A Sturgeon for the Books

  • Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    October 11, 2012 at 2:56 pm #1222836

    1.5 hours on the river last night – 1 fish – 1 happy angler.

    62×24 monster hit the boat at 10:00 PM last night. Enjoy.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    October 11, 2012 at 3:13 pm #1104532

    Holy Caviar!!! That eclipses my PB of 58″ (I was walleye fishing though)
    Great Fish!

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    October 11, 2012 at 3:20 pm #1104537

    Nice Telephone Pole. Congrats!

    -J.

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    October 11, 2012 at 3:21 pm #1104539

    Just, wow dude.

    stcroixer
    Croix Valley
    Posts: 689
    October 11, 2012 at 3:29 pm #1104542

    Too bad they see fit to close the season just as the big girls are starting to wake up
    Hell of a year your having, you deserve that one, congrats!!

    cookie
    waskish minnesota on upper red lake
    Posts: 886
    October 11, 2012 at 3:44 pm #1104544

    wow what a beauty must a been one heck of a fight.Do they usally bite after dark?

    daveho
    Cassville Wi missippi pool 11
    Posts: 64
    October 11, 2012 at 3:50 pm #1104546

    Congratulations Jakob on the trophy sturgeon.The length to girth chart shows a 62×24 sturgeon weighs 60lbs.
    I bet that he gave you a real good fight. What bait did this monster hit?

    grumpy
    Iowa, Clinton
    Posts: 489
    October 11, 2012 at 3:54 pm #1104549

    bazinga

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    October 11, 2012 at 4:01 pm #1104550

    So did you use your tag?! LOL!

    Awesome Jakob!

    I’m betting the drive home was the shortest of the year!

    beck
    Menomonie, WI
    Posts: 90
    October 11, 2012 at 5:04 pm #1104568

    Nice fish.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    October 11, 2012 at 5:06 pm #1104570

    Well played! Congrats!

    If you are only going to catch one, it might as well be a memorable one.

    skunkboy
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 172
    October 11, 2012 at 5:47 pm #1104579

    You’ve worked hard this year and your record shows it. Just goes to show that good stuff comes to those that do thier homework…of course, your home work was all in your boat.

    Great fish and I bet a great fight.

    L8R…Ken

    lhprop1
    Eagan
    Posts: 1899
    October 11, 2012 at 6:35 pm #1104503

    Quote:

    Just goes to show that good stuff comes to those that do thier homework…of course, your home work was all in your boat.

    And it was done while enjoying some Johnny Walker Red.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    October 11, 2012 at 6:53 pm #1104597

    I’m betting 1 shot didn’t stop Jakob’s shaking! LOL!

    cougareye
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 4145
    October 11, 2012 at 7:01 pm #1104601

    Great fish Jakob!

    I have some friends coming up this weekend, care to share what type of bait has been working best lately?

    Pm if you prefer!!

    Again, nice Fish!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    October 11, 2012 at 7:29 pm #1104608

    All I want to know is did it come off of a mono or braid leader…and how long! LOL!

    jeff_huberty
    Inactive
    Posts: 4941
    October 11, 2012 at 7:42 pm #1104612

    Very Impressive

    Hows that bottle of scotch doing

    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    October 11, 2012 at 8:41 pm #1104630

    A little more info:

    Gear used:
    7′ St. Croix Premier Med/heavy
    Abu Garcia 6500 – 80lb powerpro
    8″ braid leader
    3 oz bank sinker

    Bait used:
    Half crawler/half sucker/full crawler/sucker head combo

    We were fishing in roughly 32′ and was half way through the bottle of scotch when the fish hit.

    I use folbe rod holders and the best thing I can say about them is I set 90% of my sturgeon while the rod is still in the holder (if i’m not holding the rod).

    I saw a few bumps, went to reel down, nothing there, so I took a quick glance to the front and when I looked back at the rod it was doubling over in the holder. Which means the first reel down set the hook into the fish and he started swimming towards me. From there on it was GAME ON – I picked up the pole and he shot straight up for a full jump out of the water – then back down to the bottom. 15 mins later, sturgeonsarusrex makes his way into the boat.

    A moment I will not soon forget!

    Jerry Hochhausen
    Madison, Wisconsin
    Posts: 275
    October 11, 2012 at 8:59 pm #1104629

    Wow, Congratulations Jacob. That had to be 15 minutes of rod bending fun.

    tccat
    Minneapolis, MN.
    Posts: 195
    October 11, 2012 at 9:24 pm #1104637

    Quote:

    Bait used:
    Half crawler/half sucker/full crawler/sucker head combo

    hahahahahahahahaha!

    Alex Anderson
    Member
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 104
    October 11, 2012 at 10:42 pm #1104647

    Quote:

    Bait used:
    Half crawler/half sucker/full crawler/sucker head combo

    All my big fish come on that same bait combo! ha

    stuart
    Mn.
    Posts: 3682
    October 13, 2012 at 9:22 pm #1105059

    Great fish!

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