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****April 21st Sturgeon Excursion!****

Dennis Steele

By Dennis Steele
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When was the last time you tangled with a fish that was older than you are? How about the last time you have battled a fish that weighed upward of 100 pounds? If you are like most who live in Minnesota, your answer is never!

Change that. Make this year, the year you do battle with a prehistoric beast. Give yourself the chance to catch your fish of a lifetime.

All are welcome to be a part of the 2006 Spring Sturgeon Get Together to be held the weekend of April 21, 2006 on the Rainy River near Baudette, Minnesota.

Join your FM family in search of the largest fish that swims in Minnesota waters. Fish weighing over 50 pounds are not uncommon, and fish over 100 pounds are possible. From jumps to rod breaking dives to pulling 100+ feet of line and burning drags, sturgeon battle like no other fish in Minnesota!

Bring your heaviest tackle, catfish rods, muskie rods, and even very heavy bass gear will do. Beyond that, all you will need is muscle and some warm clothes.

After a day on the water, join us at Schusters and meet FishingMinnesota Staff and other FM members and friends: putting a face to a posting name is priceless. To sweeten the deal, it’s very affordable, as well, thanks to Schusters who’s opening its doors to FM members for an extremely reasonable price--just $20 a night per person for full cabins. Contact them here Schusters Resort or call 1 (800) 243-2412

To wet your whistle, check out a couple of pictures and a short video clip from last year....

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Stu's Big Catch

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Sturgeon Excursion Video Clip - Click Here

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Beyond that, all you will need is muscle and some warm clothes.

Ummm Dennis? Missed one item....ADVIL! Plenty of ADVIL!

Because these old timers are "herded" into one area to spawn (or are they just done spawning, I forget) there should be plenty of action!

It's not unheard of to pull up your anchor and let the fish pull your boat around. Might not happen...chances are it won't....BUT it could!

My catten rods ask me every morning..."is it April yet?"

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walleyejon-

I think your hat was already on the other side of LOTW by the time I caught this one!!! grin.gif

You still up for showing me how to tackle the big pike too?

Looks like we are heading up on the weekend of April 8th. I hope the ice is off by then!!!

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I tried to reply to the other sturgeon thread, but it don't work.

Brianna and I are in. I just called Schuster's to reserve space and they said to call back in the AM.

I have several muskie rigs and several catfish rigs, I can certainly loan 3 or 4 rigs if someone doesn't want to buy heavier stuff.

Might bring another guy, have to chech his work schedule.

Tom B

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Hibbing,

You had me worried...

I hadn't booked my cabin yet!

I contacted Schusters and they do not have any one bedroom cabins left, but they still have larger cabins available.

You can post here if you would like to share a cabin with others.

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I talked with Schusters tonite and the bar will be open and they will have specials for dinner.

We can fill our bellies and talk after a hard day on the water!

This is going to be a good time, so don't miss it.

Once again you can contact Schusters here Schusters Resort or call 1 (800) 243-2412

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I just booked my reservarion for three guys for four days, $262 can't beat that!

I also just picked up a new sturgeon rod from Cabelas, an 8 1/2 ft heavy action whoopin stick with roller guides. I am ready for a 100 pounder. Only three months to go!

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Great news BLB!

You guys always have soo much fun, I'm glad your bringing some with! wink.gif

I don't know when the contest will be. It will be an informal thing between who ever wants to be "in".

It won't be sponsored by the site.

That should take care of the lawyers. wink.gif

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I've always read that you catch sturgeon with gobs of night crawlers. I've been thinking about experimenting with Gulp crawlers.

Has anyone tried them for sturgeon or caught sturgeon while using gulp for walleyes????

They worked last year for cats.

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Those where White Sturgeon on the show, correct? I remember reading those Whites out west they get super huge. Sounds like they have a very strict management program for those fish. I recall you can't remove them from the water on that river, period. Looks like its working.

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