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Blackfin Tuna

Credit: Illustration by Diane Rome Peebles
Family Scombridae

Description: pectoral fin moderately long, reaching point below beginning of second dorsal fin; second dorsal fin dusky; all finlets dusky, with white edges; dorsal finlets sometimes turn yellowish at base after death; a broad, brownish stripe along upper part of side; eye large; 19 to 25 gill rakers (usually 21 to 23) on first arch

Size: to 1 meter (3.25 feet) and 19 kilograms (42 pounds)

Where found: near shore and offshore

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Press Release

Evinrude Angler Takes Top Prize at FLW Championship Tournament

For Immediate Release

Michael Bennett Earns $1 Million as Youngest Angler Ever to Win the Forrest L. Wood Cup

Sturtevant, Wis., August 21, 2008 – BRP announces that Evinrude® professional angler Michael Bennett of Lincoln, California took home the $1 million paycheck at the Forrest L. Wood Cup (FLW) tournament in Columbia, South Carolina this weekend. At only 24 years of age, Bennett is the youngest angler to win the championship.