Walter – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Dennis Mitchell

TAG ID: GFR76835
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Great Egg Harbor Bay, New Jersey, USA

DATE: 11/21/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Mike Hauck

DATE: 11/18/2025
LOCATION: Seaview Harbor, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Sevins
CAPTAIN NAME: Scotty Sevins

Original Deployment Photo

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 39.31277
LONGITUDE: -74.53510

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 39.2858
LONGITUDE: -74.5756

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 2.5 nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE: 3 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 27 in / 7.5 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish was released without original tag.  Fish was in excellent health and probably recently tagged judging by the condition of the tag. Caught in Great Egg Harbor Bay, NJ.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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