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Took my four year old out on the boat today to "rip some lips" as he's now fond of saying. After an hour of catching shad we moved on to catch a gator. I found a nice little honey-hole and rigged up the Ugly stick and chucked the bait over the side and set the pole in the holder. I was teaching my son how the "clicker" works and if he should hear it going off it means a fish is swimming off with the bait. About a minute later I hear a ziiiiiip (pause) ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip. I grab the pole from the holder and waited for another run & tug and jerked back to set the hook, ............zzzzziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiipp. The Penn reel screamed and 20 yards behind the boat the fish breaks the water in a spectacular leap and tail dance. My first thought was "Oh, S--t, we're in trouble. Whose got who?� I'm hanging on and the reel is peeling off line, I look back at my son and his eyes are as big as saucers. I can tell he doesn't know what to do and is scared. About that time the fish makes a dash upstream towards the boat and I'm pumping as fast as possible and I see the line pick up speed and tell my son to "watch this" just as the fish leaps again 10 yards to the side of the boat. He freaks!~ The battle is on and it was an arm shaking, pole bending ordeal. Several minutes and line ripping runs later the sturgeon succumbs and is next to the boat. I grab the leader and see the size and know it's a legal keeper (between 42" and 60") my only concern is it might be too big. A quick stretch of the tape and it shows 55", this one is going to the grill. One of the best days I've ever had fishing thanks to my fishing partner, what a joy it was to be with him and catch this monster. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.oregon-outback.com/bigkeepersturgeon.jpg)
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WAY TO GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And ain't it fun fishing with the kids!
What river?
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Cool!! I didn't know they'd jump. After having eaten both, the Sturgeon trumps Salmon in taste ANY day.........
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Good job Spikey! Sounds like a blast... I had no idea those were worth a [bleep] on the bbq.
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Agree, sturgeon is wonderful eathing. Cooked quick in a pan with butter and capers, oh man it's good.
Oh yeah, they leap. A sight to see is an oversize get airborne, a 10 foot 400lb fish out of the water doing a tail dance and head shake is spectacular.
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Dude...that is cool.
Great picture, too....
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Spike, happy for you! That is something that you will think about and smile when he is grown up. You never regret the time, money, and effort spent on memories. Best, John
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True happiness is a hoot, congrats Spike on grabbing a slice for you and your fishing pard!
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Too cool! I'll bet your boy was stoked and will never forget that trip.....
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SCORE!!!
That is some of the best eating fish around, IMO. Smoked sturgeon is my all time favorite.
Your boy HAS to be diggin the adventure!!! Very cool.
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Hey nice fish!!
Nice to see the kids fishing with you.
Happpy Fathers day.
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Thats the way to get the kids excited about fishing, do dad almost drop a log himself? Les
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I'd say that is a grand slam. Good time with the lad and ya caught fish to top it off.
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Tell us what your boy's reaction was!
It has got to be priceless!
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Too cool and pictures to boot. Well done.
Deep-fry it the same as Halibut,using the same batter. Sturgeon remains my favorite table fare,with Striper not too far behind...................
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Great story, awesome pic!!
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Very nice ... my question is, if its over 60"s its not legal and you have to release it?? If so, what is the reasoning behind this law?
Thanx!
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How do you release an over 60 fish? sounds dangerous!
Please don't feed the trolls!
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Very nice ... my question is, if its over 60"s its not legal and you have to release it?? If so, what is the reasoning behind this law?
Thanx! I imagine it is because the bigger ones have reached maturity and are the breeding stock. Hopefully I am close.
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