Ro Ro Hay – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Michael Frank

TAG ID: GFR39904
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Offshore Seaside Heights, New Jersey, USA

DATE: 11/29/2024

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Birdcage
CAPTAIN NAME: Michael Frank
MATE 1 NAME: Scot Wheeler

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Patrick Hayes

DATE: 11/01/2021

LOCATION: Fire Island Inlet, New York, USA

BOAT NAME: Lil’ Busy
CAPTAIN NAME: Brian Lilienthal

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.63090
LONGITUDE: -73.26162

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 39.94942
LONGITUDE: -74.05705

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  58 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 1124 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 33 in / 17 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was released without original tag.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

(Map pins indicates original and recovery locations and does not reflect fish exact movements)