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10/03/08 12:44 PM
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a777pilot
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How does one tell the age of a fish?
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Re: Fish Age
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10/03/08 01:49 PM
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Cliff Hilbert
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Ask them. If they tell you their age, then they are males. If they won't tell you their age, then they are females.
Last edited by Cliff Hilbert; 10/03/08 01:50 PM.
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Re: Fish Age
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10/03/08 03:04 PM
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UJC
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Ask them. If they tell you their age, then they are males. If they won't tell you their age, then they are females. 
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Re: Fish Age
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10/03/08 03:05 PM
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a777pilot
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Re: Fish Age
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10/03/08 03:20 PM
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Check this website for the aging question. This is the true method to exactly age a fish but other methods can get pretty close.. A lot depends on climate and growing season, up north verses down south.. http://www.floridamarine.org/features/view_article.asp?id=21978
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Re: Fish Age
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10/03/08 03:32 PM
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Ktiner
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to answer your question you have to look at one of the scales under a electron microscope and count the odilith rings. Sorry for sounding like a nerd; but I have done a lot of that in my younger years.
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Re: Fish Age
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10/03/08 05:14 PM
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Bassackwards2
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Ktiner right, A scale sample, A buddy of mine caught a 16.5, sent a scale in, came back fish was 15yrs old.
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Re: Fish Age
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10/03/08 06:24 PM
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Ktiner right, A scale sample, A buddy of mine caught a 16.5, sent a scale in, came back fish was 15yrs old. I'm assuming you are talking about a black bass. Then would it be normal for a person here in Texas that a good average would be one pound per year? That is if you don't have a microscope aboard the boat.
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Re: Fish Age
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10/04/08 12:29 AM
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Cut them in two and count the rings.
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Re: Fish Age
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10/04/08 12:04 PM
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Big Red 12
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Biologist check the rings on the scales as mentioned. Me, I can't do it.
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Re: Fish Age
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10/04/08 01:04 PM
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BillS2006
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How do you age a catfish? Anyone know? There is a way.
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Re: Fish Age
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10/04/08 03:18 PM
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Cliff Hilbert
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Ktiner right, A scale sample, A buddy of mine caught a 16.5, sent a scale in, came back fish was 15yrs old. I'm assuming you are talking about a black bass. Then would it be normal for a person here in Texas that a good average would be one pound per year? That is if you don't have a microscope aboard the boat.
Last edited by don the angler; 10/04/08 04:12 PM.
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Re: Fish Age
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10/04/08 04:33 PM
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tomnt
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Hey trip A..go buy a cheap electron microscope and you're all set. Should be able to find a used one for around $12,000.00 or so. 
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Re: Fish Age
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10/05/08 02:42 PM
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Aggiebasser05
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In the south fish can put 2 rings on a scale in one year. The most accurate way to tell a fishes age in the south is count the rings on the otolith. Only problem is you have to kill the fish to do that. There has been a lot of work done in Texas on aging fish and I believe there is a chart that will show you age/length.
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Re: Fish Age
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10/05/08 05:02 PM
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Grashpr9
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For black bass, here is an average length for each year. I can't remember the source, but have it scribbled down in a notebook.
1 - 6.8"
2 - 11.6"
3 - 14.0"
4 - 15.8"
5 - 18.1"
6 - 19.7"
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