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07-25-2010, 02:57 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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Another tagged fish
29" fish took a mack from me today. Had a pink tag in its belly that I snipped off and slid him back in after taking a measurement on the deck. Just cleaned the growth off the tag and it says " Reward " with the 800 tel # and the tag number. Called the #, was voicemail for USFWS. So will call tomorrow. After doing a search here, it looks like a pin or hat for the reward. Now if it had been a green tag....... Anyone else had a pink USFWS tag recently or know what tags are good for $$$$? This fish was healthy, even where the tag was inserted. Much better than the two ALS fish I have caught. Those wounds were nasty......
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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07-25-2010, 03:08 PM
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Permanently Disconnected
Join Date: Nov 2002
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My son Thomas got a hat a few years ago. Nice too.
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07-25-2010, 03:09 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
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I caught a fish with a pink USFW tag and got a nice pewter striper pin for my hat
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Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey 
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07-25-2010, 05:15 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Sturbridge MA
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I got a pin and a letter about the history of the fish. It was pretty cool. I wonder if ive caught others after dark, i didnt even see the tag on mine but my buddy did right before i released it.
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Everything is better on the rocks.
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07-25-2010, 06:37 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Onset
Posts: 1,228
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Got a Littoral Society tagged schoolie yesterday. Also got a 33# fish with a pink tag(still gotta call that one in) in May. That was the biggest tagged fish I've ever caught, usually get 1 per year. Some of these tags look pretty poorly done too.
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07-25-2010, 08:00 PM
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Is it May yet?
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Gloucester Ma
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Ross, a Pink tag = Pink hat.
Real fishermen wear pink, right? 
Seriously, that is cool. Always interesting to learn the history of a tagged fish. Remember to let us know when you find out... |
"Twitch....Twitch....Twitch....WHAM!"
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08-04-2010, 11:20 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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Fish was tagged in Delaware Bay on 4/24/09. Was 26.32 inches at that time.
I got the pin and a certificate.
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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08-04-2010, 12:35 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Pembroke,MA
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I got a 25lb fish a couple weeks back that was tagged by the Berkeley striper club out of NJ. They are suppose to be sending me info on the fish and such pretty cool.
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08-04-2010, 01:07 PM
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Permanently Disconnected
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sweet!
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08-04-2010, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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your too funny
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Originally Posted by spinncognito
Ross, a Pink tag = Pink hat.
Real fishermen wear pink, right?
Seriously, that is cool. Always interesting to learn the history of a tagged fish. Remember to let us know when you find out... |
or a pink Tie  |
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08-07-2010, 02:50 PM
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Joe H. - Lynn
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Lynn, MA
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nice, I got a yellow tag on the smallest striper I've ever caught, lol, in early june. It was a Hudson River Foundation one that said reward, $10-$1000, so naturally I was pumped. Called em up and i get 10 bucks, and a chance in a drawing with about 250 other guys for 2 1k, 2 500 and 2 250's. lol, I say false advertisement!
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07-09-2011, 01:04 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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Tagged fish today was a 32" 15#er with a USFWS tag.
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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07-09-2011, 05:42 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
Posts: 7,260
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I got one a few weeks back in the canal fish was 24 pounds and about 42 or so inches I set it free
When it was tagged 1/2006 in North Carolina it was 32 inches no weight
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07-09-2011, 05:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Marshfield, MA
Posts: 1,748
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Has been a while since I got a tagged fish.
Has anyone ever wrote the number down, taken a weight and measurement and phoned it in but left the tag inplace as to continue the data???? Can this be done and still get your hat?
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Jon, 24' Nauset-Green Topsides, Beamie, North River. Channel 68/69. MSBA, NIBA
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07-09-2011, 07:56 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
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I'm sure you can because when I called it in she asked if I removed the tag, the tag was so dirty I couldn't read it so I removed it
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Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey
Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
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08-12-2011, 06:02 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nightfighter
Tagged fish today was a 32" 15#er with a USFWS tag.
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Fish was 23.25" whan tagged off W Hampton NY on 11/16/07
Asked for the hat this time. Pretty good looking hat too! |
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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08-12-2011, 06:43 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,748
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nightfighter
29" fish took a mack from me today. Had a pink tag in its belly that I snipped off and slid him back in after taking a measurement on the deck. Just cleaned the growth off the tag and it says " Reward " with the 800 tel # and the tag number. Called the #, was voicemail for USFWS. So will call tomorrow. After doing a search here, it looks like a pin or hat for the reward. Now if it had been a green tag....... Anyone else had a pink USFWS tag recently or know what tags are good for $$$$? This fish was healthy, even where the tag was inserted. Much better than the two ALS fish I have caught. Those wounds were nasty......
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Big differance between the average ALS tagger and a trained biologist...it's funny about tagged fish, they seem to run in cycles... I havent got one an about 3 years now, the last time i got tagged fish I got 3 the same week... all taged in Maryland the same day...BTW... all hat fish. |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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08-12-2011, 06:48 AM
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All up in the Interweb!
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In the dog house.
Posts: 5,205
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I caught a Littoral Society tagged fish about 3 weeks ago. The tag hole was nasty and raw and teh tag was compeltely covered in weed growth. I think I did the fish a favor by removing the tag. Picture below. Sorry it's blurry, but you can still see the growth. I caught another tagged fish from the same exact rock on the same lure 2 years ago in June that had originally been tagged in the Thames the previous February. Interested to see if this fish comes back with simliar data.
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08-14-2011, 09:45 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: On The Water, Cape May to Cape Cod
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nightfighter
Fish was tagged in Delaware Bay on 4/24/09. Was 26.32 inches at that time.
I got the pin and a certificate.
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Very interesting. I caught one in the Canal in late May that was tagged on the very same day in 2009 in the very same place. It think my fish was 26.74 inches at the time of tagging. I guess they were schoolmates. |
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