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Zpg

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First Light
« on: April 11, 2007, 12:59:38 AM »

A bucket of Ooligans and a horseshoe up my butt......Hey!!! luck is all that makes it there....Report to follow.  Only 6'+ make the photo show from now on.....hope to post a pic.......
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Re: First Light
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2007, 07:10:05 AM »

sounds great, but hopefully the 6 footers stay in the water for the photo-ops, unless  you are taging them, it will help reduce the stress.
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Re: First Light
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2007, 07:18:54 AM »

sounds great, but hopefully the 6 footers stay in the water for the photo-ops, unless  you are taging them, it will help reduce the stress.

I have tagged sturgeon for many years. A quick photo op. does the fish no harm. I do agree that the less stress for the fish the better. But they are very tough fish.
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Re: First Light
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2007, 08:05:18 AM »

I agree with JG, no harm in a photo with a big boy. Anything over 7 feet is getting me to shore for a pic. These fish can take allot and bringing one to shore for a quick photo is not doing much to these fish.
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Re: First Light
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2007, 08:17:53 AM »

nothing wrong with getting a pic of the big ones, but personally I would not want to be lifting anything over six feet into the boat unless it was in a sling, not only for the safety of the fish, but the safety of myself aswell, those big buggers get pretty damn heavy!
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Re: First Light
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2007, 04:25:54 PM »

sounds great, but hopefully the 6 footers stay in the water for the photo-ops, unless  you are taging them, it will help reduce the stress.

Yeah no way I would try to haul a 6'+ into my small boat....it's only 5 1/2' wide, besides the river is jsut too damn cold to fall into!
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