ANGLER: Richard Appert
TAG ID: GFR42245
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)
LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA
DATE: 10/24/2023
RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Lip Ripper
CAPTAIN NAME: Richard Appert
ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:
ANGLER: Bob Bowden
DATE: 07/20/2021
LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA
BOAT NAME: Tyman
CAPTAIN NAME: Chuck Many
CATCH DATA:
OCEAN: Atlantic
Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.65403
LONGITUDE: -74.06153
Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 40.48357
LONGITUDE: -74.07165
FISH CONDITION: Excellent
BAIT USED: Artificial Lure
TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES: 10 straight line nautical miles
DAYS AT LARGE: 826 days
MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 36 inches / 17 lbs
ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was released. The original catch and release was recorded as 30 inches and 12 lbs.
Recovery fish is the fish pictured on the left side of photo
Original catch and release photo below.