Got out on the North Channel with Caffineforall tonight about 8pm there was a boat in our usual spot so we tried down farther. In an hour all we caught was a 4" rocky so we moved back up towards the launch.
Was about 20 minutes without a bite when I said we found another dead spot and right then Caffine got a bite. He pulled back on the rod and there was nothing there, so he dropped it back down. A couple seconds later the fish hit again and it was hooked this time :). The fish immediately started taking line and the fight was on. It took a bit, but the fish finally jumped and we knew it was a 50+ inch fish. After 15 minutes of a very good fight, his back wasn't doing good, so Tyler took over for the last 5 minutes or so. We finally got the fish into the net and over the side of the boat.
It measured in at 66" and had a girth of 31" just a bit behind the head. I could get the tape to slide down a little further where it was more than likely a bit bigger. The Michigan DNR chart puts the fish at 95lbs with a 31" girth and if it was 32" and even 100lbs. This fish was a tank, it was quite a bit thicker than the 65" fish we caught 3 weeks ago.
A big congrats to Caffineforall on his new PB sturgeon and to even be able to fight this fish after coming off back surgery a month or so ago.
Was about 20 minutes without a bite when I said we found another dead spot and right then Caffine got a bite. He pulled back on the rod and there was nothing there, so he dropped it back down. A couple seconds later the fish hit again and it was hooked this time :). The fish immediately started taking line and the fight was on. It took a bit, but the fish finally jumped and we knew it was a 50+ inch fish. After 15 minutes of a very good fight, his back wasn't doing good, so Tyler took over for the last 5 minutes or so. We finally got the fish into the net and over the side of the boat.
It measured in at 66" and had a girth of 31" just a bit behind the head. I could get the tape to slide down a little further where it was more than likely a bit bigger. The Michigan DNR chart puts the fish at 95lbs with a 31" girth and if it was 32" and even 100lbs. This fish was a tank, it was quite a bit thicker than the 65" fish we caught 3 weeks ago.
A big congrats to Caffineforall on his new PB sturgeon and to even be able to fight this fish after coming off back surgery a month or so ago.
9/19 Sturgeon Report
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