Raton – Cobia Recovery!

ANGLER: Kaden Kinnear

TAG ID: GFR62230
SPECIES TAGGED: Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

LOCATION: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

DATE: 08/30/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Chasin Wake
CAPTAIN NAME: Wayne

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ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Hunter Heinz

DATE: 06/07/2024
LOCATION: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA

BOAT NAME: Earn It
CAPTAIN NAME: Hunter Heinz

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 37.25048
LONGITUDE: -76.2308

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 36.94702
LONGITUDE: -76.11805

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 20 nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE: 449 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 31 in / 11 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)