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PB alert!! I caught this giant through the ice last night. 65 inches long and 29.75 inches around. Based on the charts, it is about 84 pounds. It was quite the battle. I hooked it in a single 10" hole, and it couldn't fit up the hole, so we passed the rod under the ice to a larger hole. 

We caught him while fishing for crappie. Quick picture and a release

MONSTER STURGEON!! Caught this 6 foot lake sturgeon while fishing for walleye on light tackle, took us over an hour and a half to get in the boat, putting on a show jumping completely out of the water at least 10 times. Finally got her pinned up against the boat, and slipped her into a tail rope we made, this thing was at least 90 lbs, hooked it at like 3:20, by the time we got it in it was sunset. I will remember this for a long time.

The lake sturgeon is a large, freshwater fish known for its elongated body, bony plates, and shark-like tail. It inhabits the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins. Typically reaching 50-70 inches and weighing 50-100 pounds, it feeds on benthic organisms. Lake sturgeons are long-lived and exhibit slow growth, often migrating for spawning.

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