Death

ANGLER: Robert Collins

TAG ID: GFR63257

SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 02/21/2024
LOCATION: Passaic River, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 40.90702
LONGITUDE: -74.13208

BOAT NAME: River Bank

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Ann Chovy

ANGLER: Lisa Rasch

TAG ID: GFR40632

SPECIES TAGGED: Barracuda, great (Sphyraena barracuda)

DATE: 02/21/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 26.09862
LONGITUDE: -80.4223

BOAT NAME: Big Game
CAPTAIN NAME: Ryan C
MATE 1 NAME: Chris P

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In Control

ANGLER: William Stevens

TAG ID: GFR56999

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Atlantic (Istiophorus albicans)

DATE: 02/21/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 26.26
LONGITUDE: -80.03

BOAT NAME: Texas Wireline
CAPTAIN NAME: Christian Miller

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Sammeh

ANGLER: Sam Hanikeh

TAG ID: GFR63256

SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 02/20/2024
LOCATION: Passaic River, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 40.90784
LONGITUDE: -74.13171

BOAT NAME: River Bank

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Bob

ANGLER: Warren Kim

TAG ID: GFR62993

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Atlantic (Istiophorus albicans)

DATE: 02/20/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Miami, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 25.53664
LONGITUDE: -80.06705

BOAT NAME: Therapy IV
CAPTAIN NAME: Mike R
MATE 1 NAME: James

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Sallie

ANGLER: Goltyn Leroy

TAG ID: GFR40642

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Atlantic (Istiophorus albicans)

DATE: 02/20/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 26.0513
LONGITUDE: -79.0412

BOAT NAME: New Latitude
CAPTAIN NAME: Paul
MATE 1 NAME: David Jackson

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Guppy

ANGLER: Luca Jack Petrone

TAG ID: GFR62992

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Atlantic (Istiophorus albicans)

DATE: 02/20/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Miami, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 25.47844
LONGITUDE: -80.3343

BOAT NAME: Therapy IV
CAPTAIN NAME: Mike R
MATE 1 NAME: James

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Sponge Monkey

ANGLER: Kim Doyle

TAG ID: GFR63715

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Pacific (Istiophorus Platypterus)

DATE: 02/19/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Quepos, Costa Rica

RESEARCH CENTER: Marina Pez Vela

OCEAN: Pacific
LATITUDE: 9.09760
LONGITUDE: -84.37857

BOAT NAME: Reel Freedom
CAPTAIN NAME: Stan Cook
MATE 1 NAME: Garden Smith

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Sexie Ferdie

ANGLER: Keith Doyle

TAG ID: GFR63713

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Pacific (Istiophorus Platypterus)

DATE: 02/19/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Quepos, Costa Rica

RESEARCH CENTER: Marina Pez Vela

OCEAN: Pacific
LATITUDE: 9.09760
LONGITUDE: -84.37857

BOAT NAME: Reel Freedom
CAPTAIN NAME: Stan Cook
MATE 1 NAME: Garden Smith

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Norman – Triple Sheepshead Recovery!

FOURTH ANGLER: Dan Larocque

TAG ID: GFR61828
SPECIES TAGGED: Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)

LOCATION: St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA

DATE: 02/19/2024

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Sheila
CAPTAIN NAME: Raymond Alexander

THIRD ANGLER: Tommy Williams

LOCATION: St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA

DATE: 1/7/2024

BOAT NAME: Cecis Dock
CAPTAIN NAME: Raymond Alexander

SECOND ANGLER: Raymond Alexander

DATE: 1/2/2024

LOCATION: St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA

BOAT NAME: Cecis Dock
CAPTAIN NAME: Raymond Alexander

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Raymond Alexander

DATE: 12/21/2023

Original Deployment Photo

LOCATION: St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA

BOAT NAME: Cecis Dock
CAPTAIN NAME: Raymond Alexander

CATCH DATA:

OCEAN: Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 27.69730
LONGITUDE: -82.73051

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 27.69730
LONGITUDE: -82.73051

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:   <1 nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE:  43 days

MEASUREMENT WAS: Measured

MEASURED SIZE & ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 13 in / 2 lbs.

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Incredibly Norman has been recovered again, a triple recovery! The fish has moved about 200ft from original tagging location. Fish was released with original tag!

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