China Camp 12/23/08 - Christmas Dino

I remember the days when Fish Hunter considered me his real buddy

That was back when you were into kayak fishing.

sometimes the truth hurts.....in this case?  it's hurts REAL_bad

what are you doing on Xmas day?.....wanna go bike riding in the rain? and maybe the hurricane like winds will blow in too! 

Good job Eric... I better pull out your sturgeon tutorial and brush up on my tactics...

I remember the days when Fish Hunter considered me his real buddy

That was back when you were into kayak fishing.

Ouch! Lumber laid!!!! 

Nick job Kunz!! Seems like a decent ratio of catch vs. attempt this month. 

Didn't mark a single fish on the FF.

how many fish you think swim into that 2 foot wide cone from your FF when you are in 10 FOW?  The only time i've ever seen fish on the finder that were big, were in deeper....except, except- and ChuckE might remember this - he and i were fishing off c-camp a zilion years ago, and basically a log swam under my yak...just a nice perfect arch- that covered one end of the screen to the other-- the lead end was in the mud...Chuck saw it too about a minute later.

Perfect timing for the holidays, Dino-Master!

Let me ask a newbie question (I have nailed sturgeon off party boats, but it has been a while).  Can they hear you?  If you are fishing with a buddy in 10' of water, can you talk? Clearly you would not want to clunk the deck of the kayak or splash around too much.  But do you guys who fish for sturgeon a lot, think they can hear sound?  Are you careful about casting?


Pete

Yes.  The shallower the water, the more stealthy one should be.  (in my opinion)

WTG EK... again, proving that you are the master dragon slayer.

Freddie

I don't think they can hear you talk, but i would not clunk around for sure. I'm even pretty careful about lowering the anchor, and moving about in the yak...mind you- i've only caught a few now (3) from the yak, so i'm definitely no expert

I have caught lot's of sturgeon off my power boat, but yet to catch my first from a kayak. I have a cousin that I have taken out for sturgeon at least 10 times. He's a pretty loud person and I have yet to bring a sturgeon to the boat when fishing with him
  We always joke about it, but I do think the noise on board amplifies through the boat hull into the water.
 Miguel

Congrats... Erik!

Now, you guys know why Erik is considered the pioneer and "king of sturgeon kayak fishing".  Erik has kindly agreed to talk about his specialty at our Saturday noon seminar at the San Mateo ISE show is couple weeks.  Thanks Erik!

way to go pack daddy.
I caught the EK show at fred hall a few years back and he even managed to keep my uninterested GF interested. this is a must see for new dino hunters

WTG Erik...Congratulation!!!!!




Kiel

here is the standard recipe i use for smoking;
5-10lbs of 2"x1"x6" sturgeon hunks
1 cup non iodized salt
1 cup sugar
2 qt water
palm full of white pepper
palm full of black pepper
1/2 palm of cayenne pepper
1/2 palm of of dried thyme
pinch of basil and parsley
i smoke this for 8 hrs, 2-3 loads of chips
when cured, i can taste the pepper but it is not spicy

this is great for big pieces, but rockfish and small stuff get too salty

Thanks Chris... how long do you brine it for?