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Hi – several things come to mind. But first off instead of wasting all your bags please use that first one and practice sealing it repeatedly in new spots so you can get the hang of it! I just have created 6 or 7 new seals on my first bag. Then the next issue deals with the size of the meat you are trying. You said it is 29 pounds, but the UMAi Dry bag you are using is only designed to hold 12 to 16 pounds so there’s a chance you ripped the bag already. Yes you can and should leave a fat cap on, but if it is excessive you will probably trim it off after aging anyway so what not cut it down now? At least that is what I would do. And lastly you might want the cut that size meat into 2 pieces and age them separately and for two different lengths of time. What a better way for a side by side test to see the length of time you and your family likes! One last thing…welcome to the forum! Ron