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

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Originally Posted by tombanjo
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?
I had heard that big blackfish are poor breeders (due to being old ) so I try to release the small ones and only put big ones in the cooler. Heard the opposite about stripers. Sure looks like a lot of very knowledgable folks posting lately on this site maybe they can offer some personal insight.
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