CHAN MAN

ANGLER: Channing Miller

TAG ID: GFR59085

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Pacific (Istiophorus Platypterus)

SEX: Female
DATE: 12/31/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Quepos, Costa Rica

RESEARCH CENTER: Marina Pez Vela

OCEAN: Pacific
LATITUDE: 9.03
LONGITUDE: -84.15

BOAT NAME: GOOD DAY
CAPTAIN NAME: Manuel
MATE 1 NAME: Benn

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Mikey – Sailfish Recovery!

ANGLER: Garrett Rieder

TAG ID: GFR53527
SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Atlantic (Istiophorus albicans)

Location: Offshore Key Largo, Florida, USA

DATE: 12/30/2023

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
BOAT NAME: Skipjac
CAPTAIN NAME: Bernard Paul-Hus
MATE 1 NAME: Max Howard
MATE 2 NAME: Will Lightly

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Mike Stanton

DATE: 12/27/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Key West, Florida, USA

BOAT NAME: Snapshot
CAPTAIN NAME: Andrew Hall
MATE 1 NAME: Nick Carballo

CATCH DATA:

OCEAN: Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 24.40464
LONGITUDE: -86.55459

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 25.08200
LONGITUDE: -80.14300

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:   352 straight line nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE:  3 days

ESTIMATED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 48 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)

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Ganondorf – Red Drum Recovery!

ANGLER: Logan Sweat

TAG ID: GFR53464
SPECIES TAGGED: Drum, red (Sciaenops ocellatus)

Location: Offshore Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

DATE: 12/30/2023

BOAT NAME: Mosquito

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Kyndal Lucas

DATE: 04/29/2023
LOCATION: Off Merritt Island Florida, USA

BOAT NAME: BT Vengeance

CATCH DATA:

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 28.80289
LONGITUDE: -80.74829

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 28.48208
LONGITUDE: -80.44955

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:   25 straight line nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE:  245 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 25.75 in / 6 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was recorded and the fish was released with original tag.

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Sandro

ANGLER: Carey Souder

TAG ID: GFR57015

SPECIES TAGGED: Barracuda, great (Sphyraena barracuda)

DATE: 12/30/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 26.0517
LONGITUDE: -79.0412

BOAT NAME: New Latitude
CAPTAIN NAME: Ryan
MATE 1 NAME: David Joy

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Mako

ANGLER: Kyle Held

TAG ID: GFR56458

SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 12/29/2023
LOCATION: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 37.27692
LONGITUDE: -76.03087

BOAT NAME: Ride it Out
CAPTAIN NAME: John Reynolds

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Rapter

ANGLER: Bob Reynolds

TAG ID: GFR56457

SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 12/29/2023
LOCATION: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 37.27712
LONGITUDE: -76.03094

BOAT NAME: Ride it Out
CAPTAIN NAME: John Reynolds

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Beef Cake

ANGLER: John Reynolds

TAG ID: GFR56456

SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 12/29/2023
LOCATION: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 37.28175
LONGITUDE: -76.01710

BOAT NAME: Ride it Out
CAPTAIN NAME: John Reynolds

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Dinky

ANGLER: John Reynolds

TAG ID: GFR56454

SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 12/29/2023
LOCATION: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 37.27922
LONGITUDE: -76.02932

BOAT NAME: Ride it Out
CAPTAIN NAME: John Reynolds

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Wild Boopie

Barracuda-Stock

ANGLER: Connor Barry

TAG ID: GFR40633

SPECIES TAGGED: Barracuda, great (Sphyraena barracuda)

DATE: 12/29/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 26.0513
LONGITUDE: -79.0412

BOAT NAME: Big Game
CAPTAIN NAME: Rob C.
MATE 1 NAME: Chris P.

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