: Lockwood Folly River, North Carolina, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 33.55.027
LONGITUDE: 78.12.777

BOAT NAME: Two Conchs OKI
CAPTAIN NAME: Dylan Sons

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Bob

ANGLER: Barry

TAG ID: GFR70174

SPECIES TAGGED: Drum, Red (Sciaenops ocellatus)

DATE: 06/13/2025
LOCATION: Lockwood Folly River, North Carolina, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 33.55.027
LONGITUDE: 78.12.777

BOAT NAME: Two Conchs OKI
CAPTAIN NAME: Dylan Sons

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Brian’s Bass – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Amy Stone

TAG ID: GFR51568
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Marone Saxatillis)

LOCATION: Offshore Fisher’s Island, Connecticut, USA

DATE: 06/12/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
BOAT NAME: JB
CAPTAIN NAME: Kerry Douton
MATE 1 NAME: Amy stone

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Brian Pollack

DATE: 05/29/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Beach Haven, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Endless Summer
CAPTAIN NAME: Greg Cudnik

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 39.45524
LONGITUDE: -74.05378

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 41.22617
LONGITUDE: -72.06907

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 140 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 379 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 30.5 in / 10 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)

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Scungili

ANGLER: Eliott Sanchez

TAG ID: GFR73213

SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 06/12/2025
LOCATION: Leonardo Harbor, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 40.4238643
LONGITUDE: -74.0622182

BOAT NAME: Shore based
CAPTAIN NAME: Eliott Sanchez

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October 7 – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: John Contello

TAG ID: GFR69032
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Hudson River, New Jersey, USA

DATE: 06/12/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Just Sayin’ Sportfishing
CAPTAIN NAME: John Contello
MATE 1 NAME: Matthew

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Robert Collins

DATE: 10/07/2024
LOCATION: Hackensack River, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: River bank

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