ANGLER: Joseph Russo
TAG ID: GFR67164
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)
DATE: 05/18/2024
LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA
RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 40.48617
LONGITUDE: -74.20765
BOAT NAME: Little Hawk
CAPTAIN NAME: Joe Occhipinti
MATE 1 NAME: Jack Fleischmann
ANGLER: Robert Bonet
TAG ID: GFR67165
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)
DATE: 05/18/2024
LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA
RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 40-48617
LONGITUDE: -7420765
BOAT NAME: Little Hawk
CAPTAIN NAME: Joe Occhipinti
MATE 1 NAME: Jack Fleischmann
ANGLER: A. Sphahm
TAG ID: GFR67166
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)
DATE: 05/18/2024
LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA
RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 40-48617
LONGITUDE: -74.20765
BOAT NAME: Little Hawk
CAPTAIN NAME: Joe Occhipinti
MATE 1 NAME: Jack Fleischmann
ANGLER: Norman Terry
TAG ID: GFR67167
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)
DATE: 05/18/2024
LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA
RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 40.48617
LONGITUDE: -74.20765
BOAT NAME: Little Hawk
CAPTAIN NAME: Joe Occhipinti
MATE 1 NAME: Jack Fleischmann
ANGLER: Mike Roy
TAG ID: GFR62422
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)
DATE: 05/18/2024
LOCATION: Long Island Sound, Plum Island, New York, USA
RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 41.16574
LONGITUDE: -72.21982
BOAT NAME: Reel Cast Charters
CAPTAIN NAME: Mike Roy
ANGLER: Billy Gee
TAG ID: GFR59448
SPECIES TAGGED: Shark, dusky (Carcharhinus obscurus)
DATE: 05/18/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 26.055
LONGITUDE: -80.048
BOAT NAME: New Latitude
CAPTAIN NAME: Will
MATE 1 NAME: David
ANGLER: Sean Torres
TAG ID: GFR67498
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)
SEX: Female
DATE: 05/18/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 40.20593
LONGITUDE: -73.56827
BOAT NAME: KRUNCH Sportfishing
CAPTAIN NAME: Guy Buono
ANGLER: Daniel Weber
TAG ID: GFR66026
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)
SEX: Female
DATE: 05/18/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Sea Bright, New Jersey, USA
RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 40.24360
LONGITUDE: -73.57840
BOAT NAME: Empty Pockets
CAPTAIN NAME: Brad Weber
ANGLER: Kevin Nolan
TAG ID: GFR65230
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)
SEX: Female
DATE: 05/18/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 40.24267
LONGITUDE: -73.57121
BOAT NAME: Miss Behavin
CAPTAIN NAME: Dan Mc Dermott
MATE 1 NAME: Dom Cateline
ANGLER: William Hancock
TAG ID: GFR58855
SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Atlantic (Istiophorus albicans)
LOCATION: Offshore West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
DATE: 05/17/2024
RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
BOAT NAME: Just the Right Time
CAPTAIN NAME: Guy Magarelli
MATE 1 NAME: Jim Hancock
ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:
ANGLER: Michael Ross
DATE: 02/21/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Boca Raton, Florida, USA
BOAT NAME: Gin Clear
CAPTAIN NAME: R.J. Torsey
MATE 1 NAME: Nicholas Alvarez
OCEAN: Atlantic
Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 26.38490
LONGITUDE: -80.00936
Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 26.56718
LONGITUDE: -79.59216
FISH CONDITION: Excellent
BAIT USED: Live Bait
TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES: 25 nautical miles
DAYS AT LARGE: 86 days
ESTIMATED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 84 in / 70 lbs
ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was Removed and the fish was released without original tag.
A beautiful day mostly catching bonitos and blue runners. We were just about to reel the lines in to head back when the reel started screaming. The fish broke water immediately and then several more times through the 30 min fight on 25 lb test on a medium spinning rod with 30 lb. wire leader. It was my first sailfish. Thanks to some great coaching bringing it in I was able to get it in on that light tackle.