10-22-2018, 11:55 PM
It took approximately 45 minutes to land that sturgeon. I had my drag (100 pound main line and 80 pound Dacron leader) so tight that I could just barely pull out the line with my hands.
We use a PVC pipe to measure them. Burley has a measuring tape taped to a PVC pipe (I think his is 10' long). I have a PVC pipe with marks every six inches (see attached file). Mine is only 9' long, which I need to replace with one that is at least 10' long. The fishery biologist, for that stretch or water, has measured one that was 11'4" long (it should still be alive in the river).
What do you do when you hook a sucker? They also have lips. It doesn't bother me at all (it does take awhile getting used to the suction feeling when one has to reach in to remove the hook). You are missing out catching a fish that is larger than you are and fights like no other fresh-water fish I have ever hooked. For me bigger is better.
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We use a PVC pipe to measure them. Burley has a measuring tape taped to a PVC pipe (I think his is 10' long). I have a PVC pipe with marks every six inches (see attached file). Mine is only 9' long, which I need to replace with one that is at least 10' long. The fishery biologist, for that stretch or water, has measured one that was 11'4" long (it should still be alive in the river).
What do you do when you hook a sucker? They also have lips. It doesn't bother me at all (it does take awhile getting used to the suction feeling when one has to reach in to remove the hook). You are missing out catching a fish that is larger than you are and fights like no other fresh-water fish I have ever hooked. For me bigger is better.
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