Calvin’s LOTW’s Phone Pole!

  • Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    April 16, 2007 at 11:01 am #1220393

    Edit:This post is from about this time last year

    I stole this photo out of Calvin Svihels report from this last weekend.

    For a 67″ fish, it’s…well…thickerer!

    Comparied to the Croix/’sippy sturgeon…it’s huge!

    If I would have a girth…I could get an estimate…What do you guys think?

    75….more?

    Sorry…got kinda excited!

    Brian Robinson
    central Neb
    Posts: 3914
    April 16, 2007 at 11:45 am #561099

    Um….instead of “where’s the beef”…..”where’s the photo??”

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    April 16, 2007 at 12:11 pm #561110

    Quote:

    If I would have a girth…I could get an estimate…What do you guys think?

    75….more?

    According to the DNR table I have, an average-girthed 67″ LOTW sturgeon is 79 lbs and I would think that is much thicker than average. The range on 67″ fish is 61-118 lbs.

    larry_haugh
    MN
    Posts: 1767
    April 16, 2007 at 12:51 pm #561129

    M M MM MM MMMM MONSTER!!!!
    I could give it a 75+ whats a couple pounds either way when you getting to that size.

    Calvin Svihel
    Moderator
    Northwest Metro, MN
    Posts: 3862
    April 16, 2007 at 1:32 pm #561150

    That fish was HEAVY!!! I also thought close to 80lbs as well. What a battle, I am sure glad I got to land it and get a photo!!
    These sturgeon have so much power its unreal. One other thing is they don’t like trolling motors very much either! While chasing this fish, everytime we would turn the trolling motor on the fish would make a run! Which also made for a great battle on spinning tackle!!

    david_scott
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 2946
    April 16, 2007 at 1:35 pm #561152

    Its a nice fish!

    I dont know if its as much thicker than average, but it wouldnt surprise me to see it was in the mid 80# range.

    Either way, thats a huge fish!

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    April 16, 2007 at 1:47 pm #561157

    Quote:

    That fish was HEAVY!!! I also thought close to 80lbs as well. What a battle, I am sure glad I got to land it and get a photo!!
    These sturgeon have so much power its unreal. One other thing is they don’t like trolling motors very much either! While chasing this fish, everytime we would turn the trolling motor on the fish would make a run! Which also made for a great battle on spinning tackle!!

    Did you happen to measure it’s girth? We could pin it down pretty closely then.

    Calvin Svihel
    Moderator
    Northwest Metro, MN
    Posts: 3862
    April 16, 2007 at 2:51 pm #561175

    No I didn’t just wanted to get the fish back into the water asap cause of the long battle…..we were both tired!!!

    brandy
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 95
    April 16, 2007 at 5:00 pm #561229

    Wow! Nice fish! Makes me want to catch mine all over again! How long did it take to bring that in?

    audemp
    Wi
    Posts: 721
    April 16, 2007 at 9:42 pm #561377

    Sweet fish! What a beast! Id say 80 lbs.

    buschman
    Pool 2
    Posts: 1762
    April 16, 2007 at 10:53 pm #561401

    Wow!! Thats a beauty!!!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    April 17, 2007 at 3:32 am #561536

    Screw it!!

    If the only way to catch a near record fish up there is to be called Walleye Cal…I’m going for walleyes….with no rolls.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    April 11, 2008 at 2:12 am #673771

    I reposted this from last year for you guys thinking of bringing walleye and bass gear…it can be done…but do you really want to risk a break off?

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