Buckbeak – Triple Sheepshead Recovery!

FOURTH ANGLER: Emma Thompson

TAG ID: GFR63103
SPECIES TAGGED: Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)

LOCATION: St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA

DATE: 02/15/2024

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Cecis Dock
CAPTAIN NAME: Raymond Alexander

THIRD ANGLER: Emma Thompson

TAG ID: GFR63103
SPECIES TAGGED: Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)

LOCATION: St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA

DATE: 02/10/2024

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Cecis Dock

SECOND ANGLER: Raymond Alexander

Location: St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA

DATE: 12/21/2023

BOAT NAME: Cecis Dock

Photo from Original Deployment

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Raymond Alexander

DATE: 12/17/2023
LOCATION: St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA

BOAT NAME: Cecis Dock

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 27.69702
LONGITUDE: -82.73049

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 27.69725
LONGITUDE: -82.73028

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Dead Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  < 1 nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE: 5 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 14 in / 2 lbs

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Unbelievably Buckbeat has been recovered for a third time now, a triple recovery! The fish has not moved and must have become a resident at this location. Once again the fish was released with original tag!

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Sea Girl

ANGLER: Judy Marra

TAG ID: GFR63911

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Pacific (Istiophorus Platypterus)

DATE: 02/14/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Playa Herradura, Costa Rica 

RESEARCH CENTER: Los Sueños

OCEAN: Pacific
LATITUDE: 09.13
LONGITUDE: -84.54

BOAT NAME: Sea Fly
CAPTAIN NAME: Carlos Pollo
MATE 1 NAME: Utias
MATE 2 NAME: Pato

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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RUDDY

ANGLER: Scott Smith

TAG ID: GFR64700

SPECIES TAGGED: Snook, Pacific black (Centropomus nigrescens)

DATE: 02/14/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Quepos, Costa Rica

RESEARCH CENTER: Marina Pez Vela

OCEAN: Pacific
LATITUDE: 09.20
LONGITUDE: -84.20

BOAT NAME: Un Toque
CAPTAIN NAME: Ruddy Zapata
MATE 1 NAME: Andrew Zapata

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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Harper

ANGLER: Tara Lyall

TAG ID: GFR64662

SPECIES TAGGED: Roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis)

DATE: 02/13/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Quepos, Costa Rica

RESEARCH CENTER: Marina Pez Vela

OCEAN: Pacific
LATITUDE: 09.20
LONGITUDE: 84.00

BOAT NAME: Sky II
CAPTAIN NAME: Roy Zapata
MATE 1 NAME: Gregorio Zapata

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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Howard

ANGLER: Shawn Greene

TAG ID: GFR63605

SPECIES TAGGED: Barracuda, great (Sphyraena barracuda)

DATE: 02/11/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 26.9855
LONGITUDE: -80.4206

BOAT NAME: New Latitude
CAPTAIN NAME: Will
MATE 1 NAME: Logan

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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Bad Ass

ANGLER: Jack Degrado

TAG ID: GFR63607

SPECIES TAGGED: Barracuda, great (Sphyraena barracuda)

DATE: 02/11/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 26.9874
LONGITUDE: -80.4205

BOAT NAME: New Latitude
CAPTAIN NAME: Will
MATE 1 NAME: Logan

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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