ANGLER: Stephen Lavoie

TAG ID: GFR75928

SPECIES TAGGED: Grouper, gag (Mycteroperca microlepis)

DATE: 12/01/2025
LOCATION: Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico
LATITUDE: 27.66367
LONGITUDE: -82.67762

BOAT NAME: Caught from shore

COMPLETE CATCH DATA

MEASUREMENT INFORMATION:
OVERALL LENGTH: 24.25 in
MEASUREMENT TYPE: Measured TL (Total Length)

ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 7 lbs
FIGHT TIME: 5 min
FISH CONDITION: Excellent
ADDITIONAL REMARKS:

The fight time was actually closer to 15 seconds, fish never touched the rocks. I measured the fish on a flat surface and took my time to get an accurate measurement. Fish was caught from shore and I was fishing alone so I wasn’t able to get a picture holding the fish.

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure
WAS THE FISH PREVIOUSLY TAGGED? No
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