Huge sturgen

[Martinhunter]

Check this massive stergen out that was caught on the Wellamate River in Oregon. It weighs about 1000 lbs. It took these guys 61/2 hours to land it. GOOD TIMES!!

[oneezreiter]

Damn...

[popeshawnpaul]

Always fun to look at the photo Martinhunter but I swear I've seen it 10 times on here before.  It was caught in the Frasier river by the way...   

[LongTatLaw]

That fish is insane!!

[Hoytstaffshooter83]

yep frasier and 4+ hours due to 1- them being drunk or 2- the guides up there dont use heavy enough gear for fish that size, I dont have any idea why

[BC CHASER]

I wonder if the fish survived after the long battle and being taken out of the water?

[MuleySniper]

Yeah, hasn't that picture been floating around for about fifteen years now??
MS

[BigGoonTuna]

I wonder if the fish survived after the long battle and being taken out of the water?

those things are tough, i have no doubt that thing survived.  wouldn't surprise me one bit if it's still swimming.

[h2ofowlr]

Sturgeon are tuff.  My buddy thought he cracked it a good one on the head and threw it in the tank.  When we got home and pulled it out to cut up it was still breathing.  I let him know that is one of the reasons to bleed the fish out prior to throwing in the tank.

[bowhunterforever]

  Thats a monster fish! How long was it?

[bullcanyon]

My eyes may be decieving me, but that pole looks to be heavy enough.  He can barely get his hand around it where he is holding it.  The reel looks like a decent size reel as well. 

[cohoho]

I was setting up a trip on the Frazer and asked what gear they use, basically the very gear used here, heavy ugly sticks and halibut reels for the oversized. 

[Hoytstaffshooter83]

on my trip on there we used basically heavy salmon rods with medium reels and 50lb braid....... not exactly huge fish gear.... and they did not target oversize then.... maybe thats changed

[Alchase]

Makes you wonder how old that fish is?

[Hoytstaffshooter83]

id guess in the 100 range..... a 10 ft is around 70 or so...... and that one was just over 11