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Originally Posted by Broad Bill
Curious on average are most of your 253 tagged returns caught in the same general area you released them or more further south or north of where you initially caught and tagged them? I know that's a hard question to answer but just in general what would be your guess?
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When I first started tagging in 1985, I tagged thousands of fish 🐟 on the Barnegat Inlet north jetty that were recaptured from NH to NC to the canyons to Troy Dam, NY, to Patapsco River, MD, to Oyster Creek, NJ. Since 2012 I only tagged fish 🐠 at Manasquan, NJ, and most were recaptured nearby. This year ALS has dart tags that I may try but Berkeley Striper Club had a very low recapture rate probably due to tag shedding. A striper expert showed me photos of striped bass that were injured by spaghetti tags. They should be banned.
