09-16-2009, 06:34 PM
I will second what Mojo and Lunkerhunter are telling ya. I started fishing sturg in 07 around King Hill. We use almost the exact same set up: 12' Big Water Ugly Stik, 40 or 50 lb mono and 12 oz pyramid sinker, 7/0 Gamakatsu Octopus hooks, with a rainbow trout "mort" in the 8" range but it varies. My buddy has a 13' Gregor Welded with a 15 hp Merc. We fish from the bank, then when we hook one, we jump in the boat and fight it from the boat, so you can stay right on top of the fish.
I like the idea of using a spinning reel - at least so you can reel with your left hand. My buddy from Jerome who takes me out just uses those big saltwater conventional/trolling reels. They hold anywhere from 350-550 yards of 30#, and it's dang near impossible to find a left hand retrieve.
But anyway, Mojo and Lunkerhunter are right on the money. Sturgeon fishing is big big big big game fishing, and if your're not geared up for it, you're just urinating into a real strong wind.
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I like the idea of using a spinning reel - at least so you can reel with your left hand. My buddy from Jerome who takes me out just uses those big saltwater conventional/trolling reels. They hold anywhere from 350-550 yards of 30#, and it's dang near impossible to find a left hand retrieve.
But anyway, Mojo and Lunkerhunter are right on the money. Sturgeon fishing is big big big big game fishing, and if your're not geared up for it, you're just urinating into a real strong wind.
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