Jim Hutchinson Jr. of the Fisherman sent the following tagging report:

The NOAA Marine weather forecast for May 16th wasn’t so hot, but we still had a great day with our StriperQuest event as friends and family joined in the ‘quest’ to tag striped bass with Gray Fishtag Research.  At the end of the single-day event, over 80 striped bass were caught, tagged and released by field of 20 boats, with three 40-pound class stripers also fit with MiniPAT tracking devices to follow their movements for the next 4 months.  Three boats deployed the satellite tagging devices, including Chuck Many’s “Tyman” and Dave Glassberg’s “Critter Catcher,” as well as Dave Schunke’s “Fish Circus” which also had a team of anglers from PENN, Tackle Direct and The Fisherman aboard nabbing the award for most fish tagged for the day.  Second place in the overall tagging was Guy Buono’s “Krunch” out of Staten Island, while a private crew of “Dirty Ol’ Bassers” skippered by Tom Streahle earned third place. 

This is the start of another year of striper tagging with the Northeast Striped Bass Study; in 2023, there were 2,110 stripers tagged through Gray Fishtag Research, with “Andrea’s Toy” captain Greg DeMello tagging 391 for the year getting honored by Gray for top tagger in the world last season.  Round and round they swim, where they end up we’ll eventually learn through technology and science.

Critter Catcher’s Jack Glassberg, Caterpillar Marine’s Chris Scanzillo and Bill Dobbelaer from Gray Fishtag Research with one of the stripers fitted with a MiniPAT satellite tracking device on May 16th off Sandy Hook. 

jhutchinson@thefisherman.com

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Critter Catcher’s Jack Glassberg, Caterpillar Marine’s Chris Scanzillo and Bill Dobbelaer from Gray Fishtag Research with one of the stripers fitted with a MiniPAT satellite tracking device on May 16th off Sandy Hook. 

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  • sat tagThe offshore tournament season is off to a good start. The Hatteras Village Offshore Open produced the following results:

Sea Toy – Biggest Blue Marlin – 547lbs

First Look – 2nd place Marlin – 502.7lbs

Doc Fees – Level I and II (5 blue Marlin), Day 4 release, and 2nd place Dolphin

Due South – 2nd place Level I and II (4 blue Marlin)

Play It By Ear – 3rd place Level I and II (3 blue Marlin), Day 3 release

Beagle – 1st place Wahoo (42.5 lbs)

Magic Moment – 1st place Dolphin

Tuna Duck – Day 2 release

Bravehardt – 2nd place Wahoo

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