Jimmy The Reef – Sailfish Recovery!

ANGLER: Chandler Elliot

TAG ID: GFR53501
SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Atlantic (Istiophorus albicans)

Location: Offshore Key West, Florida, USA

DATE: 12/20/2023

BOAT NAME: Snag and Drag
CAPTAIN NAME: Todd Picariello

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: James Hart

DATE: 01/03/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Miami, Florida, USA

BOAT NAME: Miss Britt Charters
CAPTAIN NAME: Austin Porter
MATE 1 NAME: Juan Pablo

CATCH DATA:

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 25.52982
LONGITUDE: -80.08738

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 24.39760
LONGITUDE: -80.57680

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  73 straight line nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE:  351 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 65 in / 55 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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Test Fish

ANGLER: James Babor

TAG ID: GFR62978

SPECIES TAGGED: Shark, silky (Carcharhinus falciformis)

SEX: Female
DATE: 12/19/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Miami, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 25.51435
LONGITUDE: -80.04500

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

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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Sailfish 1

ANGLER: Hunter Brown

TAG ID: GFR57201

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Pacific (Istiophorus Platypterus)

DATE: 12/19/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Quepos, Costa Rica

RESEARCH CENTER: Marina Pez Vela

OCEAN: Pacific
LATITUDE: 9.10831
LONGITUDE: -84.26310

BOAT NAME: Double Nickel
CAPTAIN NAME: Melvin Anchia
MATE 1 NAME: Cesar
MATE 2 NAME: Brian

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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Sail 3

sailfish- stock

ANGLER: Stephanie Brown

TAG ID: GFR57339

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Pacific (Istiophorus Platypterus)

DATE: 12/19/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Quepos, Costa Rica

RESEARCH CENTER: Marina Pez Vela

OCEAN: Pacific
LATITUDE: 9.14284
LONGITUDE: -8423788

BOAT NAME: Double Nickel
CAPTAIN NAME: Melvin Anchia
MATE 1 NAME: Cesar
MATE 2 NAME: Brian

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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Sail 4

Sailfish-Stock

ANGLER: Hunter Brown

TAG ID: GFR57338

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Pacific (Istiophorus Platypterus)

DATE: 12/19/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Quepos, Costa Rica

RESEARCH CENTER: Marina Pez Vela

OCEAN: Pacific
LATITUDE: 8.12210
LONGITUDE: -84.33935

BOAT NAME: Double Nickel
CAPTAIN NAME: Melvin Anchia
MATE 1 NAME: Cesar

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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Sail 2

Sailfish-Stock

ANGLER: Ronnie Brown

TAG ID: GFR54335

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Pacific (Istiophorus Platypterus)

DATE: 12/19/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Quepos, Costa Rica

RESEARCH CENTER: Marina Pez Vela

OCEAN: Pacific
LATITUDE: 9.10831
LONGITUDE: -84.26308

BOAT NAME: Double Nickel
CAPTAIN NAME: Melvin Anchia

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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Walter

Blue-Marlin-stock

ANGLER: Trevor Green

TAG ID: GFR59202

SPECIES TAGGED: Marlin, blue (Makaira nigricans)

DATE: 12/13/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Pacific
LATITUDE: N 20.45.638
LONGITUDE: W 105.52.0688

BOAT NAME: Redneck
CAPTAIN NAME: Tim Stelzer

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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Jeffrey

Scalloped-Hammerhead-Stoc

ANGLER: Owen Grasso

TAG ID: GFR62979

SPECIES TAGGED: Shark, hammerhead great (Sphyrna mokarran)

SEX: Female
DATE: 12/19/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 26.05
LONGITUDE: -80.04

BOAT NAME: Therapy IV
CAPTAIN NAME: Mike R.
MATE 1 NAME: James
MATE 2 NAME: Marlin

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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Bubba

ANGLER: Wade Shelly

TAG ID: GFR38475

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Atlantic (Istiophorus albicans)

DATE: 12/19/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 26.05
LONGITUDE: -80.04

BOAT NAME: Big Game
CAPTAIN NAME: Will D
MATE 1 NAME: Chris P

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

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