LiBassMan60 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Thought this might be interesting, although most here know about seasonal migrations in there respective geographical waters. Anyone else have any "long distance" facts ?? A few years ago I landed a fish not from the the light house in Montauk. Before I released it, I noticed it was tagged. I reported the information printed on the tag to the wildlife organization. They sent me back the bio of where and when the fish was originally picked which was from deep in the Chesapeake on the Virginia side and an informational pamphlet, they also sent me a "ceremonial" hat....LOL. The fish traveled 4 states, not including the length of Long Island. LIBBA # 447 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinS 32 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperSurg Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 So how much later did you catch it after it was tagged, and how much larger was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danflytr Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Depends on Water temps and migration needs (spawning). I was going to say how much their bus ticket cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle241 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 That is very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Hooksetter Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 thats so cool,I once caught a bass in the west river in ct. it was tagged and was 37 inches. after the tag was sent in they sent me the info and the fish was originally tagged at horton point NY and was 14 inches then. it was roaming the northeast for 9 years when I caught it,it is still swimming,,,,I hope. H-H An armed man is a citizen,,,an unarmed man is a subject,,,,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Fishil Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 many years ago I caught a short bass off a Monmouth county jetty during the month of May. Sent the tag in and received the hat and certificate. Turns out, the bass was tagged in March of the same year, in North Carolina. Quite a swim in about 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeGBreezy Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 I read that they migrate as much as 20 miles per day if they are motivated. Two months ...thats 1,200 miles, although I think the big days are the exceptions and I know from experience that they take weekends off...because I cannot catch them on weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiBassMan60 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Quote: Originally Posted by StriperSurg So how much later did you catch it after it was tagged, and how much larger was it? Honestly I don't fully remember maybe 08' - 09' and I didn't measure it, I just released it. LIBBA # 447 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maritimer Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 I caught a bass 3 yrs ago in the inner bay of fundy nova scotia canada with a tag from North Carolina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Turns out, the bass was tagged in March of the same year, in North Carolina. Quite a swim in about 2 months. A few years ago I caught a fish in Ortley Beach, NJ that was tagged by the NC Dept of F&G. It was a beautiful fish, caught on a pencil popper in the bunker schools of June. I re-tagged the bass with a BSC dart tag and released her. A healthy 47" bass. When I got the tag info back from NC I was amazed to see that the fish was tagged just 17 days earlier in the Roanoke River, NC. Using google maps and a ruler I was stunned to see the fish traveled around 500 miles in 17 days. The math works out to an average of 29.4 miles a day. That's one focused and motivated bass...........eating bunker the whole way. Been tagging bass for over 20yrs and that is one of my favorite returns. SOL Member # 8O / Post # 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 I caught a bass 3 yrs ago in the inner bay of fundy nova scotia canada with a tag from North Carolina Wow. That's the farthest return I have ever heard. Good stuff. SOL Member # 8O / Post # 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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