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Post by boxhead on Jul 20, 2018 0:10:41 GMT -5
My wife and I headed north from our north Idaho place to Hope BC for some fishing on the Fraser River. We caught 18 total. Here's the first at 9' and the last at 8'. Incredible full out of water strikes and up to an hour to land. A highly recommended trip in beautiful country.
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Post by sal on Jul 20, 2018 0:26:24 GMT -5
Beautiful fish.How can you two fight a fish that Big for a hour? Great pics what kind of boat is that.what a life
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Post by bula on Jul 20, 2018 8:00:27 GMT -5
"We're gonna need a bigger boat.." Pretty neat fishing ! Never did that kinda fishing.
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Post by bushog on Jul 20, 2018 8:27:58 GMT -5
VERY nice!
I'm curious about the "out of water strikes"......
What are you getting them to eat?
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Post by sixshot on Jul 20, 2018 12:35:18 GMT -5
Very nice Sturgeon Ed! Can you keep them up there or do you have to release them like here in Idaho? My younger brother used to be a Sturgeon guide on the Snake River so we caught a "few". Funny, they bite really soft but fight like a Tiger, real arm yankers! Looks like you & your wife had a great trip, congratulations!
Dick
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Post by boxhead on Jul 20, 2018 23:49:26 GMT -5
Dick,
Strictly catch and release. Back where I grew up on the Sacramento River we used to be able to keep anything over 36". I believe that has changed to a range of minimum to maximum allowed to be kept. It was my Mother's favorite fish to cook/eat.
Bushog,
We used salmon gills, roe and salmon meat as bait. I have great video of a number of large ones, including the two posted above, clearing water vertically and a few multiple times.
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Post by tomc on Jul 30, 2018 18:25:17 GMT -5
That would be a hoot. What do you reckon that fish weighed?
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Post by squawberryman on Jul 30, 2018 18:52:40 GMT -5
If you could make that head into some grips....
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Post by Snyd on Aug 1, 2018 18:45:24 GMT -5
Dang, I've always been amazed by those fish. They look prehistoric. Good for you guys!!
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Post by boxhead on Sept 12, 2018 22:24:35 GMT -5
If you could make that head into some grips.... About 375 pounds by the modeling tool the guide had on his iPhone measuring girths and length. Typically you worked a big one for 45 minutes or so and then they would tire then still need reeling in a 375 pounds fish so another 15 minutes or so though we also had a rather crazy experience with the last fish, and eight footer my wife brought in. It almost landed in the boat... I have great video of this one with her wanting to pass it on to me. "Nope, it's all yours" followed with a grunt. She did it, second largest of the trip.
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