Essential tagging techniques for field studies

I’ve been working on tagging various fish species for an ongoing research project in the Gulf of Mexico, and I’m curious about the methods you all use. I’ve found that using passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags offers some interesting data on the migratory patterns of species like the red drum, but I’m encountering challenges with fish size variability. What tagging solutions have proven effective for you in the field?

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