Ophelia – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Anthony DeMuria

TAG ID: GFR49851
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Offshore Sea Bright, New Jersey, USA

DATE: 05/13/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Just Sayin Sportfishing Charters
CAPTAIN NAME: John Contello
MATE 1 NAME: Matthew Calabria

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Ginger Tatem

SEX: Female
DATE: 06/01/2023
LOCATION: Shrewsbury Rocks, New Jersey, USA

BOAT NAME: Pathfinder
CAPTAIN NAME: Gary Caputi

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.3434
LONGITUDE: -73.9593

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 40.36432
LONGITUDE: -73.93717

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  < 2 nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE: 712 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 46 in / 37 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)