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[finchaser]

http://www.woofish.com/BLUEFISH.html

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[voyager35]

Good idea finchaser. I found a chart for blackfish. One thing I would add is that with the fish I have caught females of the same length tend to weigh slightly different from males.

Length ( inches ) 3.0 5.5 9.0 10.5 12.5 14.0 15.5 17.0 18.0 19.0 21.0 22.0

Age ( years ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 20

Size:
The Tautog is a slow growing, long-lived species with individuals over 30 years of age having been reported. Larval growth rates have been estimated to be between 0.01 and 0.03 inches per day. Young of the year juveniles grow during the summer at a rate of around 0.02 inches per day. Juvenile growth rates have been observed to be higher in vegetated than in unvegetated habitats.

Average length after the first summer of growth is 2.9 inches; 6.1 inches after the second summer of growth. Adult growth is relatively slow and varies with the season. Adult male tautog grow faster in length than adult females. A reasonably accurate guide to tautog length at age is provided in the table to the right.

http://njscuba.net/biology/sw_fish_tog_cunner.html

[finchaser]

exactly that's why I like the bass chart allows for male and female it's pretty accurate

[robmedina]

BLUEFISH SIZE CHART

AGE/ LENGTH in inches/ WEIGHT in lbs

1 /8.20 /0.30
2 /13.80 /1.30
3 /18.10 /2.90
4 /21.60/ 4.80
5 /24.20 /7.00
6/ 26.80/ 9.20
7 /28.80 /11.10
8 /30.20 /12.70
9 /31.20/ 13.90
10/ 32.00 /15.10
11/ 32.50 /16.10
12 /33.00/ 16.80
13/ 33.50 /17.70
14 /34.10/ 18.60

[VSdreams]

thanks for posting these charts I am printing them out and putting in my truck.

[clamchucker]

Its also a good idea to put tape marks on your rod if fishing for striped bass. This makes it easy to see if they are legal size without bringing out a tape measure and is a lot quicker to get them back into the water if you are not keeping them.

[ledhead36]

^^^ Most of my rods have marks at 17.5 for fluke and 28 and 32" for bass. I agree clamchucker it makes it a lot easier that way and gives the throwbacks a better chance at survival.
A big problem where I fish is the immigrants on the piers and harbors. This link is for the NJ 2013 regs. I wish they had it printed at every place that would clear things up for a lot of people.
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/pdf...maregsum13.pdf

[robmedina]

Its also a good idea to put tape marks on your rod if fishing for striped bass. This makes it easy to see if they are legal size without bringing out a tape measure and is a lot quicker to get them back into the water if you are not keeping them.

good tip thank you!