Sturgeon Fishing

My daughter and I went sturgeon fishing 14 may to 16 may. We both caught our first sturgeon she got one about 6' long and I got one about 4.5-5 ft. If you have never caught one you don't know what your missing. When the kid caught hers he jumped shortly after the hookset and did a nice little tail dance and Larissa screamed "Daddy it's a shark fish!" I tried to include pics but I guess their to big for this site.

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After reading your report about them on UWN and after reading Doc Essox's reports those things look like a brutal way to spend a day...... What kind of setup do you use to catch those beasts? ie line weight reel size hook size etc...

plottrunner wrote:

After reading your report about them on UWN and after reading Doc Essox's reports those things look like a brutal way to spend a day...... What kind of setup do you use to catch those beasts? ie line weight reel size hook size etc...

50LB line with a slider above a barrell swivel below the swivel a 2' leader of 25lb test and a 12oz weight tied to the leader. Another leader of 50lb tied to the slider with a 6/0 circle hook with no barbs. We used morts,which are dead rainbows ranging from 6"-8" long, and we also used squids purchased from an oriental grocery store. Plotty when I/we start planning the next trip up which I hope is soon I will let you know and you would be more than welcome.