Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: chris gadsden on September 25, 2012, 05:58:22 PM
-
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Thousand+pound+sturgeon+caught+near+Chilliwack/7297413/story.html
-
This will be on Global News in a few minutes.
-
looks like another one measured nose to tip
-
geesh its still huge,You can talk when you catch two that big in the same year :) I spoke with Dean on Sat and he had told the story was coming ;D
-
me thinks he sold his soul. catching two huge fish in one year somethings up lol
-
Yup seen it on the news talk about luck that's 2 big dinos for him right on
-
Dean didn't catch it, one of his guides did and yes measured it to the tip of the tail. They also failed to mention it was hooked in the my friend not in the mouth.
-
Dean didn't catch it, one of his guides did and yes measured it to the tip of the tail. They also failed to mention it was hooked in the *** not in the mouth.
if it was fouled hooked...just wondering why anyone would be proud of that let alone call it a catch. Hmm.
-
It's a catch and release fishery anyway so no matter where its hooked you gotta bring it in and you may as well show people just how amazing these fish really are. It's not like they were flossing and snagged it.
-
What a gorgeous sturgeon :o
-
I suspect that guide is going to be very busy in the future
-
Ive seen him on BC outdoors show a couple times, he's real passionate about them dinos.
-
The fish was snagged, shouldnt be bragged about.
-
geesh its still huge,You can talk when you catch two that big in the same year :) I spoke with Dean on Sat and he had told the story was coming ;D
They are on the water everyday with a team of 20+ guides, obviously they are going to get a couple tanks every year.....that fish is probably low 10's to the fork
-
and so do most of the other guide companies but you dont here to many big uns stories??
-
Dean knows almost every Sturgeon in the Fraser and no one does a better job of caring for caught fish-plus was been on the front line of conservation efforts before some of the complainers here were born.
-
Another one.
http://bcsfg.blogspot.ca/2012/09/monster-birthday-sturgeon.html
-
The monster dinos are out to feed now it seems like that lately right on
-
It's a catch and release fishery anyway so no matter where its hooked you gotta bring it in and you may as well show people just how amazing these fish really are. It's not like they were flossing and snagged it.
Most that foul hook a fish this size would attempt to let it bust off the line or release it as soon as possible, as it's never good to drag a fish in backwards risking injury to a fish this size, just so you can get a few pictures with it, but perhaps that wasn't the case....
Imagine someone foul hooking a 24lb steelhead on the Thompson, and then taking a bunch of pictures of it and acting like it was legitimately caught...it is a catch and release fishery anyway, so you might as well show people how amazing a fish it is, right?
-
Just got off the phone with Dean, who was a bit concerned that a good story has been spoiled by the few comments that suggest the fish was snagged. He pointed out it wasn't and I certainly don't doubt him as we have worked together in many projects in the past, so I consider him as a credible source than anonymous rumours found on various internet outlets. Unless you are there in person, please don't make the assumption that it was foul hooked. A story such as this rarely makes it to mainstream media, so it's certainly not just good for his business, but also this fishery and the entire industry depends on it.