Tiger King – Flathead Catfish Recovery!

ANGLER: Aaron Massey

TAG ID: GFR47733
SPECIES TAGGED: Fresh Water Species

LOCATION: Guntersville, Alabama, USA

DATE: 05/07/2022

BOAT NAME: Smoke Bite
CAPTAIN NAME: Aaron Massey
MATE 1 NAME: Dustin Blalock

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Justin Malone

TAG ID: GFR47733

SPECIES TAGGED: Flathead Catfish (Pylodictis olivaris)

DATE: 04/14/2022

LOCATION: Guntersville, Alabama, USA

BOAT NAME: Backwoods
CAPTAIN NAME: Josh Brown

CATCH DATA:

OCEAN: Freshwater Lake

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 34.88246
LONGITUDE: -85.75113

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 34.41883
LONGITUDE: -86.38650

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Dead Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES: 42 nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE:  23 days

MEASUREMENT WAS: Estimated

ESTIMATED SIZE & WEIGHT: 50 in 48 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Caught on half a med sized skipjack pulling baits in front of the steam plant. Length measurement not taken/ weighed on tournament scales.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

(Map pins indicate original and recovery locations and does not reflect fish exact movements)