Measure from the nose to the middle of the tail following the curvature of the fishes body. 1 @27-47 2@47-72 and 1 @73 or greater is the regs for the angling permits. the 73+ fish you can only take 1 trophy a year. As for bleeding cut a gill raker or puncture artery behind the pec fin an inch deep. You want the fish to bleed out/pump out. If you rupture the heart the blood will also pour out of the fish. gut pack with ice and your good to go.
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