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)