Record sturgeon claimed as spearing season opens

[Lee Borgersen]

 
Record sturgeon claimed today as spearing season opens
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SHERWOOD, Wis. (AP) - The 2010 sturgeon-spearing season has opened in record-setting fashion, as one spearer nabbed a fish weighing a whopping 212 pounds.

The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that Ron Grishaber of Appleton registered the sturgeon Saturday morning. It was 84.2 inches long, or about the height of Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut.

The previous record was a 188-pound sturgeon caught six years ago. That fish was about five inches shorter than Grishaber's.

Dozens of spearers caught fish that weighed at least 100 pounds. A record 34 such fish were registered, with 31 from Lake Winnebago and the other three on upriver lakes.

Lake Winnebago is already at nearly 40 percent of its adult female harvest cap. Upriver lakes are at more than 50 percent of their cap.

[boogityn]

WoW! I wonder how hard that was to pull in.Sure would like to see some pictures of that thing.

[Lee Borgersen]

It just happened today so I figure some photos will be soon to follow. I'll keep an eye out for um.

[Lee Borgersen]

Found Photo

Photo of 212.2 pound record lake sturgeon harvested by Ron Grishaber of Appleton, WI on Feb 13 from Lake Winnebago on the opening day of the 2010 sturgeon spearing season. Photo by Kendal Liebzeit.

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[boogityn]

Now thats one old fish.

[MTCOMMER]

Thats a very large fish!  Just think, seeing that thing swim by the spear hole....    I would probably soil myself!

This may be a dumb question --- but, Do you eat them?  If so, I would assume smoke them?  or make a soup?
It would seem something that large wouldnt taste too good!

[dakids]

I wonder what the mercury levels are in that bottom feeder?