Wags 8 – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Robert Collins

TAG ID: GFR26599
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 11/30/2023

LOCATION: Hackensack River, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine

CAPTAIN NAME: Robert Collins

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Steve Chapman

DATE: 06/04/2021

LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA

BOAT NAME: Fin Chaser
CAPTAIN NAME: Frank Wags

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

CATCH DATA:

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.48833
LONGITUDE: -74.08333

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 40.84639
LONGITUDE: -74.03031

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES: 22 nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE:  909 days

ESTIMATED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 34.5 in

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and fish was re-tagged with an American Littoral Society tag.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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