Giant Sturgeon!!!

  • kroger3
    blaine mn
    Posts: 1116
    May 15, 2012 at 4:52 pm #1222646

    Or little man???

    This one makes me laugh everytime! Cant wait for next years spring Rainy River bite already!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    May 15, 2012 at 5:16 pm #1068371

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    Sneaky camera work, still a nice fish though!

    Is this one of those pix that gets sent around yearly?

    It will be. LOL!

    kroger3
    blaine mn
    Posts: 1116
    May 15, 2012 at 5:20 pm #1068374

    Quote:

    Sneaky camera work, still a nice fish though!

    Is this one of those pix that gets sent around yearly?

    That was just one from this year. We get up every year a couple time to walleye fish but dedicateded some time this year to sturgeon fish and it was a blast!

    skunkboy
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 172
    May 15, 2012 at 5:21 pm #1068375

    Looks like a pretty short guy and a little ‘Al Linder extended arm photo’ technique to me.

    L8R…Ken

    josh_eats_kitties
    Posts: 123
    May 15, 2012 at 5:29 pm #1068379

    Small guy, he’s hanging it from the line, way out towards the camera, and further evidence that it’s a very young sturg, look how sharp his plates are.

    josh_eats_kitties
    Posts: 123
    May 15, 2012 at 5:32 pm #1068381

    I use the opposite technique to make my fish look smaller than they really are!

    Smallest 40 incher ever o.O

    vikefanmn77
    Northfield,MN
    Posts: 1493
    May 15, 2012 at 5:34 pm #1068382

    Wow that guy is using some REALLY thick line!!!!

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    May 15, 2012 at 5:36 pm #1068383

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    Wow that guy is using some REALLY thick line!!!!

    You try catching a 200lb sturgeon on anything smaller! Dare ya!

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    May 15, 2012 at 5:52 pm #1068394

    That guy is smaller than Bob Bowman!

    waterice
    Elk Point, SD
    Posts: 126
    May 15, 2012 at 6:07 pm #1068405

    Where are good places in MN to fish for big sturgeon?

    Bob Bowman
    MN
    Posts: 3544
    May 15, 2012 at 6:37 pm #1068418

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    That guy is smaller than Bob Bowman!

    It’s easy to make 60+ inches of fish look big when your only 60 inches tall

    fish_any_time
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 2097
    May 15, 2012 at 6:55 pm #1068426

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    Where are good places in MN to fish for big sturgeon?

    Rainy River!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    May 15, 2012 at 6:57 pm #1068428

    Always stretching the facts Bob.

    For the largest sturgeon in MN, the place to go is Lake of the Woods/Rainy River. It has the largest population and the DNR has been netting fish over 100 lbs for around 5 years now. Check regulations on slots and catch and kill seasons. They do have an almost year round catch and release season up there.

    Someplace closer (to the metro area) is the St Croix River. The season starts the first weekend in Sept and the harvest season closes the last day in Sept (1 fish over 60″ is allowed per angler per year with a $5. tag). The first two weeks of October is a catch and release season.

    If you haven’t tried fishing for the “gentle giants”, it’s a must do at least once in every fisherman’s lifetime.

    waterice
    Elk Point, SD
    Posts: 126
    May 16, 2012 at 12:06 pm #1068526

    Any one got a suggestion on what area of the river to fish what town to stay at or what ramp to use.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    May 16, 2012 at 12:34 pm #1068536

    Check your private messages WI.

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