somebody's tagged fish

[fixed80]

i was very surprised to see a fish with a tag in it. no i didn't take it out i just wanted to put the fish back in the water. now, if the tag can be read... what do i do? do i send it somewhere.



the bait.


had one more before it but it got off. mullet were by the thousands but these were the actual finger mullet and not the big ones ive been reporting. jacks been on them too.

[PhishingPhanatic]

Sweet lemon, you're getting them good. The tag should have had a number on it to report it. It could have been from a number of different agencies, probably NMFS though.

[reelemin]

nice fish , did you get the number off it?

[yankneck696]

I believe that FWC will either take the report or let you know who to report it.

[fixed80]

im so sorry i didn't get the number(which was on the other size of the fish. my question for next time is if i catch another one. do i just get the number or do i cut the tag and send it somewhere.

[PhishingPhanatic]

Cut the tag and call the number. They will tell you where to send it. Some tags have an address to send it to. They usually send you a certificate with the info on where the fish was originally tagged, etc. Some tagging programs offer a cash reward too, I got $50 when I was a kid for catching a tagged striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay.

[fixed80]

Cut the tag and call the number. They will tell you where to send it. Some tags have an address to send it to. They usually send you a certificate with the info on where the fish was originally tagged, etc. Some tagging programs offer a cash reward too, I got $50 when I was a kid for catching a tagged striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay.

thanks man. d@m i shoulda cut it.

[reelemin]

sorry i dont have a god picture of a tag right now, but the ones we use have a little capsule on the end that contanes a form to fill out and mail or call in.. it will look like this with a number on it..

it would be cool for a thread just to keep tag numbers so people could look back to see who caught it..


this si the type of tag alot of us use around here,did it look like this??

[cudaman]

That is a very nice lemon man Yes, next time cut it off.

[fixed80]

That is a very nice lemon man Yes, next time cut it off.

i will do that certainly.

[crashmister]

Jetty's right! Not something you're going to want to try on your own though. There's several measurement's involved. Doing it by yourself, you'll end up keeping the Shark out of the water too long. Anything over 3 min. dramatically reduces their chances of survival. Nice job by the way!

[fixed80]

and that's the reason why i didn't try the extra effort for measurements and such. it would of been out of the water to long. i need a team for that.

[crashmister]

To be safe for both you and the fish, yeah you really do.