Tropic Thunder – Red Snapper Recovery!

ANGLER: Timmy Crowley

TAG ID: GFR70139
SPECIES TAGGED: Snapper, red (Lutjanus campechanus)

LOCATION: Offshore Siesta Key, Florida, USA

DATE: 07/07/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A
BOAT NAME: Windward 1

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Raymond Alexander

DATE: 01/28/2025
LOCATION: Offshore Sarasota, Florida, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

BOAT NAME: Tropic Thunder

Original Deployment Photo

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 27.17908
LONGITUDE: -83.54500

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 27.27908
LONGITUDE: -82.72047

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Dead Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 44 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 160 days

ESTIMATED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 21 in / 4 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)