5/15-5/16 columbia river DINOSAURS with pics!

i just got back from 2 days of guided sturgeon fishing on the columbia river.  wow, 1st day day, 3 people, 21 small sturgeon.  2nd day 5 people, 18 small sturgeon AND one at 8.5 feet, one at 9 feet, 400 lbs.  these are estimates from the guide, i don not really know, but they were MUCH bigger than me!

the catch

  just kidding, the real catch

the other one

assorted pics.
bait-big shad
small sturgeon
suisun 62 incher from last week!

Amazing!!!!!!!! Can you imagine how much more fun if you would have been on A yak  . Good times.Andy

WAY cool!! Cute little guy and what a freaking monster. Do they have a slot limit there?

Amazing.  How long did it take to reel those giants up to the boat?

ben-i think the slot is 46"-60", we caught a couple in the slot and released them.
chuck-each fish took 20-30 minutes, 2-3 people hand off the rod to each other, in part to share, but really, without a harness we got real tired very quickly.

Now thats the way to spend a couple of days. What was the cost for the guide?. How many anglers can they take?

HOLY ^&%$#@!

Nice catch there big guy!

What rod, reel and type of line do they use for those monsters?

  Dinosaur is a Very appropriate Description of those Beast...

WTG!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go man ! That is serious monster you got there Chris!   

Sooo... its a bit spooky, sticking yer hand down his mouth.  It looks as though you'd come back with a bloody stump!!

Rustic Andy