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Title: Teen catches massive sturgeon
Post by: GrandpaTom on January 01/08/20, 08:28:59 PM
https://www.fox9.com/news/teen-reels-in-massive-sturgeon-on-lake-in-pine-county-minnesota?fbclid=IwAR2BRtOS_45WvNF6av1Fe325pa-k0vhVtam99583YAawFILxZSTKz7NGKms
Title: Re: Teen catches massive sturgeon
Post by: Leech~~ on January 01/08/20, 10:15:24 PM

So really the little girl set the hook, but her brother brought it in. They should share the credit a bit more with her!   :pouty:
Title: Re: Teen catches massive sturgeon
Post by: Rebel SS on January 01/09/20, 07:11:28 AM
You know what happens when a girl grabs a fishing pole...*WHAM* You get beat!   :doah:
Title: Re: Teen catches massive sturgeon
Post by: deadeye on January 01/10/20, 06:24:27 PM
That kid holding the fish should be a basketball player as he has to be at least 6 foot 6 inches tall.  I really doubt the fish was 72 inches because that would mean it is 6 feet from the ground to his mouth.  Also the fish would weight around 100 pounds.  Something fishy here.
Title: Re: Teen catches massive sturgeon
Post by: dakids on January 01/10/20, 06:30:48 PM
That kid holding the fish should be a basketball player as he has to be at least 6 foot 6 inches tall.  I really doubt the fish was 72 inches because that would mean it is 6 feet from the ground to his mouth.  Also the fish would weight around 100 pounds.  Something fishy here.

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Title: Re: Teen catches massive sturgeon
Post by: LPS on January 01/11/20, 08:12:36 AM
Good point.  Must have been an estimate.  You know how estimates go???  :rotflmao:
Title: Re: Teen catches massive sturgeon
Post by: Rebel SS on January 01/11/20, 08:21:30 AM
That kid holding the fish should be a basketball player as he has to be at least 6 foot 6 inches tall.  I really doubt the fish was 72 inches because that would mean it is 6 feet from the ground to his mouth.  Also the fish would weight around 100 pounds.  Something fishy here.


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I used an old trick...onscreen measurement with length of a known object. OK, kid looks like he has big feet, say size 12 or a foot tops, that'll make fish even bigger with that measurement.  So, marking his foot length on a piece of paper, and going from ground up from rear of his foot, to tail of fish, also noting fish is closer to cam, and off the ground a ways, so deduct a bit of size...I come up with about 58-60" tops. That's my take......try it. See what you get.

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Title: Re: Teen catches massive sturgeon
Post by: Reinhard on January 01/11/20, 09:22:51 AM
First of all it was a great catch by that kid.  But I don't know of any lake that has sturgeon in it in the Pine City area.  Could be wrong, but except Grindstone Lake by Sandstone has some in it.  A former state record came out of there by the same guy who caught the state record brown trout out of there [Carl Lovegren I believe his name was and I met the guy several times on the ice and in his home on the lake].  Not many in there but there are some.  Fished that lake since the early 70's almost every year and never caught one.  I can also see the shoreline which looks much like the western shoreline with the steeper banks.  good luck.
Title: Re: Teen catches massive sturgeon
Post by: GrandpaTom on January 01/11/20, 06:49:30 PM
Still a decent catch no matter...
Title: Re: Teen catches massive sturgeon
Post by: glenn57 on January 01/12/20, 11:43:27 AM
Good point.  Must have been an estimate.  You know how estimates go???  :rotflmao:
and ya'all know fishermen don't lie!!!!!!!!!! :doofus: :doofus: :happy1: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: Teen catches massive sturgeon
Post by: LPS on January 01/12/20, 11:45:46 AM
Much.  :sleazy: