OK Steve. I've spotted you a couple months now

  • Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    July 13, 2015 at 5:27 pm #1554573

    Fish are starting to bite good here. Better get on your horse. 35 x 21 for the board.

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    steve-demars
    Stillwater, Minnesota
    Posts: 1906
    July 15, 2015 at 4:21 am #1554802

    Hi Kevin – I thought you must have retired from catfishing. You’ve come to the party a little late.

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    stcroixer
    Croix Valley
    Posts: 689
    July 16, 2015 at 11:27 am #1555036

    Nice fish Guys!

    riverbank-rat
    River Falls, WI
    Posts: 75
    July 22, 2015 at 11:40 am #1555895

    Holy cats! (literally!) I gotta show my buddy who insists a 30-40 size spinning reel on a Medium action rod with 14lb mono is all that he needs for a 50lb Flat or even larger lol.

    FishBlood&RiverMud
    Prescott
    Posts: 6689
    July 22, 2015 at 3:51 pm #1555928
    riverbank-rat wrote:

    Holy cats! (literally!) I gotta show my buddy who insists a 30-40 size spinning reel on a Medium action rod with 14lb mono is all that he needs for a 50lb Flat or even larger lol.

    LOL. Just let him catch a 20# stugeon. That’ll burn out his reel.

    In reality, it all depends on WHERE you are fishing them. Snagless areas, you can get away with a lot. Pulling a 50# fish out of timber you had better have a very solid rod and two thumbs on your spool!

    riverbank-rat
    River Falls, WI
    Posts: 75
    August 6, 2015 at 2:48 am #1558179
    FishBlood&RiverMud wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>riverbank-rat wrote:</div>
    Holy cats! (literally!) I gotta show my buddy who insists a 30-40 size spinning reel on a Medium action rod with 14lb mono is all that he needs for a 50lb Flat or even larger lol.

    LOL. Just let him catch a 20# stugeon. That’ll burn out his reel.

    In reality, it all depends on WHERE you are fishing them. Snagless areas, you can get away with a lot. Pulling a 50# fish out of timber you had better have a very solid rod and two thumbs on your spool!

    Actually, the funny part is he DID catch a 20 pound Sturgeon on that exact setup! We were fishing in mid June in Stillwater off the shore and he fought the fish for over 40 minutes (we were checking the time when he got the bite at 1:04am or something like that and landed it at around 1:50am). His drag is melted and the gear is missing 3 teeth now lol. I have an Offshore Angler Sea Lion 70 size reel with 65lb PP that he uses now.

    FishBlood&RiverMud
    Prescott
    Posts: 6689
    August 6, 2015 at 10:01 am #1558214

    If you ever step foot in my boat, all wimpy bass gear stays on shore.
    A 30# sturgeon is a 2 minute or less sturgeon for me and my gear.

    40 minutes for a 20 pound sturgeon is probably acceptble if your not actually fishing for them.

    Tell his that an exhausted fish is a DEAD fish! That kind of pisses me off.

    Best to bring them up quick and lively and put them back that way and they will be there tomorrow to be caught again.


    @RiverbankRat
    If you want to hop in my boat and leave the shore monkey behind sometime let me know. I usually have an open seat. Hoping to make a trip to stillwater the 14th. I’m hoping to move to stillwater in the near future and it would be fun to talk to a local!

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