07-06-2012, 03:06 AM
This may cause some controversy... but I'd reccomend staying away from braided line on sturgeon- and I use braided line for a lot of applications.
The reason being- sturgeon tend to roll quite a bit, and with their mouth being on the bottom of their face, when they shake their head a lot of times the line will get stuck on the inside of their gill plates. The braided line can cut the fish, or really mess up their gills badly (not saying mono is perfect, but its not sharp or unforgiving like braid).
The Hells Canyon Adventures dudes say that if you're going to use a braid, try to use a large diameter braid- typically the 120lb range.
And... a spool of Berkley Big Game 50lb (275yds) is around $9.00... 300 yards of 120 lb power pro is running you in the upper area of $40.
Bank set up I use is a 12' XH Ugly Stick big water. Boat is a 7' MH Ugly Stick Tiger. Reel is Okuma Solterra 20L (lever drag is nice if you fumble around a lot like I do). I've had 50lb-80lb mono on them. I've never lost a fish to line failure either. Angler failure... well, that's another story.
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The reason being- sturgeon tend to roll quite a bit, and with their mouth being on the bottom of their face, when they shake their head a lot of times the line will get stuck on the inside of their gill plates. The braided line can cut the fish, or really mess up their gills badly (not saying mono is perfect, but its not sharp or unforgiving like braid).
The Hells Canyon Adventures dudes say that if you're going to use a braid, try to use a large diameter braid- typically the 120lb range.
And... a spool of Berkley Big Game 50lb (275yds) is around $9.00... 300 yards of 120 lb power pro is running you in the upper area of $40.
Bank set up I use is a 12' XH Ugly Stick big water. Boat is a 7' MH Ugly Stick Tiger. Reel is Okuma Solterra 20L (lever drag is nice if you fumble around a lot like I do). I've had 50lb-80lb mono on them. I've never lost a fish to line failure either. Angler failure... well, that's another story.
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