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Title: Beat this monster Sturgeon
Post by: cohoho on January 29, 2009, 10:16:34 PM: Well had a great day of practice for the upcoming Sturgeon Derby with Hoytstaffshooter and his (aka) Dad Bill. We ended up getting about 20 fish to the boat. Showed my true rookie (maybe Sophomore) form right off the bat losing one from a crappy knot, then immediately hooking a decent what appeared to be a keeper only to have him come off just shy of the boat. Hoyt had to let one go that needed to grow an inch to keep, fat bugger though.. One or two others that were close but didn't hit the mark. Shakers after shaker till Hoyt hooked into a beauty, 7 footer. Check out the pics, but the monster (or not) of the day was the one that that I was forced to let go... You know, yea a big fish is hard to bring in and they fight super hard and everyone wants to bang their chest when they get one, pictures and everything---- but come on it takes serious talent to hook a guy like this on a four inch shrimp and 7/0 hook combo. Great trip, cold as heck and incredibly foggy till 12... Those of you that want to go guided, give Hoyt a call, great boat and is quite experienced...
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Post by: mossback91 on January 29, 2009, 11:14:03 PM: Thats a HUGE fish you caught there cohoho :chuckle:
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Post by: robb92 on January 29, 2009, 11:16:36 PM: Looks like you all had a good day out!!!
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Post by: huntnphool on January 30, 2009, 03:28:27 AM: Well done guys , good luck in the tourney I'll be pulling for ya :tup:
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Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on January 30, 2009, 09:17:40 AM: ya that last fish, man mike.. it kicked you ass.......... lol beast for sure
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Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on January 30, 2009, 09:40:44 AM: and for the record I am not "guiding" right now, I dont have my 09 licenses yet but feel free to come down and fish!
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Post by: Ray on January 30, 2009, 09:56:57 AM: Looks like something to put on your key chain
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=19366.0;attach=23829;image)
Title: Re: Beat this monster Sturgeon
Post by: popeshawnpaul on January 30, 2009, 10:13:13 AM: Hmm, we aren't winning anything with that fish Cohoho... Maybe we could use that for bait?
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Post by: NW-Eric on January 30, 2009, 10:21:22 AM: haha thats a cute one, im jealous i havent got to catch one like that yet
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Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on January 30, 2009, 10:55:45 AM: hell neither have I! thats a real man to land one that size.. ita easy hooking th big keepers and oversize.. but one with a mouth like that! that takes surgeon like precision
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Post by: ICEMAN on January 30, 2009, 05:10:28 PM: Hey mike, how many pounds did you guys figure on that bigun' ?

Good job guys!
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Post by: boneaddict on January 30, 2009, 05:15:21 PM: No Bone comments, you guys are getting soft. Thats just a tad smaller than the one i probably jerked out of its scales setting the hook last year
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Post by: Ray on January 30, 2009, 05:46:36 PM: I would be proud to catch that sturgeon.
Title: Re: Beat this monster Sturgeon
Post by: cohoho on January 30, 2009, 05:47:14 PM: Just wish I had an aquarium, would be pretty cool seeing how he grows.... and feeds..... I know it isn't legal to keep, only wish I could have...
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Post by: fc2038 on January 30, 2009, 06:52:00 PM: WOW that is a toad. :rolleyes: That damn hook is just as big as that fish!!!!
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Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on January 30, 2009, 06:58:09 PM: The hook was slightly larger then that beast
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Post by: mossback91 on January 30, 2009, 10:38:49 PM: Quote from: cohoho on January 30, 2009, 05:47:14 PM
Just wish I had an aquarium, would be pretty cool seeing how he grows.... and feeds..... I know it isn't legal to keep, only wish I could have...

WOW I think you would need a pretty large and legit aquarium to keep that bugger alive and growing but that would be awesome!
Title: Re: Beat this monster Sturgeon
Post by: cohoho on January 30, 2009, 11:41:45 PM: But wouldn't it be fun to watch him grow!!!!!! heck in ten years I guess I'd have to get a larger tank...... :chuckle:
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Post by: robodad on January 31, 2009, 09:38:40 AM: Quote from: boneaddict on January 30, 2009, 05:15:21 PM
No Bone comments, you guys are getting soft. Thats just a tad smaller than the one i probably jerked out of its scales setting the hook last year

:bash: I didn't have time to write any Bone coments, I saw this thread last night and had other stuff to do, I did think about it though hehe :chuckle: