got this sturgen a couple hours ago from about five minuts from home on the north saskatchewan river



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nice!

 

Awesome

 

Hey Darcy!

She's a beaut! Well, not really but it is a nice, big fish! [8D]

 

I agree with TL.....

That is one nice / ugly *** fish.......

Is that a typical sizefor a sturgeon or has that one been Schwarzenegger'ed ?

(Pardon my ignorance on the subject, but I have never seen one of those guys before)

 

it is a pretty good one for my river but in british columbia you can get them up to13 feet long and thirteen hundred pounds check out this link

http://www.fishonbc.com/articles/sturgeon-fishing/

 

Nice fish! A few guys in my local B.A.S.S. club go to BC every year on a sturgen trip....they say once you catch a monster your forever hooked.....one day hopefully

 

Holy crap ! ! ! Those suckers get big------per your link:

There are a few fish every season that will run 10 to 13 ft. in length and will weigh in at 500 to 1200 lbs. These are truly spectacular specimens, the apex of their kind. Most of the Sturgeon that are caught by sports anglers will range in size from about 3ft. to 7ft. and weigh between 20 and 250lbs.

What the hell do you hook 'em with, a WARN 12,000 lb winch and synth cable?

Would you have to shoot it in the head to get it in the boat?

Are those eatin' fish or just for sport?

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I think this is the biggest fish caught in Texas and it doesn't even come close to those leviathans you guys are reeling in ! !

290 lb alligator gar taken with a Muzzy tipped arrow and 80 lb bow.



Personal Note: I got one of the things (way smaller)bow fishing one time and it is, in my opinion, THE NASTIEST fish in the water.
There are however some folks who actually eat these prehistoric looking bastards. They are so full of bones, that they
have to be done up in a pressure cooker to break 'em down.....

 

them gar are friggen NASTY!!!!! I hooked into one during a bass tourny in Louisiana...as a dumb Northerner I thought it was a Carp...till it got to the boat and tried to take off my armI almost pooped my boxers.

 

a gar is a good way to lose a $7 crank bait [:@]