Sanford 50 – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Liam Shanks

TAG ID: GFR53150
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 06/09/2023

LOCATION: Merrimack River, Massachusetts, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Manolin
CAPTAIN NAME: Chris Valaskatgis

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Roger Sanford

DATE: 12/01/2022

LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA

BOAT NAME: Andrea’s Toy Charters
CAPTAIN NAME: Greg DeMello

CATCH DATA:

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.584914
LONGITUDE: 
-74.048296

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 42.81299
LONGITUDE: 
-70.86360

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  195 (straight line) nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE: 190 days

ESTIMATED SIZE & WEIGHT: 30 in / 12 lbs.

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Fish was harvested.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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