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Title: Nice sturgeon down
Post by: Ripper on June 06, 2012, 09:06:35 PM: I may not be able to put down a spring bear but I got the sturgeon's number. I went out with FC today during our shortened sturgeon season, and was able to connect with a 53 inch 45 + lb piggy. It put up a great fight and as you can probably see it has lived a rough life. All of it's fins have been nipped and chewed by seals and sealions. Damn those worthless beast's!
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Post by: runamuk on June 06, 2012, 09:08:13 PM: sweet.....and yeah he/she/it is pretty chewed up.....congrats
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Post by: Huntbear on June 06, 2012, 09:09:30 PM: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

YUM!
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on June 06, 2012, 09:09:55 PM: nice one Ripper... one of the few fish I have not caught ! :tup:
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Post by: ShaneTyTrey on June 06, 2012, 09:11:31 PM: Good job RIPPER
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Post by: Gringo31 on June 06, 2012, 09:12:04 PM: I'm jealous. This spring I caught them from 28" to 7' 8" but no keepers....

Nicely done!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 06, 2012, 09:23:49 PM: I have fished for them more then a few times and never caught a keeper in season. I have caught legal length fish but not been able to keep them because the season has been closed. One of these days I will het one! I have burned my arms out on tons of shakers and a few OS'ers but never any monsters.
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Post by: FC on June 06, 2012, 09:36:53 PM: That was probably as much fun for me as it was for Ripper, I still can't get over how we bent that big Frabill net right over like that trying to haul it into the boat!
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Post by: Limhangerslayer on June 06, 2012, 09:54:12 PM: Nice fish, I've landed around 35 the last two trips and over 70 this season with no keepers yet.
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Post by: Blacklab on June 07, 2012, 06:34:42 AM: great looking fish :tup:
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Post by: mrmoskillz on June 07, 2012, 07:20:50 AM: Good eats and nice hogg!
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Post by: singleshot12 on June 07, 2012, 08:04:22 AM: Good one Ripper!! :tup: Glad to see there was atleast one out there with your name on it. I noticed the commercials were out there monday and tuesday tho.
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Post by: h20hunter on June 07, 2012, 08:05:39 AM: Awesome job.....maybe we should chat about a swap...........a bit o' sturgeon meat for a few crab pots!
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Post by: h2ofowlr on June 07, 2012, 08:14:53 AM: Nice fish. White boat, with black soles. That should be fun for cleaning. :yike:
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Post by: Ripper on June 07, 2012, 08:25:50 AM: The commercials have been hitting them hard. I used to see them swimming around all the time. It wasn't unusual to see 20+ fish a day out there. Now I rarely see one, not to mention catching one. There were so many crab pots out there it was hard to navigate and find a spot open enough to fish in. I have never seen so many commercials out there before. I hope 1 or 2 keepers make it till our season.
The black soles are non scuffing and my deck is all nonskid so it's not a problem h2ofowler. :chuckle:
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Post by: mrmoskillz on June 07, 2012, 08:46:51 AM: Were you near Astoria? Just wondering taking the fam camping there on the 22nd and the guy at the camp place said its been slow for sturg which is weird we usualy kill em this time of year
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Post by: shoot-em-dead on June 07, 2012, 08:54:16 AM: nice pig- enjoy the :cue:
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Post by: Button Nubbs on June 07, 2012, 09:49:04 AM: Good deal! I have caught em before when the tails are nearly gone. Damn seals!!!!
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Post by: Ripper on June 07, 2012, 09:50:15 AM: I was fishing up in Snohomish County.
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Post by: D-Rock425 on June 07, 2012, 10:08:42 AM: Hey Ripper if you ever have room on that boat for a sh!tty @$$ want to be spring bear guide I'm availa :tup:ble.
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on June 07, 2012, 10:21:15 AM: Way Cool!! Man I have to do this one day!! :tup:
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Post by: bearpaw on June 07, 2012, 10:32:20 AM: Some good eating there... :tup:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on June 07, 2012, 11:32:39 AM: Always nice to see a keeper! :tup:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 07, 2012, 11:52:43 AM: Well it the Sea Lions keep chewing on the bigger fish maybe they will then fit the length rule!!
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Post by: Ripper on June 07, 2012, 12:21:28 PM: Quote
Well it the Sea Lions keep chewing on the bigger fish maybe they will then fit the length rule!!

That's funny! :chuckle: They can change the rule to read 36 to 54 inches from the nose to the last teeth marks! :yike: :chuckle:
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Post by: Button Nubbs on June 07, 2012, 01:55:42 PM: I've had it happen. :chuckle:
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Post by: Heartsblood on June 07, 2012, 04:30:53 PM: Nice one Mark! :IBCOOL:
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Post by: rasbo on June 07, 2012, 04:32:14 PM: yumm stuuuuuuuurgeon.way to nail them
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Post by: Fishaholic on June 07, 2012, 07:24:22 PM: excuse me sir,
i am sorry to inform you that infact that is my fish you caught.
i would like it back ha ha ha ha
good job what kinda bait were ya using??
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Post by: Ripper on June 08, 2012, 12:47:11 PM: Sand shrimp is the go to bait in this area. The only other bait I've caught them on is anchovies.
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Post by: Jerome on June 12, 2012, 07:42:40 PM: This is getting me pumped for next monday when we head out and try to boat some keepers.