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Old 03-06-2013, 05:35 PM
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Default Re: 70lb Striper Caught

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Originally Posted by Fishguts
Could be shad or more likley full of roe and heading to its spawning ground before it was taken. That's sure is one big breeder that's for sure. Congrats to that lucky fisherman as it is without a doubt a fish of a lifetime. At least one of those gill netters did not kill it first.
At that weight one would assume it's a very old fish near the end of it's life span. Are fish that old still able to breed? Do they reach some sort of fish-o-pause maybe?
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