ANGLER: Kevin Bettencoart

TAG ID: GFR67153
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Offshore Block Island, Rhode Island, USA

DATE: 08/10/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Anna Janelle
CAPTAIN NAME: Kevin Bettencoart

Recovery Photo

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Jim Raukenbush

DATE: 05/04/2024
LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Little Hawk
CAPTAIN NAME: Joe Occhipinti
MATE 1 NAME: Jack Fleischmann

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.48617
LONGITUDE: -74.20765

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 41.149448
LONGITUDE: -71.609969

FISH CONDITION: Good

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 125 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 463 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 37 in / 20 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)