Tag Return

[vpass]

I fished this am from 5:30 to 7:30. Got 2 bass 1 at 27 inches that had a american littorial society Tag ( the tag number is: 762330 just in case any of you tag fish. I'm sending the tag back to ALS can't wait to get the reply back from where it was taged.):) and 1 that was 26 inches. I miss many fish also. I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong. Maybe that's normal when fishing with metal. It was nice meeting some of the S&A members.:HappyWave:

I got the return from American Littorial Society today.

The Bass was caught and release in Warren, RI by Tagger: Howard Sweet. It was 17 inches, and weighted 2 pounds and 8 oz. The release date was: 6/26/09

I caught it on 11/15/11 and approx 27 inches. I didn't get the weight, I wasn't thinking.

[surfstix1963]

If your missing them with metal slow the retrieve V and see if that helps

[strikezone31]

I think I read somewhere that bass grow an average of 4 inches a year in the early stages. Looks like that bass was feeding well.

[bababooey]

Nice report vpass. Its amazing when you think how far these fish travel.

[ledhead36]

5 inches a year, was he really fat?

[vpass]

I just checked a Striped Bass Grow Chart. A 17 to 19 inch fish is 3 Years old. a 26 to 28 Inch fish is 6 Years Old. A striper grow 11 inches their first year. It was Fat. I googled Striped Bass Grow Chart to get this Information 2.8 pounds is the Min weight of a 17 inch fish. I didn't weight the bass when i caught so I could only guess. also I didn't have a ruler. What I used was a cord cut at 28 inch exactly and the bass was short buy approx 1 inch. Due the approx in lenght ALS didn't record my size measurement.

[BassBuddah]

Nice going vpass. Here is a chart with some ranges as well.
posts 2 and 3
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?154-Helpful-Fishing-Links&highlight=striped+bass+growth


Also some info for Catch and release

Size Estimation formula for catch and release:
Length X length X length /1,950

OR
Girth x Girth x Length / 800

[storminsteve]

Cool, thanks for sharing.

[clamchucker]

vpass, nice job with the tag return. These tags are a very valuable tool for assessing fish migration and growth.