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03-25-2011, 08:39 AM
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From what I recall, they start to reproduce at 80" (10 years old)
Most of the other tuna's (YFT, Longfin, BE) is closer to 27" (hence the 27" fork length on the size limit)
BFT is one of the few managed species we can harvest below sexual maturity
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